U-261
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Dec, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 17 May, 1941 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 26) | ||
| Launched | 16 Feb, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Mar, 1942 | Oblt. Hans Lange | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 28 Mar, 1942 - 1 Sep, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 15 Sep, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Sept, 1942 west of the Shetlands, in position 59.50N, 09.28W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn. 58/Q). 43 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-261 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |