U-961

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun 1941
Laid down 7 Apr 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 161)
Launched17 Dec 1942
Commissioned4 Feb 1943Ltnt. Klaus Fischer
Commanders
4 Feb 1943 - 29 Mar 1944  Oblt. Klaus Fischer
Career1 patrol 4 Feb 1943 - 29 Mar 1944  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo 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).

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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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.