List of all U-boats
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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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 11 November 1944 in the Norwegian Sea 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). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 and other events
26 Jun 1944
A British B-24 Liberator bomber (Sqdn 86/N) was shot down in the Norwegian Sea west of Ă…lesund.
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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Lion on a Shield |
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