U-1061

Type

VIIF

Ordered

25 Aug, 1941

Laid down

21 Aug, 1942

Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 695)

Launched

22 Apr, 1943

Commissioned

25 Aug, 1943

Oblt. Otto Hinrichs

Commanders

25 Aug, 1943 - 19 Mar, 1945	Oblt. Otto Hinrichs
20 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945	Oblt. Walter Jäger

Career

5 patrols

25 Aug, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1944 - 1 Mar, 1944  12. Flottille (front boat)
1 Mar, 1944 - 30 Apr, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944  12. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  5. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered in Bergen, Norway in May 1945 and was transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland later that month. Boat ended up in Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 1 December, 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

View the 5 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

30 Oct, 1944
The boat was severely damaged by depth charges from a British B-24 (Sqdn 224, pilot W. S. Blackden) and a Canadian Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 407, pilot J. E. Neelin). The boat was able to escape to Maloy to be repaired. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 601)

1 recorded attacks 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-1061 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.