U-577
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 8 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Aug, 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 553) | ||
| Launched | 15 May, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Jul, 1941 | Kptlt. Herbert Schauenburg | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 3 Jul, 1941 - 1 Oct, 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan, 1942 - 15 Jan, 1942 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Jan, 1942 in the Mediterranean north-west of Mersa Matruh, in position 32.40N, 25.48E, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 815/G). 43 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during November 1990). More on revised fates
The attack by a Sunderland (RAF 230/X) aircraft on 9 Jan, 1943 in position 32.22N, 26.54E was actually against the U-568 causing minor damage to that boat.
Attacks on this boat
29 Oct, 1941
The boat was attacked by a Blenheim bomber in the North Atlantic, suffering slight damage.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-577 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |