U-771
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 21 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Aug, 1942 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 154) | ||
| Launched | 26 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Helmut Block | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 18 Nov, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 31 Jul, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Aug, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 11 Nov, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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). | |||
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 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-771 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 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 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 |