U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-77
29.05.1941 - 07.07.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-77 left Kiel under the command of Heinrich Schonder on 29th May 1941 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 7th Jul 1941 after five and a half weeks. Heinrich Schonder hit three ships on this patrol. On 13th Jun 1941 he sank the British 4,743 ton Tresillian. On 22nd Jun 1941 he sank the British 2,379 ton Arakaka. On 25th Jun 1941 he sank the Greek 4,603 ton Anna Bulgari.
02.08.1941 - 10.09.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 2nd Aug 1941, U-77 left St. Nazaire under the command of Heinrich Schonder and returned to St. Nazaire on 10th Sep 1941 after five and a half weeks on patrol.
11.10.1941 - 13.11.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-77 departed under Heinrich Schonder from St. Nazaire on 11th Oct 1941 and arrived at Lorient on 13th Nov 1941 after more than four weeks.
10.12.1941 - 19.12.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-77 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Schonder on 10th Dec 1941 and after just over one week arrived at Messina on 19th Dec 1941. Heinrich Schonder hit one ship on this patrol. On 15th Dec 1941 he sank the British 4,972 ton Empire Barracuda.
21.12.1941 - 14.01.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 21st Dec 1941, U-77 left Messina under the command of Heinrich Schonder and arrived at Salamis on 14th Jan 1942 after three and a half weeks. Heinrich Schonder hit one ship on this patrol. On 12th Jan 1942 he damaged the British 1,690 ton HMS Kimberley.
28.03.1942 - 03.04.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-77 departed under Heinrich Schonder from Salamis on 28th Mar 1942 and returned to Salamis on 3rd Apr 1942 after six days on patrol.
07.04.1942 - 11.04.1942 Seventh Sailing U-77 left Salamis under the command of Heinrich Schonder on 7th Apr 1942 and arrived at La Spezia on 11th Apr 1942 after four days.
06.06.1942 - 17.06.1942 Eighth Sailing On the 6th Jun 1942, U-77 left La Spezia under the command of Heinrich Schonder and after one and a half weeks arrived at Salamis on 17th Jun 1942. Heinrich Schonder hit one ship on this patrol from convoy MW-11. On 12th Jun 1942 he sank the British 1,050 ton HMS Grove, sailing with convoy MW-11.
23.06.1942 - 09.07.1942 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-77 departed under Heinrich Schonder from Salamis on 23rd Jun 1942 and arrived back at Salamis over two weeks later on 9th Jul 1942.
16.07.1942 - 21.08.1942 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-77 left Salamis under the command of Heinrich Schonder on 16th Jul 1942 and returned to Salamis on 21st Aug 1942 after just over five weeks on patrol. Heinrich Schonder hit eight ships on this patrol. On 22nd Jul 1942 he sank the British 140 ton Vassiliki. On 24th Jul 1942 he sank the 30 ton Toufic El Rahman. On 30th Jul 1942 he sank the Egyptian 43 ton Fany. On 1st Aug 1942 he sank the Egyptian ?? ton St Simon. On 6th Aug 1942 he damaged the Egyptian 155 ton Adnan. On 6th Aug 1942 he sank the Egyptian 158 ton Ezzet. On 10th Aug 1942 he sank the 158 ton Kharouf. On 16th Aug 1942 he sank the 100 ton Daniel.
25.08.1942 - 30.08.1942 Eleventh Sailing On the 25th Aug 1942, U-77 left Salamis under the command of Heinrich Schonder and arrived at Pola on 30th Aug 1942 after five days.
12.10.1942 - 01.11.1942 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-77 departed under Otto Hartmann from Pola on 12th Oct 1942 and after nearly three weeks arrived at La Spezia on 1st Nov 1942.
03.11.1942 - 05.12.1942 Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol U-77 left La Spezia under the command of Otto Hartmann on 3rd Nov 1942 and arrived back at La Spezia four and a half weeks later on 5th Dec 1942. Otto Hartmann hit one ship on this patrol. On 12th Nov 1942 he damaged the British 1,190 ton HMS Stork.
26.01.1943 - 10.02.1943 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol On the 26th Jan 1943, U-77 left La Spezia under the command of Otto Hartmann and returned to La Spezia on 10th Feb 1943 after just over two weeks on patrol. At 1557 HRS on 7th Feb 1943 in square CH 82, U-77 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-77 was not damaged by the attack. Otto Hartmann hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy KMS-8. On 7th Feb 1943 he sank the British 6,699 ton Empire Banner, a member of convoy KMS-8. On 7th Feb 1943 he sank the British 7,043 ton Empire Webster, part of convoy KMS-8.
03.03.1943 - 28.03.1943 Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol U-77 departed under Otto Hartmann from La Spezia on 3rd Mar 1943. On the 28th Mar 1943, U-77 was sunk. At 1125 HRS on 28th Mar 1943 in square CH 66, U-77 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 48 Squadron. At 1745 HRS on 28th Mar 1943 in square CH 66, U-77 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 233 Squadron. U-77 was heavily damaged in the attack. Otto Hartmann hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy ET-14. On 16th Mar 1943 he fatally damaged the British 5,222 ton Hadleigh, from convoy ET-14. On 16th Mar 1943 he damaged the British 5,229 ton Merchant Prince, sailing with convoy ET-14.

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