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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-774Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 50 064
Construction YardKriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven
Yard Number157
Ordered21st Nov 1940
Keel laid17th Dec 1942
Launched23rd Dec 1943
Commissioned17th Feb 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.44 - 01.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 04.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
02.44 - 10.44OL Johann Buttjer
see also: U-768 
10.44 - 04.45OL ~ KL Werner Sausmikat
see also: U-56 U-1103 

Operations information for U-774
01.03.1945 - 13.03.1945
First Sailing
U-774 left Kiel under the command of Werner Sausmikat on 1st Mar 1945 and arrived at Bergen on 13th Mar 1945 after more than one week.
14.03.1945 - 08.04.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Mar 1945, U-774 left Bergen under the command of Werner Sausmikat. U-774 was lost on 8th Apr 1945.

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