SM U-61
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-61 |
| Ordered: | 6 October 1914 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen (Werk 216) |
| Laid down: | 22 Jun 1915 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 2 December 1916 |
| Fate: | sunk in a depth charge attack by PC51 at coordinates 51.48N 05.32W on 26 March 1918. 36 dead (all hands lost).[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement: | 786 t (774 long tons) surfaced 954 t (939 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67 m (219 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors |
| Speed: | 14.7 kn (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced 8.4 kn (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | ~50 m (160 ft) |
| Armament: |
1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun with 276 rounds torpedoes: 6, 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: | Victor Dieckmann |
| Operations: |
9 patrols 33 ships sunk for a total of 84,564 tons. 7 ships damaged for a total of 23,783 tons. 1 warship damaged for a total of 1,020 tons. 7 ships damaged for a total of 23,783 tons. 1 warship damaged for a total of 1,020 tons. |
SM U-61 was a German Type U 57 U-boat commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the U-boat Campaign during World War I.
In a 15-month career spanning nine war patrols, the U-61 plagued allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean during the German war on Allied trade (Handelskrieg). She sank 33 Allied ships, totalling 84,564 t (83,228 long tons). She also damaged seven ships of 23,783 t (23,407 long tons) and the destroyer USS Cassin before fleeing the fight. She was sunk on 26 March 1918 by the submarine chaser PC-51 in the Atlantic with all 36 hands.
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