U-261
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 17 May 1941 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 26) | ||
| Launched | 16 Feb 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Mar 1942 | Oblt. Hans Lange | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 28 Mar 1942 - 1 Sep 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 15 Sep 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Sept, 1942 west of the Shetlands, in position 59.50N, 09.28W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn. 58/Q). 43 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-261 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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