3 Jun 1945 . The crew of U-1277 disembarked from the scuttled boat in rubber dinghies, landing on the beach at Angeiras north of Oporto on 3 June 1945. They were then interned by Portuguese authorities in the Castelo de Sao Jose da Foz in Oporto, and a few days later handed over to a British warship in Lisbon. They were not released from POW camp until 1947.
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 344 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §§ 236, 237, 36 Stat. 1156 ; Dec. 23, 1914, ch. 2, 38 Stat. 790 ; Sept. 6, 1916, ch. 448, § 2, 39 Stat. 726 ; Feb. 17, 1922, ch. 54, 42 Stat. 366 ; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, § 1, 43 Stat. 937 ; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, § 1, 45 Stat. 54 ).