U-761
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 16 Dec 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 144) | ||||||||
| Launched | 26 Sep 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Horst Geider | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| 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).
Wolfpack operations
U-761 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Coronel (4 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943)
Coronel 1 (8 Dec 1943 - 14 Dec 1943)
Coronel 2 (14 Dec 1943 - 16 Dec 1943)
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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