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U-79 was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. |
U-79 was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. |
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== Operations == |
=== Operations == |
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''SM'' ''U-79'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] by ''Kaptlt''. Jess, who was replaced by ''Kaptlt''. Rohrbeck in January 1917.<ref>Jess was transferred to ''U-96''. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> Rohrbeck would be replaced by ''Kaptlt''. Stevogt.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> ''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. |
''SM'' ''U-79'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] by ''Kaptlt''. Jess, who was replaced by ''Kaptlt''. Rohrbeck in January 1917.<ref>Jess was transferred to ''U-96''. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> Rohrbeck would be replaced by ''Kaptlt''. Stevogt.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> ''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. |
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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]],<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives]</ref> ''U-79'' compelled ''Nanna'' to take her under tow to the Danish coast,<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> likely as a result of engine damage she reported 26 January.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
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]],<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives]</ref> ''U-79'' compelled ''Nanna'' to take her under tow to the Danish coast,<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> likely as a result of engine damage she reported 26 January.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
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On 1 April 1917, she departed to lay mines in [[Inishtrahull Sound]], but could not complete her task due to engine trouble, and returned on 21 April.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> She made three more [[minelaying]] patrols in 1917, one off the [[Butt of Lewis]] between 6 June and 4 July;<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> one in [[Rathlin Sound]] and off [[Inishtrahull Island]],<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> between 12 September and 15 October, during which she also sank [[HMS Drake|''Drake'']], off Rathlin Island, 11 October, avoiding [[Heligoland Bight]] (''per'' a 10 October general order)<ref>It's likely this was a product of British minelaying and German minesweeping efforts. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> on her return; and one between 17 and 20 December, off the Dutch coast, transiting Heligoland Bight inbound and outbound on this occasion.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> She departed for a repeat of this mission 1 January 1918, but was forced to return 5 January due to compass trouble.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
On 1 April 1917, she departed to lay mines in [[Inishtrahull Sound]], but could not complete her task due to engine trouble, and returned on 21 April.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> She made three more [[minelaying]] patrols in 1917, one off the [[Butt of Lewis]] between 6 June and 4 July;<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> one in [[Rathlin Sound]] and off [[Inishtrahull Island]],<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> between 12 September and 15 October, during which she also sank the [[armored cruiser|armoured cruiser]]<!--prefer Brit English...--> [[HMS Drake (1901)|''Drake'']], off Rathlin Island, 11 October, avoiding [[Heligoland Bight]] (''per'' a 10 October general order)<ref>It's likely this was a product of British minelaying and German minesweeping efforts. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> on her return; and one between 17 and 20 December, off the Dutch coast, transiting Heligoland Bight inbound and outbound on this occasion.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> She departed for a repeat of this mission 1 January 1918, but was forced to return 5 January due to compass trouble.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
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She carried out training off Augustenhof Lighthouse, in the Baltic Sea, from 5 to 9 February, before departing on her next patrol,<ref>Her departure date is uncertain, perhaps 10 February. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> to lay mines off Holland, returning 19 February, again avoiding Heligoland.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
She carried out training off Augustenhof Lighthouse, in the Baltic Sea, from 5 to 9 February, before departing on her next patrol,<ref>Her departure date is uncertain, perhaps 10 February. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> to lay mines off Holland, returning 19 February, again avoiding Heligoland.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives].</ref> |
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Kaiserliche Marine | |
Name | U-79 |
General characteristics |
SM U-79 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-79 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
= Operations
SM U-79 was commissioned by Kaptlt. Jess, who was replaced by Kaptlt. Rohrbeck in January 1917.[1] Rohrbeck would be replaced by Kaptlt. Stevogt.[2] 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.[3] She fired on a special service vessel northwest of Ireland on the night[clarification needed] of 19 August; the torpedo missed.[4] 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,[5] U-79 compelled Nanna to take her under tow to the Danish coast,[6] likely as a result of engine damage she reported 26 January.[7]
On 1 April 1917, she departed to lay mines in Inishtrahull Sound, but could not complete her task due to engine trouble, and returned on 21 April.[8] She made three more minelaying patrols in 1917, one off the Butt of Lewis between 6 June and 4 July;[9] one in Rathlin Sound and off Inishtrahull Island,[10] between 12 September and 15 October, during which she also sank the armoured cruiser Drake, off Rathlin Island, 11 October, avoiding Heligoland Bight (per a 10 October general order)[11] on her return; and one between 17 and 20 December, off the Dutch coast, transiting Heligoland Bight inbound and outbound on this occasion.[12] She departed for a repeat of this mission 1 January 1918, but was forced to return 5 January due to compass trouble.[13]
She carried out training off Augustenhof Lighthouse, in the Baltic Sea, from 5 to 9 February, before departing on her next patrol,[14] to lay mines off Holland, returning 19 February, again avoiding Heligoland.[15]
British Naval Intelligence (better known as Room 40) records her at Norderney on 2 May 1918, and possibly in the Elbe 9 November. On 21 November 1918, she was surrendered at Harwich.[16]
See also
Notes
- ^ Jess was transferred to U-96. National Archives.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ National Archives
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- ^ It's likely this was a product of British minelaying and German minesweeping efforts. National Archives.
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- ^ Her departure date is uncertain, perhaps 10 February. National Archives.
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- ^ National Archives.
References
- Spindler, Arno (1932,1933,1934,1941/1964,1966). 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.
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(help) - Beesly, Patrick (1982). Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918. London: H Hamilton. ISBN 978-0241108642.
- Halpern, Paul G. (1995). A Naval History of World War I. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1857284980.
- Roessler, Eberhard (1997). Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3763759637.
- Schroeder, Joachim (2002). Die U-Boote des Kaisers. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3763762354.
- 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.
- Uboat.net: More detailed information about U-79.
- Room 40: original documents, photos and maps about WWI German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.