Submarine U-77

U-77

Country	Germany
Ship Class	Type VII-Class Submarine
Builder	Bremer Vulkan AG
Yard Number	5
Order Date	25 Jan 1939
Laid Down Date	28 Mar 1940
Launch Date	23 Nov 1940
Commission Date	18 Jan 1941

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25 Jun 1941

German submarine U-77 (Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich Schonder) sank 4,603-ton Greek merchant steamer Anna Bulgaris in the North Atlantic Ocean at 2136 hours, hitting her in the aft with one torpedo. The Germans reported that the crew of 35 abandoned ship before the Anna Bulgaris sank but they were never seen again.

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