SM U-79
U-79 in Cherbourg after the war, around 1920, together with U-105 and UB-94
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German Empire | |
Name | U-79 |
Ordered | 6 January 1915 |
Builder | AG Vulcan Stettin |
Yard number | 61 |
Launched | 31 October 1915 |
Commissioned | 26 January 1916 |
Fate | Surrendered 21 November 1918[1] |
France | |
Name | Victor Réveille |
Commissioned | 1922 |
Fate | Broken up in 1936 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | German Type UE I submarine |
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Beam |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.41 m (4 ft 8 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 9 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-79 was one of the 329
After the war she was transferred to the French Navy, in which she served as Victor Réveille.
SM U-79 was commissioned by Kaptlt. Jess, who was replaced by Kaptlt. Rohrbeck in January 1917.[12] Rohrbeck would be replaced by Kaptlt. Stevogt.[13] U-79 came off the stocks at Hamburg (Vulcan) in 1916, and joined the Kiel School, where she is known to have been in July, and left Kiel for Wilhelmshaven about the end of July to join the 1st Half Flotilla.
Between 6 and 26 August 1916, she laid 34 mines off the south coast of Ireland.[13] She fired on a special service vessel north-west of Ireland on the night[clarification needed] of 19 August; the torpedo missed.[13] In the period 26 September to 14 October 1916, she laid mines in the Firth of Clyde.
Patrolling off Portugal, via the English Channel, between 21 December 1916 and 28 January 1917, she sank eight steamers and one sailing ship, as well as capturing the Norwegian steamer Nanna on 24 January. On her return journey, by way of the Irish Channel,[13] U-79 compelled Nanna to take her under tow to the Danish coast,[13] likely as a result of engine damage she reported 26 January.[13]
On 1 April 1917, she departed to lay mines in
She carried out training off Augustenhof Lighthouse, in the Baltic Sea, from 5 to 9 February, before departing on her next patrol,[15] to lay mines off the Netherlands, returning 19 February, again avoiding Heligoland.[13]
British Naval Intelligence (better known as Room 40) records her at Norderney on 2 May 1918, and possibly in the Elbe on 9 November. On 21 November 1918, she was surrendered at Harwich.[13]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[16] |
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14 September 1916 | Counsellor | United Kingdom | 4,958 | Sunk |
26 December 1916 | Johan | Denmark | 828 | Sunk |
27 December 1916 | Copsewood | United Kingdom | 599 | Sunk |
27 December 1916 | Ida | Norway | 1,300 | Sunk |
30 December 1916 | Danmark | Denmark | 1,875 | Sunk |
1 January 1917 | Laupar | Norway | 1,407 | Sunk |
2 January 1917 | Older | Norway | 2,256 | Sunk |
3 January 1917 | Angela | Italy | 2,422 | Sunk |
3 January 1917 | Valladares | Portugal | 124 | Sunk |
4 January 1917 | Chinto Maru | Japan | 2,592 | Sunk |
10 January 1917 | Brookwood | United Kingdom | 3,093 | Sunk |
24 January 1917 | Nanna | Norway | 1,125 | Captured as prize |
14 June 1917 | Carthaginian | United Kingdom | 4,444 | Sunk |
22 June 1917 | Maggie | Norway | 1,118 | Sunk |
23 June 1917 | HMT Corientes | Royal Navy | 280 | Sunk |
26 June 1917 | HMT Charles Astie | Royal Navy | 295 | Sunk |
26 June 1917 | Serapis | United Kingdom | 1,932 | Sunk |
30 June 1917 | Bröderna | Sweden | 39 | Sunk |
30 June 1917 | Lancaster | Sweden | 77 | Sunk |
30 June 1917 | Preceptor | Sweden | 55 | Sunk |
13 August 1917 | Camito | United Kingdom | 6,611 | Damaged |
2 October 1917 | HMS Brisk | Royal Navy | 790 | Damaged |
2 October 1917 | HMS Drake | Royal Navy | 14,300 | Sunk |
2 October 1917 | Lugano | United Kingdom | 3,810 | Sunk |
23 October 1917 | HMT Earl Lennox | Royal Navy | 226 | Sunk |
12 January 1918 | Caledonia | Netherlands | 863 | Damaged |
15 January 1918 | Westpolder | Netherlands | 749 | Sunk |
U-79 was surrendered to the Allies at
Reduced to reserve in 1930, the boat was stricken on 27 July 1935, condemned two days later, and sold to L'Hermitte (Brest) for FF 70,642 on 6 August 1936, to be broken up.[18]
See also
References
Notes
- gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 79". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 10–11.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Jeß (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Rohrbeck". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Dröscher (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Thouret". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Rudolf (i.V.) Zentner". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Martin Hoffmann". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Rudolf (i.V.) Haagen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Woldemar Petri". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Slevogt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Jess was transferred to U-96. National Archives.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m National Archives.
- ^ It's likely this was a product of British minelaying and German minesweeping efforts. National Archives.
- ^ Her departure date is uncertain, perhaps 10 February. National Archives.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 79". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "French submarine aground". The Times. No. 43507. London. 24 November 1923. col C, p. 11.
- ^ Roche, Jean-Michel (2013). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la Flotte de Guerre Française de Colbert à nos jours: tome II - 1870-2006. Cloîte Imprimeur.
Bibliography
- Gardiner, Robert (1985). Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1906-1921. New York: Mayflower Books. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.
- Gardiner, Robert (1985). Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Spindler, Arno (1966) [1932]. Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols. Berlin: Mittler & Sohn. Vols. 4+5, dealing with 1917+18, are very hard to find: Guildhall Library, London, has them all, also Vol. 1-3 in an English translation: The submarine war against commerce.
- Beesly, Patrick (1982). Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918. London: H Hamilton. ISBN 978-0-241-10864-2.
- Halpern, Paul G. (1995). A Naval History of World War I. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85728-498-0.
- Roessler, Eberhard (1997). Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3-7637-5963-7.
- Schroeder, Joachim (2002). Die U-Boote des Kaisers. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3-7637-6235-4.
- Koerver, Hans Joachim (2008). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol I., The Fleet in Action. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN 978-3-902433-76-3.
- Koerver, Hans Joachim (2009). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol II., The Fleet in Being. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN 978-3-902433-77-0.
External links
- Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918.
- A 44 min. German film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U-35.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 79". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- Room 40: Archived 15 October 2018 at the The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.