Maritime record MWX1657 - U772
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Summary
German submarine, 1944
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Engine HP: 2800 Propulsion: Screw driven x 2, oil engine Armament: 1 x 8.8cm.; 1 x 2cm.; 5 x TT. Owner: German Navy Crew: 44 Crew Lost: 44 Date of Loss Qualifier: A A Type VIIC German U-boat, sunk by bombs dropped by allied aircraft. (1)(2)
A periscope lens and sighting device possibly from this vessel has been reported to the Receiver of Wreck as possibly coming from this vessel, 50 24.77N 002 26.11W. Droit A/007).(3)
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. The U Boat Rossler E 1981 p335 <7>
Commissioned in 1943 (4)
Position 50 24.87N 2 26.20W taken from (4)
gross tonnage
NRHE: A Type VIIC German U-Boat, sunk by bombs dropped by Allied aircraft. (1)(2)
Type VIIC U-Boat.
30-DEC-1944: Operating undetected in the English Channel, U772 had sunk three merchantmen before attacking coastal convoy TBC 1, sinking one merchant and damaging another. Her periscope and schnorchel were then spotted by Wellington L of No.407 RCAF, which illuminated the craft with a Leigh light and dropped 6 depth charges. The aircraft circled the scene but saw no wreckage or oil. Believed sunk off Portland Bill in 50 05N 002 31W. (3) Kemp
30-DEC-1944: English Channel, south of Weymouth, in position 50 05N 002 31W by depth charges from a Wellington. (4) Niestle
U772 formerly believed sunk in position 50 05N 002 31W south of Weymouth on 30-DEC-1944, by aircraft depth charges. This attack is now believed to have been against U486, which escaped unharmed, and U772 is now believed to have been sunk in the North Atlantic, south of Cork, in position 51 16N 008 05W, by depth charges from HMS NYASALAND. (10)
Commissioned: 23-DEC-1943 (3)(10)
Builder: Kriegsmarinewerft (10)
Where Built: Wilhelmshaven (10)
Engine HP: 2800 (1)(2)
Propulsion: 2 screw-driven oil engines (1)(2)
Armament: 1 x 8.8cm; 1 x 2cm; 5 x TT (1)(2)
Commanding Officer: Kapitanleutnant Ewald Rademacher (8)(9)(10)
Crew: 44 (1)(2); 48 (8)(9)(10)
Crew Lost: 44 (1)(2); 48 (8)(9)(10)
Owner: Kriegsmarine / German Navy [all sources]
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <3> SWX4542 Index: 2001. Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty.
- <4> SWX8097 Monograph: McCartney, I. 2003. Lost Patrols, Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel. .
- <5> SWX214 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0007.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 1010.
- <7> SDO20625 Monograph: Rossler, E. 1981. The U-Boat. 335.
- <8> SWX6131 Monograph: Kemp, P. 1997. U-boats destroyed : German submarine losses in the World Wars. 227.
- <9> SDO20628 Monograph: Niestle, Axel. 1998. German U-Boat Losses During World War II: Details of Destruction. 89.
- <10> SDO20629 Digital archive: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u772.htm. accessed on 01-FEB-2013.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900926.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6905 5725 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY65NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0573
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 76
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900926
Record last edited
Mar 29 2024 5:37PM