U-961
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Apr, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 161) | ||
| Launched | 17 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Feb, 1943 | Ltnt. Klaus Fischer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 4 Feb, 1943 - 29 Mar, 1944 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 29 March, 1944 east of Iceland, in position 64.31N, 03.19W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling. 49 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-961 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |