U-761
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 16 Dec, 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 144) | ||
| Launched | 26 Sep, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Dec, 1942 | Oblt. Horst Geider | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 3 Dec, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 24 Feb, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled 24 Feb, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic near Tangier, in position 35.55N, 05.45W, in view of approaching British destroyers HMS Anthony and HMS Wishart. 9 dead and 48 survivors. | |||
During the attempt to pass the Straits of Gibraltar U-761 was detected by US Catalina aircraft (VP 63/P-15) and attacked by British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn. 202/G) and an American Ventura aircraft (VB-127).
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-761 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 |