German submarine U-977

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| Ship name = ''U-977'' | Ship ordered = 5 June 1941 | Ship builder = Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Ship yard number = 177 | Ship laid down = 24 July 1942 | Ship launched = 31 March 1943 | Ship commissioned = 6 May 1943 | Ship captured = Surrendered to Argentine Navy on 17 August 1945 at Mar del Plata, Argentina | Ship fate = Sunk by torpedo from during torpedo trials on 13 November 1946 }} surfaced * submerged | Ship length = * o/a * pressure hull | Ship beam = * o/a * pressure hull | Ship draught = | Ship propulsion = *Surfaced: *Submerged: | Ship speed = *Surfaced *submerged | Ship range = *Surfaced: at *submerged: at | Ship test depth = Calculated crush depth: | Ship complement = 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted | Ship armament = *5 × torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) *14 × torpedoes ''or'' 26 TMA mines *1 × deck gun (220 rounds) *1 × twin C/30 anti-aircraft gun }}

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'''German submarine ''U-977''''' was a Type VIIC of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' that attempted to escape to Argentina after the end of World War II in Europe, but was forced to surrender on 17 August 1945. Like , the Allies questioned the crew about whether they had sank the Brazilian cruiser ''Bahia'' or helped high-ranking Nazis escape. Provided by Wikipedia