Ships hit by U-561
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| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 28 Jul, 1941 | U-561 | Robert Bartels | Wrotham | 1.884 |  | br | OG-69 | |
| 11 Nov, 1941 | U-561 | Robert Bartels | Meridian | 5.592 |  | pa | SC-53 | |
| 14 Nov, 1941 | U-561 | Robert Bartels | Crusader | 2.939 | | pa | SC-53 | |
| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Robert Bartels |  | Fred (d.) [Mine] | 4.043 |  | gr | |
| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Robert Bartels | Hav (t.) [Mine] | 5.062 |  | nw | ||
| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Robert Bartels | Mount Olympus [Mine] | 6.692 | | gr | ||
| 24 Sep, 1942 | U-561 | Heinz Schomburg | Sphinx | 39 |  | ag | ||
| 26.251 | ||||||||
| 6 ships sunk (22.208 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4.043 tons).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.
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