German submarine U-772

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Germa submarine U-772 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The U-boat was laid down on 21 September 1942 at the Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven (KMW), launched on 31 October 1943, and commissioned on 23 December 1943, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Ewald Rademacher.

War patrols
After the usual six-month shakedown and training period in the Baltic, U-772 sailed from Trondheim on 13 August 1944 for her first war patrol, which lasted for 55 days out in the North Atlantic, however she had no success.

She sailed from Trondheim on 19 November 1944 on her second patrol, circling the British Isles. On 17 December 1944 U-772 was sunk by depth charges from the British Colony class frigate HMS Nyasaland (K587) in the North Atlantic, south of Cork, in position 51.26667°N, -8.08333°W with the loss of all 48 hands.