U-611
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Apr 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 587) | ||
| Launched | 8 Jan 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1942 | Kptlt. Nikolaus von Jacobs | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 26 Feb 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, in position 57.25N, 35.19W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/B). 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during October 1995. More on revised fates.
Sunk 10 Dec, 1942 south of Iceland, in position 58.09N, 22.44W, by depth charges from an American Catalina aircraft (VP 84/H).
This attack was directed against the U-609 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-611 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Drachen (25 Nov 1942 - 8 Dec 1942)
Draufgänger (1 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-611 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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