Unterseeboot 777
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| U-777 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | VIIC | ||
| Fieldpost Number | M 17 108 | ||
| Yard Number | 160 | ||
| Ordered | 20 January 1941 | ||
| Launch Date | 25 March 1944 | ||
| Commission Date | 9 May 1944 | ||
| Construction yard | Kriegsmarine-Werft, Wilhelmshaven | ||
| Commanders | |||
| 9 May 1944 | 15 October 1944 | OL Günter Ruperti | |
| Successes | |||
| Type of Ship Sunk | Number of Ships Sunk | Gross Registered Tonnage | |
| Commercial Vessels | 0 | 0.00 GRT | |
| Military Vessels | 0 | 0.00 GRT | |
Unterseeboot 777 (U-777) was a type VIIC submarine built by Nazi Germany in World War II.
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[edit] Career
U-777 was launched on 25 March 1944, and commissioned on 9 May, by its sole commander, Oberleutnant Günter Ruperti. It underwent training with 31.U-Flottille, but did not participate in any patrols during its five-month career of active service. It was destroyed at 2002 hours on the night of 15 October/16 October 1944, during a British air raid on Wilhelmshaven, Germany, at position 53.51N, 08.10E. One crewman was killed[1].
[edit] Crew
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- Lt.z.S Erich Gebauer (1921 - 8 March 1996)
- MechGfr Harry Gemeinhardt (11 November 1925 - 29 May 1944)
- OStrm Marcel Geyer (Birth and death unknown)
- Lt.ing Paul Hausen (Birth and death unknown)
- Lt.z.S Fritz Hofmann (Birth and death unknown)
- KpLt Günter Ruperti (7 July 1914 - death date unknown)
- OStrm Engelbert Ulbrich (Birth and death unknown)
[edit] Other notes
- Despite the fact that many other U-boats lost men due to accident, disease and various other causes, the crew of U-777 did not suffer any casualties until she was destroyed and was sunk.
- The commander of the ship, Günter Ruperti, also commanded Unterseeboot 3039 during World War II, by which time he had been promoted to Kapitänleutnant. He commanded U-3039 from March 1945 to May 1945, taking up his post only about 5 months after U-777 was sunk.
[edit] Notes
- ^ U-Boat Operations of the Second World War, Volume 2: Career Histories, U511-UIT25
