U-661
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 810) | ||
| Launched | 11 Dec 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1942 | Oblt. Erich von Lilienfeld | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 12 Feb 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3,672 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sank 15 Oct, 1942 in the North Atlantic, in position 53.42N, 35.56W, after being rammed by the British destroyer HMS Viscount. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1987. More on revised fates.
The attack by a British Liberator aircraft (RAF 120/H) on 15 Oct, 1942 in position 53.58N, 33.43W, formerly credited with sinking this boat was instead against the U-615, causing no damage.
General notes on this boat
There was going to be another loss around convoy SC-104 as U-353 was sunk the next day.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-661 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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