U-1061

Type

VIIF

Ordered

25 Aug 1941

Laid down

21 Aug 1942

F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 695)

Launched

22 Apr 1943

Commissioned

25 Aug 1943

Oblt. Otto Hinrichs

Commanders

25 Aug 1943	-	19 Mar 1945		Oblt. Otto Hinrichs
20 Mar 1945	-	8 May 1945		Oblt. Walter Jäger

Career
5 patrols

25 Aug 1943	-	31 Dec 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1944	-	1 Mar 1944	12. Flottille (active service)
1 Mar 1944	-	30 Apr 1944	5. Flottille (training)
1 May 1944	-	31 Oct 1944	12. Flottille (active service)
1 Nov 1944	-	8 May 1945	5. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Bergen, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland later in May 1945. Boat ended up in Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 1 December, 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

Final location

View the 5 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

30 Oct 1944
The boat was severely damaged by depth charges from a British B-24 (Sqdn 224, pilot W. S. Blackden) and a Canadian Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 407, pilot J. E. Neelin). The boat was able to escape to Maloy to be repaired. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 601)

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-1061 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.