Type | IIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Jul 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1938 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 260) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 15 Jun 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 12 Aug 1939 | Oblt. Jürgen Oesten (Knights Cross) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career 10 patrols |
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk, total tonnage 19,668 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 4,434 GRT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate |
Decommissioned on 27 March 1945 at Wilhelmshaven. Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, western entrance to Raederschleuse. Wreck broken up. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
21 Jul 1940
At 0419 hrs, the boat was attacked with two bombs by a British Hudson aircraft (269 Sqn RAF/G) northeast of the Shetland Islands. No damage.
1 recorded attack 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-61 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 4 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Gent with a Pact |
Sword with Circle on Shield |
Two Brushes |
Horse-like creature |
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There was another U-61 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jul 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 2 Dec 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about SM U 61 during WWI.
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