German submarine U-877
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German submarine U-877 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. The ship was ordered on 2 April 1942, laid down on 22 May 1943, and launched on 10 December 1943. She was commissioned into the Kriegsmarine under the command of Kapitänleutnant Eberhard Findeisen on 24 March 1944.[1] Initially assigned to the 4th U-boat Flotilla, she was transferred to the 33rd U-boat Flotilla on 1 December 1944.[1]
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Name | U-877 |
Ordered | 2 April 1942[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen[1] |
Yard number | 1085[1] |
Laid down | 22 May 1943[1] |
Launched | 10 December 1943[1] |
Commissioned | 24 March 1944[1] |
Fate | Sunk by HMCS St. Thomas on 27 December 1944[1] |
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Class and type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 50 294 |
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Victories: | None |
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