German submarine U-1059

German submarine U-1059

"U-1059" was a German World War II Type VIIF submarine commissioned on 1 May 1943. The "U-1059" was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines, each could carry 39 torpedoes, and were used to re-supply other U-Boats at sea. "U-1059" first served with 5. Unterseebootflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) for training and later served with "12. Unterseebootflottille" from 1 January 1944 to 19 March 1944. "U-1059" completed one torpedo transport patrol.

While transporting torpedoes to U-Boats operating in the Far East, "U-1059" was sunk on 19 March 1944 at coord|13.10|N|33.44|W|format=dms |display=title,inline, southwest of the Cape Verde Islands by Avengers and Wildcats from the escort carrier USS "Block Island" (CVE-21). Of "U-1059"’s crew, 47 were killed and 8 survived the attack. [cite web
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References

*Bishop, C. "Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939–45". Amber Books, 2006.


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