U-477

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered10 Apr 1941
Laid down 17 Oct 1942 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 308)
Launched3 Jul 1943
Commissioned18 Aug 1943Oblt. Karl-Joachim Jenssen
Commanders
18 Aug 1943 - 3 Jun 1944  Oblt. Karl-Joachim Jenssen
Career1 patrol 18 Aug 1943 - 31 May 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jun 1944 - 3 Jun 1944  6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 3 June, 1944 west of Trondheim, Norway, in position 63.59N, 01.37E, by depth charges from a Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn. 162/T). 51 dead (all hands lost).

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Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in May 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-477 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.