SM UB-77

SM UB-77 in Wilhelmshaven
History
German Empire
NameUB-77
Ordered23 September 1916
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,338,000 German Papiermark
Yard number306
Launched5 May 1917
Commissioned2 October 1917
FateSurrendered 16 January 1919.
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 648 t (638 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,680 nmi (16,080 km; 9,990 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • V Flotilla
  • 30 November 1917 – 17 April 1918
  • I Flotilla
  • 17 April – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Wilhelm Meyer
  • 2 October 1917 – 14 June 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Franz Maurer
  • 15 June – 11 November 1918
Operations: 7 patrols
Victories:
  • 1 merchant ship sunk
    (14,348 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (28,174 GRT)

SM UB-77 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 2 October 1917 as SM UB-77.

UB-77 was surrendered on 16 January 1919 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Swansea in 1921.