German submarine U-179 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Ordered on 28 May 1940, the U-boat was laid down on 15 January 1941 at the AG Weser yard in Bremen as 'werk' 1019, launched on 18 November, and commissioned on 7 March 1942, under the command of Korvettenkapitän Ernst Sobe.