Patrol info for U-77
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Nov 1942 | La Spezia | 5 Dec 1942 | La Spezia | 33 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Otto Hartmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-77
We have daily positions for all 33 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Spezia on 3 Nov 1942.
4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 - 4 Dec 1942 -
Arrival at La Spezia on 5 Dec 1942.
Ships hit by U-77 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1942 | U-77 | Otto Hartmann |  | HMS Stork (U 81) (d.) | 1,190 |  | br | A | |
| 1,190 | |||||||||
1 ship damaged (1,190 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
6 Nov 1942. A difficult day for U-boats in the Mediterranean. On this day three U-boats in this operational area were attacked by enemy aircraft: U-77 (twice), U-81, and U-458. All boats suffered only slight damage and continued their patrols.
10 Nov 1942. U-77 fired four torpedoes at the aircraft carrier HMS Furious, with no result.
14 Nov 1942. U-77 rescued two airmen of the Junkers Ju88A-4/LT WNr 140088 (7./KG 26, 1T+AR) in the Mediterranean Sea about 20 miles north of Algiers, Algeria at 1410hrs, one of them was the injured Staffelkapitän Hptm Klaus-Wilhelm Nocken. The aircraft had been shot down in aerial combat on 9 November with the loss of two crewmen.
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Attacks on U-77 during this patrol
13 Nov 1942
The target of the depth charge attack on 13 Nov 1942 by British corvettes HMS Lotus and HMS Poppy, credited with sinking U-605 was in fact U-77, which escaped with only minor damage. (Sources: 1987-07-01, FDS/NHB)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.