U-661

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down 12 Mar 1941 Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 810)
Launched11 Dec 1941
Commissioned12 Feb 1942Oblt. Erich von Lilienfeld
Commanders
12 Feb 1942 - 15 Oct 1942  Oblt. Erich Lilienfeld
Career1 patrol 12 Feb 1942 - 30 Sep 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942  3. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 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).

See the 1 ships hit by U-661 - View the 1 war patrol

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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.