U-771
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1942 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 154) | ||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 26 Sep 1943 | |||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Nov 1943 | Oblt. Helmut Block | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 11 Nov, 1944 in the Arctic in the Andfjord near Harstad, Norway, in position 69.17N, 16.28E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Venturer. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-771 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Zorn (27 Sep 1944 - 30 Sep 1944)
Regenschirm (14 Oct 1944 - 16 Oct 1944)
Panther (16 Oct 1944 - 10 Nov 1944)
Attacks on this boat
26 Jun 1944
A British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 86/N) was shot down. The attack took place north of the British Isles.
1 recorded attack 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-771 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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