Patrol info for U-861
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 20 Apr, 1944 | Kiel | 23 Sep, 1944 | Penang | 157 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Kptlt. Jürgen Oesten |
U-861's daily positions during the patrol
We have 120 daily positions for the 157 days U-861 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-861 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 20 Jul, 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten |  | Vital de Oliveira | 1.737 |  | bz | |
| 24 Jul, 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | William Gaston | 7.177 |  | am | |
| 20 Aug, 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | Berwickshire | 7.464 |  | br | DN-68 |
| 20 Aug, 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | Daronia (d.) | 8.139 | | br | DN-68 |
| 5 Sep, 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | Ioannis Fafalios | 5.670 |  | gr | |
| 30.187 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (22.048 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8.139 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-861 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-861 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-861 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-861 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.