List of all U-boats
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 |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 29 March 1944 in the Norwegian Sea north-east of the Faeroe Islands, 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 Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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