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

Commanders

18 Nov 1943

11 Nov 1944

Oblt. (R) Helmut Block

Career
2 patrols

18 Nov 1943	-	31 May 1944	31. Flottille (training)
1 Jun 1944	-	31 Jul 1944	9. Flottille (active service)
1 Aug 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	11 Nov 1944	13. Flottille (active service)

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).

Loss position

View the 2 war patrols

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 Ålesund.

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.