SM U 77

SM U-77

SM U-77 (UE1 Class) 07/07/1916

Displacement: 755t disp (surf)

Length: 56.8m. Beam: 5.9m. Draught: 4.86 m.
Propulsion: 2 x diesel engines (900 hp), 2 x electric motor (900 hp)

Complement: 33 officers and men.

Armament: 4 torpedoes, 4 T.T. 2 fwd and 2 aft, 1 x 105 mm deck gun 34 mines

The Lost in Waters Deep project together with Michael Lowrey assisted Buchan Divers in identifying this wreck site. The full story of Buchan Divers identificaton of U 77 can be found here............U-77

CREW U-77 07/07/1916

GÜNZEL, ERICH (30), Kapitänleutnant, Iron Cross 2nd class, Born 25/05/1886

HEIDBORN, FRANZ , Oberleutnant zur See,

AMELUNXEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM, VON (23), Leutnant zur See Born 25/06/1893

BORK, RUDOLF , Bootsmannmaat,

BORNSCHEIN, OTTO , Heizer,

DANIEL, HUGO , Steuermann,

ENGEL, PAUL , Matrose,

FRANICK, ALOIS , Matrose,

HÖFFGEN, KARL , Obermaschinistenmaat,

HOPP, HANS , Matrose,

JANKOWSKY, WILHELM , Heizer,

KLEIN, ALBERT , Heizer,

KREISEL, MAX , Oberheizer,

KRIEG, WILHELM , Obermaschinistenmaat,

LOHEIT, RICHARD , Heizer,

MATZKE, ALBERT , Obermaschinistenmaat,

MÖLLER, HEINRICH , Maschinenmaat,

MÖLLER, HEINRICH , Matrose,

NAUMANN, ALFRED , Obermatrose

OCHS, GUSTAV , Heizer,

RAHNEFELD, KURT , Maschinenmaat,

RUDOLPH, WILLI , Heizer,

RUPPRECHT, FRANZ , Maschinenanwärter,

SCHELLMANN, HUGO , Maschinenmaat,

SCHLEIFENHEIMER, KURT , Marine-Oberingenieur,

SCHRÖDER, HEINRICH , Obermatrose,

SCHULTZ, EMIL , Funktelegraphie-Oberanwärter,

SILBERMANN, JOSEF , Maschinist,

SPRINGSKLEE, FRIEDRICH , Oberbootsmannmaat,

STEIN, ALFRED , Funktelegraphie-Gast,

ULLMANN, BRUNO , Torpedo-Obermatrose,

UNRUH, WILLI , Matrose,

WICHERN, WILHELM , Heizer,

The German crew will not be researched but will be remembered.