German submarine U-1061
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-1061 |
| Ordered: | 25 August 1941 |
| Builder: | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 695 |
| Laid down: | 21 August 1942 |
| Launched: | 22 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 25 August 1943 |
| Fate: | Surrendered, May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIF submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,084 long tons (1,101 t) surfaced 1,181 long tons (1,200 t) submerged |
| Length: |
77.6 m (254 ft 7 in) o/a 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke F46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × AEG GU 460/8-276 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) Max rpm: 285 |
| Speed: | 17.6 knots (32.6 km/h; 20.3 mph) surfaced |
| Range: |
27,195 km (14,684 nmi) surfaced 140 km (76 nmi) submerged |
| Test depth: |
200 m (660 ft) Calculated crush depth: 220–240 m (720–790 ft) |
| Complement: | 46-52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 39 in transport role 1 × 3.7 cm Flak (1,195 rounds) 2 × C30 20 mm guns (4,380 rounds) |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (25 August–31 December 1943; 1 March–30 April 1944; 1 November 1944–8 May 1945 ) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 January–1 March 1944; 1 May–31 October 1944) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Otto Hinrichs (25 August 1943–19 March 1945) Oblt.z.S. Walter Jäger (20 March 1945–8 May 1945) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 22 February–14 March 1944 2nd patrol: 6 April–24 May 1944 3rd patrol: 27 May–17 June 1944 4th patrol: 1 July–23 July 1944 5th patrol: 17 October–3 November 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-1061 was a Type VIIF submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Commissioned on 25 August 1943, U-1061 was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines, which could carry 39 torpedoes, and were used to re-supply other U-boats at sea. U-1061 first served with 5th U-boat Flotilla for training, and later served with 12th U-boat Flotilla.
U-1061 completed five torpedo transport patrols[1] before she 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.
See also
- List of U-boats
References
- ↑ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-1061 - Boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.
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