German submarine U-77 (1940)
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-77.
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 25 January 1939 |
| Builder: | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
| Laid down: | 28 March 1940 |
| Launched: | 23 November 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 18 January 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 28 March 1943 east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37°42′N 00°10′E / 37.7°N 0.167°E by 4 depth charges and 1 bomb from 2 British Hudson aircraft. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44-52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun with 220 rounds • Various FLAK weaponry (see main article) |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsmarine: 7th U-boat Flotilla 23rd U-boat Flotilla 29th U-boat Flotilla |
| Commanders: | Heinrich Schonder Otto Hartman |
| Operations: | 11 |
| Victories: | 14 ships sunk; 31,186 gross register tons (GRT) 1 warship sunk 1,050 tons displacement |
German submarine U-77 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine built by the Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack. The boat was sunk on 28 March 1943 east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37°42′N 00°10′E / 37.7°N 0.167°E by four depth charges and one bomb from two British Lockheed Hudson aircraft.
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[edit] Ships sunk or damaged
U-77 sank 15 ships and damaged a further four ships.[1]
- Sank
- 13 June 1941 - SS Tresillian 4,743 tons.
- 22 June 1941 - SS Arakaka 2,379 tons
- 25 June 1941 - SS Anna Bulgari 4,603 tons
- 15 December 1941 - SS Empire Barracuda 4,972 tons
- 12 June 1942 - HMS Grove 1,050 tons
- 22 July 1942 - Vassiliki 140 tons
- 24 July 1942 - Toufic El Rahman 30 tons
- 30 July 1942 - Fany 43 tons
- 1 August 1942 - St Simon
- 6 August 1942 - Ezzet 158 tons
- 10 August 1942 - Kharouf 158 tons
- 16 August 1942 - Daniel 100 tons
- 7 February 1943 - SS Empire Banner 6,699 tons
- 7 February 1943 - SS Empire Webster 7,043 tons
- 16 March 1943 - SS Hadleigh, 5,222 tons
- Damaged
- 12 January 1942 - HMS Kimberley 1,690 tons
- 6 August 1942 - Adnan 155 tons
- 12 November 1942 - HMS Stork 1,050 tons
- 16 March 1943 - SS Merchant Prince 5,229 tons
[edit] Commanders
- Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Schonder, 18 January 1941 – 2 September 1942
- Oberleutnant zur See Otto Hartmann, 2 September 1942 – 28 March 1943
[edit] References
- ^ "U-77". Ubootwaffe. http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=77. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
[edit] See also
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