U-777
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Jun, 1943 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 160) | ||
| Launched | 25 Mar, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 9 May, 1944 | Oblt. Günter Ruperti | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 9 May, 1944 - 15 Oct, 1944 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 2002hrs on 15 Oct, 1944 near Wilhelmshaven, Germany, in position 53.51N, 08.10E, by British bombs during an air raid. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-777 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 |