U-77
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 28 Mar 1940 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 5) | ||||
| Launched | 23 Nov 1940 | |||||
| Commissioned | 18 Jan 1941 | Oblt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 11 patrols | 18 Jan 1941 - 30 Apr 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 May 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Apr 1942 23. Flottille (front boat) 1 May 1942 - 28 Mar 1943 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 14 ships sunk for a total of 31,186 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,050 tons 2 ships damaged for a total of 5,384 GRT 2 warships damaged for a total of 2,880 tons 1 ship a total loss for a total of 5,222 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 0115hrs on 28 March, 1943 east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37.42N, 00.10E by 4 depth charges and 1 bomb from 2 British Hudson aircraft (48 & 233 Sqn.). 38 dead and 9 survivors. | |||||
See the 20 ships hit by U-77 - View the 11 war patrols
36 men from the boat, including the commander, are buried in the cemetery at Cuacos de Yuste (Caceres - Spain).
Attacks on this boat
1 Apr 1942
The U-77 was attacked in the Mediterranean by a Swordfish aircraft, leaving it badly damaged and unable to dive.
13 Nov 1942
The depth charge attack on 13 Nov, 1942 by from the British corvettes HMS Lotus and Poppy credited with sinking the U-605 was in fact against the U-77 which escaped with little damage (Sources: 1987-07-01, FDS/NHB)
2 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-77 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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There was another U-77 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Jan 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Mar 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 77 during WWI.


