text: |Ordered||21 Nov 1940|
  |Laid down||21 Aug 1942||Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 154)|
  |Launched||26 Sep 1943|
  |Commissioned||18 Nov 1943||Oblt. Helmut Block|
  |Successes||No ships sunk or damaged|
  Attacks on this boat and other events
  26 Jun 1944
  A British B-24 Liberator bomber (Sqdn 86/N) was shot down in the Norwegian Sea west of Ålesund.
  1 recorded attack on this boat.
  Men lost from U-boats
  Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-771 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
  Lion on a Shield