German submarine U-679
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-679 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 828 |
| Laid down: | 3 September 1942 |
| Launched: | 18 September 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 November 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 9 January 1945 in the Baltic Sea at 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°E by depth charges from Soviet A/S vessel MO-124 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 1920-490 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
31st U-boat Flotilla (Training) 29 November 1943 - 31 July 1944 8th U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1944 - 9 January 1945 |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Breckwoldt[1] 29 November 1943 - 20 October 1944 Oblt.z.S. Eduard Aust[2] 21 October 1944 - 9 January 1945 |
| Operations: | 4 patrols |
| Victories: |
1 warship sunk (39 tons) 1 warship damaged (36 tons) |
German submarine U-679 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1942 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Hamburg as yard number 828, launched on 18 September 1943 and commissioned on 29 November 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Breckwoldt.
Service History
The boat's career began with training at 31st Flotilla on 29 November 1943, followed by active service on 1 August 1944 as part of the 8th Flotilla.
Wolfpacks
U-679 took part in no wolfpacks.
Fate
U-679 was sunk on 9 January 1945 in the Baltic Sea at 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°ECoordinates: 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°E by depth charges from Soviet anti-submarine vessel MO-124.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 1944 | TK-57 |  Soviet Navy |
36 | Damaged |
| 18 November 1944 | SK-62 | Soviet Navy |
39 | Sunk |
Sources
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich Breckwoldt". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eduard Aust". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-679". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
Bibliography
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour Press. p. 228. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC U-boat U-679". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2015.