U-1061
Type | VIIF | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 695) | ||||
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 25 Aug 1943 | Oblt. Otto Hinrichs | ||||
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| 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) | |||||
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 attack 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.
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