Type: IX-D2
Built by: AG Weser (Bremen)
Launched: 18 November 1941
Commissioned: 7 March 1942
Feldpost Nr.: M43832
Sunk: 8 October 1942
Sunk by: HMS ACTIVE (DD)
Location sunk: off Capetown
Position sunk: 33° 28' S x 17° 05' E (all hands lost - 61 men)
| SHIPS SUNK BY U-179 UNDER SOBE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.10.42 | CITY of ATHENS | Brit stmr | 6,558 GRT |
Not much else is known about U-179.
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