U-79 in Cherbourg after the war, around 1920, together with U-105 and UB-94 |
| History |
|---|
| 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 |
| France |
|---|
| Name | Victor Réveille |
| Commissioned | 1922 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1936 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Class & type | Type UE I submarine |
| Displacement |
- 755 t (743 long tons) surfaced
- 832 t (819 long tons) submerged
|
| Length | |
| Beam |
- 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) (o/a)
- 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
|
| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 900 PS (662 kW; 888 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 900 PS (662 kW; 888 shp) submerged
|
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.41 m (4 ft 8 in) propellers |
| Speed |
- 9.9 knots (18.3 km/h; 11.4 mph) surfaced
- 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph) submerged
|
| Range |
- 7,880 nmi (14,590 km; 9,070 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
- 83 nmi (154 km; 96 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
|
| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- I Flotilla
- 30 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
|
| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Heinrich Jeß
- 25 May 1916 – 20 February 1917
- Kptlt. Otto Rohrbeck
- 21 February – 26 October 1917
- Kptlt. Otto Dröscher
- 27 October – 23 November 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Karl Thouret
- 24 November 1917 – 15 April 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Rudolf (i.V.) Zentner
- 16 April – 17 August 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Martin Hoffmann
- 18–26 August 1918
- Lt.z.S. Rudolf (i.V.) Haagen
- 27 August – 15 September 1918
- Kptlt. Woldemar Petri
- 16 September – 14 October 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Kurt Slevogt
- 15 October – 11 November 1918
|
| Operations: |
9 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 19 merchant ships sunk
(33,678 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(14,300 tons)
- 3 auxiliary warships sunk
(801 GRT)
- 2 merchant ships damaged
(7,474 GRT)
- 1 warship damaged
(790 tons)
- 1 merchant ship taken as prize
(1,125 GRT)
|
SM U-79 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Imperial German Navy) in World War I. U-79 was engaged in the combat in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
After the war she was transferred to the French Navy, in which she served as Victor Réveille.
