U-977

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 8.8 cm deck gun
14 torpedoes
5 torpedo tubes
2 cm anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:beam 6.2 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:builtIn gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:commanded Heinz Schäffer
gptkbp:commissioned 6 May 1943
gptkbp:crewComplement 44 to 52
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 871 t
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 769 t
gptkbp:draught 4.74 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk as target
gptkbp:featuredIn Book 'U-977: 66 Days Under Water' by Heinz Schäffer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-977
gptkbp:launched 31 March 1943
gptkbp:length 67.1 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 17.7 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 7.6 knots
gptkbp:notableEvent Rumors of Nazi escape to South America
gptkbp:notableFor long escape to Argentina after WWII
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 80 nmi at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 8500 nmi at 10 knots
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1943–1945
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:US_Navy
13 November 1946
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:Mar_del_Plata,_Argentina
17 August 1945
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_VIIC_U-boat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Navy_(WWII)
gptkb:Axis_ships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7