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| U-977 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 51 994 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 177 |
| Ordered | 5th Jun 1941 |
| Keel laid | 24th Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 31st Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6th May 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 05.43 - 09.43 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 10.43 - 02.45 | 21.U-Flottille, Pillau
Schulboot (training boat)
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| 03.45 - 05.45 | 31.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 05.43 - 03.45 | OL ~ KL Hans Leilich |
| 03.45 - 07.45 | OL Heinz Schäffer
see also: U-148 |
| Operations information for U-977 | 13.04.1945 - 20.04.1945
First Sailing
U-977 left Kiel under the command of Heinz Schäffer on 13th Apr 1945 and arrived at Horten on 20th Apr 1945 after one week.
| 29.04.1945 - 30.04.1945
Second Sailing
On the 29th Apr 1945, U-977 left Horten under the command of Heinz Schäffer and after one day arrived at Kristiansand on 30th Apr 1945.
| 02.05.1945 - 17.08.1945
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-977 departed under Heinz Schäffer from Kristiansand on 2nd May 1945 and arrived at Mar del Plata, Argentina on 17th Aug 1945 after over fifteen weeks.
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