German submarine U-766 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany during World War II.

The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged.

[2] U-766 was launched in Wilhelmshaven on 29 May 1943, and was commissioned on 30 July 1943 under the command Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Dietrich Wilke.

Her trials were accomplished by a mostly German crew composed of war prisoners, with Wilke acting as first officer.

[5] In 1956, Laubie took part in naval operations of the Suez crisis as a backup to Créole.

[6] On 2 May 1960, Laubie was again rammed, this time by the liner Ville de Marseille, off Algiers.