U-461
Type | XIV | |||||
| Ordered | 14 May, 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 9 Dec, 1940 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 292) | ||||
| Launched | 8 Nov, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 30 Jan, 1942 | Oblnt. Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck | ||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 30 Jan, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov, 1942 - 30 Jul, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk on July 30, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain in position 45.33N, 10.48W, by Australian Sunderland aircraft (U/461 Sqn.). 53 dead and 15 survivors. | |||||
Attacks on this boat
23 Apr, 1943
The milkcow U-461 was attacked in the Bay of Biscay by a Leigh-Light equipped Canadian Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 172/M) with three bombs. The boat suffered slight damage and as a result left an oil trace.
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-461 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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