Unterseeboot 1061

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Unterseeboot 1061 or U-1061 was a German World War II Type VIIF submarine commissioned on 25 August 1943. The U-1061 was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines; each could carry 39 torpedoes, and were used to re-supply other U-Boats at sea. U-1061 first served with 5. Unterseebootflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) for training and later served with 12. Unterseebootflottille from 1 January 1944 to 1 March 1944.

U-1061 completed 5 torpedo transport patrols. U-1061 surrendered at Bergen, Norway in May 1945, and was later transported to Scotland for Operation Deadlight in which she was sunk on 1 December 1945 by Naval gunfire.

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  • Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.
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