U-177

Type

IXD2

Ordered

28 May 1940

Laid down

25 Nov 1940

AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1017)

Launched

1 Oct 1941

Commissioned

14 Mar 1942

Kptlt. Wilhelm Schulze

Commanders

14 Mar 1942	-	23 Mar 1943	KrvKpt. Wilhelm Schulze
24 Mar 1942	-	16 Oct 1943	KrvKpt. Robert Gysae (Knights Cross)
17 Oct 1943	-	6 Feb 1944	KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz

Career
3 patrols

14 Mar 1942	-	30 Sep 1942	4. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1942	-	30 Nov 1942	10. Flottille (active service)
1 Dec 1942	-	6 Feb 1944	12. Flottille (active service)

Successes

14 ships sunk, total tonnage 87,388 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 2,588 GRT

Fate

Sunk 6 Feb 1944 in the South Atlantic west of Ascension Island, in position 10.35S, 23.15W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (VB-107/B-3). 50 dead and 15 survivors.

Loss position

See the 15 ships hit by U-177 - View the 3 war patrols

Attacks on this boat and other events

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.

6 Jun 1943
While tailing a convoy off the SW coast of Africa in heavy fog, the boat suddenly found itself revealed amidst the convoy and rapidly came under fire from the convoy ships. A Canadian Catalina flying boat (413 Sqn RCAF) also dropped three bombs on the boat, which narrowly escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 301)

2 recorded attacks on this boat.