U-861
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1067) | ||
| Launched | 29 Apr 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 2 Sep 1943 | Kptlt. Jürgen Oesten (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 2 Sep 1943 - 31 Mar 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 6 May 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 20,311 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1,737 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 8,139 GRT | |||
| Fate | Taken out of service at Trondheim, Norway on 6 May, 1945. Transferred to Lisahally, Northern Ireland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 5 ships hit by U-861 - View the 2 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-861 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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