German submarine U-179
- Displacement
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft)
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
Service
- as U-1797 March 1942 — 8 October 1942215 days of the war
- Name
- U-179
- Builder
- DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
- Ordered
- 28 May 1940
- Laid down
- 15 January 1941
- Launched
- 18 November 1941
- Commissioned
- 7 March 1942
- Fate
- Sunk, 8 October 1942 (1942)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,771 long tons (1,799 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft) OA
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Draught
- 5.35 m (17.6 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Range
- 12,750 nmi (23,613 km)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
U-179 was a Type IXD2 submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 15 January 1941. Launched on 18 November 1941, she entered service on 7 March 1942.
Her class ran to 33 ships. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.
The boat displaced 1,585 long tons surfaced and 1,771 long tons submerged. She measured 87.6 m (287 ft) long with a beam of 7.5 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 20.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 55.
Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.
She was in commission for 215 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 8 October 1942, at 33°28′S 17°05′E. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 9000 PS (diesels)
- 1000 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
- 24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30
- 2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Sister ships
- German submarine U-177
- German submarine U-178
- German submarine U-180
- German submarine U-181
- German submarine U-182
- German submarine U-195
- German submarine U-196
- German submarine U-197
- German submarine U-198
- German submarine U-199
- German submarine U-200
- German submarine U-847
- German submarine U-848
- German submarine U-849
- German submarine U-850
- German submarine U-851
- German submarine U-852
- German submarine U-859
- German submarine U-860
- German submarine U-861
- German submarine U-862
- German submarine U-863
- German submarine U-864
- German submarine U-871
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-179 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.