Patrol info for U-177
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 1 Apr 1943 | Bordeaux | 1 Oct 1943 | Bordeaux | 184 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
We have daily positions for all 184 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-177 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae |  | Agwimonte | 6,679 |  | am | CD-20 |
| 28 May 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Storaas | 7,886 |  | nw | CD-20 | |
| 6 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Jasper Park | 7,129 |  | ca | ||
| 10 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Alice F. Palmer | 7,176 | | am | |
| 29 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Cornish City | 4,952 |  | br | DN-53 |
| 5 Aug 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Efthalia Mari | 4,195 |  | gr | |
| 38,017 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (38,017 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 5 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-177 during this patrol
6 Jun 1943
While tracking a convoy off the lower west coast of Africa in heavy fog the boat suddenly found itself right inside the convoy and quickly under deck-gun fire from the convoy ships. A Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn 413) also arrived and dropped 3 bombs on the boat which narrowly escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 301)
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