WWI U-boats

U 61

 

Type

U 57

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 216)
Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 22 Jun 1915 
Launched 22 Jul 1916 Commissioned 2 Dec 1916 
Commanders
2 Dec 1916 - 26 Mar 1918   Victor Dieckmann
Career 9 patrols
15 Feb 1917 - 26 Mar 1918 II Flotilla
Successes33 ships sunk for a total of 84,564 tons.
7 ships damaged for a total of 23,783 tons.
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,020 tons. 
Fate 26 Mar 1918 - Sunk in a D/C attack by PC51 at 51.48N 05.32W. 36 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 41 ships hit by U 61


There was another U 61 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Jun 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Aug 1939. Take a look at the U 61 from WWII.

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