Patrol info for U-177
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 17 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 22 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | 128 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Robert Gysae |
1WO Ltn. Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg |
2WO Ltn. Paul Ackermann |
ObStrm Heinrich Mürl |
U-177's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 54.22N10.10E,58.39N03.12E,61.21N03.52E,64.03N00.37W,63.09N07.22W,61.21N14.07W,59.33N16.36W,56.51N18.24W,55.03N18.15W,52.21N19.45W,49.39N21.15W,46.57N22.45W,43.21N22.45W,40.39N24.06W,38.51N24.06W,36.09N24.06W,33.27N25.18W,29.51N25.18W,27.09N26.30W,23.33N26.39W,19.57N27.33W,17.15N28.27W,15.27N29.21W,12.45N28.27W,10.03N26.39W,08.15N24.51W,05.33N23.03W,04.39N22.09W,02.51N20.21W,01.03N18.33W,00.45S17.39W,02.33S15.51W,05.15S14.03W,07.03S12.15W,08.51S10.27W,11.33S08.39W,13.21S06.51W,15.09S05.03W,17.51S03.15W,19.39S01.27W,22.21S00.21E,24.09S03.03E,26.51S04.51E,27.45S06.39E,32.30S16.00E,33.09S11.54E,34.57S14.18E,36.45S16.42E,37.39S19.06E,36.51S22.24E,35.57S24.48E,35.58S26.37E,35.57S28.24E,34.09S29.36E,32.21S28.24E,33.15S30.48E,32.21S34.24E,29.39S34.24E,28.45S34.24E,30.33S36.48E,31.27S35.36E,30.39S34.41E,29.40S36.35E,31.27S35.36E,29.39S35.36E,31.27S36.48E,29.39S35.36E,31.27S35.36E,30.33S33.12E,29.39S32.00E,28.30S33.00E,27.51S34.24E,27.20S33.40E,26.57S34.24E,26.57S34.24E,27.51S33.12E,26.57S34.24E,27.51S33.12E,26.03S34.24E,24.46S35.30E,26.03S33.12E,26.03S33.12E,26.03S33.12E,26.03S34.24E,26.15S34.40E,27.51S34.24E,31.02S34.00E,32.21S32.00E,35.03S30.48E,35.57S27.12E,36.51S23.36E,37.39S19.06E,35.51S16.42E,34.03S14.18E,31.21S11.54E,28.39S10.15E,25.57S07.33E,24.09S04.51E,21.27S03.03E,18.45S00.21E,16.03S01.27W,14.15S04.09W,10.39S06.51W,08.51S08.39W,06.09S11.21W,03.27S13.09W,00.09N14.57W,02.51N16.45W,05.33N19.27W,08.15N21.15W,10.57N21.15W,13.39N22.09W,15.27N22.09W,17.15N22.09W,18.09N22.09W,19.57N23.03W,22.39N23.03W,24.27N22.09W,28.03N22.54W,30.45N20.30W,34.21N18.06W,37.03N16.54W,39.45N14.30W,43.21N10.54W,44.15N06.06W,44.50N00.34W
We have 126 daily positions for the 128 days U-177 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-177 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae |  | Aegeus | 4,538 |  | gr | |
| 9 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Cerion (d.) | 2,588 |  | br | |
| 19 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Scottish Chief | 7,006 | | br | ||
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Pierce Butler | 7,191 |  | am | ||
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Nova Scotia | 6,796 | | br | |
| 30 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Llandaff Castle | 10,799 | | br | |
| 7 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Saronikos | 3,548 | | gr | |
| 12 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Empire Gull | 6,408 | | br | ||
| 14 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Sawahloento | 3,085 |  | nl | ||
| 51,959 | ||||||||
8 ships sunk (49,371 tons) and 1 ship damaged (2,588 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #47
ms = 32.30S16.00E,35.58S26.37E,30.39S34.41E,29.40S36.35E,28.30S33.00E,27.20S33.40E,24.46S35.30E,26.15S34.40E,31.02S34.00E
We have positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-177 during this patrol
23 Sep 1942
At 13.30 hours, the crash-diving boat was bombed by a twin-engined aircraft southeast of Iceland. It was not damaged by the bomb and escaped submerged.
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Men lost from U-boats
23 Sep 1942 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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