Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-177

Type IXD2 submarine

Displacement
1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
Length
87.58 m (287.3 ft)
Beam
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Speed
19.2 knots (35.6 km/h, 22.1 mph)
Complement
55
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-17714 March 1942 — 6 February 1944694 days of the war
Type IXD2 submarine Particulars
Name
U-177
Builder
DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Ordered
28 May 1940
Laid down
25 November 1940
Launched
1 October 1941
Commissioned
14 March 1942
Fate
Sunk by US aircraft, 6 February 1944
By aircraft (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,771 long tons (1,799 t)
Length
87.58 m (287.3 ft) OA
Beam
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Draught
5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Speed
19.2 knots (35.6 km/h, 22.1 mph)
Range
23,700 nmi (43,892 km)
Complement
55
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-177 was a Type IXD2 submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 25 November 1940. Launched on 1 October 1941, she entered service on 14 March 1942.

She was one of 33 ships of her class. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.

The boat displaced 1,585 long tons surfaced and 1,771 long tons submerged. She measured 87.6 m (287 ft) long with a beam of 7.5 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 19.2 knots, and she carried a complement of 55.

Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.

She was in commission for 694 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 6 February 1944 by aircraft, at 10°35′S 23°15′W. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Power
  • 4400 PS (diesels)
  • 1000 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
  • 24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
  • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30
  • 2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

8 more in the class

Sources