Ordered - 28 May 1940
Laid down - 15 Jan 1941 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1019)
Launched - 18 Nov 1941
Commissioned 7 Mar 1942 KrvKpt. Ernst Sobe
Commanders
7 Mar 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 FrgKpt. Ernst Sobe
Career
1 patrol
7 Mar 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flotille (training)
1 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 10. Flotille (active service)
1 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 12. Flotille (active service)
Successes U-179 had 1 ship sunk for a total of 6,558 GRT the British City of Athens.
Fate: Sunk 8 Oct 1942 in the South Atlantic near Cape Town, South Africa, in position 33º.28'S 17º.05'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Active.
61 dead (all hands lost).
CITY OF ATHENS