Patrol info for U-177
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 17 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 22 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | 128 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Robert Gysae |
1WO Ltn. Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg |
2WO Ltn. Paul Ackermann |
ObStrm Heinrich Mürl |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-177
We have 126 daily positions for the 128 days U-177 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 17 Sep 1942.
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Arrival at Bordeaux on 22 Jan 1943.
Ships hit by U-177 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae |  | Aegeus | 4,538 |  | gr | TRIN-16 | A |
| 9 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Cerion (d.) | 2,588 |  | br | B | |
| 19 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Scottish Chief | 7,006 | | br | PA-8 | C |
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Pierce Butler | 7,191 |  | am | D | ||
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Nova Scotia | 6,796 | | br | E | |
| 30 Nov 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Llandaff Castle | 10,799 | | br | F | |
| 7 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Saronikos | 3,548 | | gr | G | |
| 12 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | Empire Gull | 6,408 | | br | H | ||
| 14 Dec 1942 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Sawahloento | 3,085 |  | nl | I | |
| 51,959 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (49,371 tons) and 1 ship damaged (2,588 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
10 Oct 1942. U-177 encountered a US battleship with a destroyer escort, but had no opportunity to attack the ship.
28 Nov 1942. After sinking the British troop transport HMS Nova Scotia in the Indian Ocean, U-177 rescued two survivors and took them on board.
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Attacks on U-177 during this patrol
23 Sep 1942
13.30 hrs, SE of Iceland: the boat was bombed by a twin-engined aircraft as it was diving. The bomb caused no damage.
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Men lost from U-boats
23 Sep 1942 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.