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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1061Type VIIF
Feldpost NumberM 52 982
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number695
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid21st Aug 1942
Launched22nd Apr 1943
Commissioned25th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.43 - 12.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot für Transportunternehmungen (transport)
01.44 - 03.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot für Transportunternehmungen (transport)
03.44 - 04.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot für Transportunternehmungen (transport)
05.44 - 10.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot für Transportunternehmungen (transport)
11.44 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot für Transportunternehmungen (transport)
Commanders
08.43 - 03.45OL Otto Hinrichs
03.45 - 05.45OL Walter Jäger

Operations information for U-1061
22.02.1944 - 23.02.1944
First Sailing
U-1061 left Kiel under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 22nd Feb 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 23rd Feb 1944 after one day.
23.02.1944 - 24.02.1944
Second Sailing
On the 23rd Feb 1944, U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs and after one day arrived at Bergen on 24th Feb 1944.
25.02.1944 - 02.03.1944
Third Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Bergen on 25th Feb 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 2nd Mar 1944 after six days.
05.03.1944 - 10.03.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-1061 left Narvik under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 5th Mar 1944 and after five days arrived at Bergen on 10th Mar 1944.
11.03.1944 - 12.03.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 11th Mar 1944, U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hinrichs and arrived at Kristiansand on 12th Mar 1944 after one day.
13.03.1944 - 14.03.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Kristiansand on 13th Mar 1944 and after one day arrived at Kiel on 14th Mar 1944.
06.04.1944 - 08.04.1944
Seventh Sailing
U-1061 left Kiel under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 6th Apr 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 8th Apr 1944 after two days.
08.04.1944 - 12.04.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 8th Apr 1944, U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs and after four days arrived at Narvik on 12th Apr 1944.
18.04.1944 - 29.04.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Narvik on 18th Apr 1944 and arrived at Kiel on 29th Apr 1944 after one and a half weeks.
18.05.1944 - 20.05.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-1061 left Kiel under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 18th May 1944 and after two days arrived at Gotenhafen on 20th May 1944.
22.05.1944 - 24.05.1944
Eleventh Sailing
On the 22nd May 1944, U-1061 left Gotenhafen under the command of Otto Hinrichs and arrived at Kiel on 24th May 1944 after two days.
27.05.1944 - 29.05.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Kiel on 27th May 1944 and after two days arrived at Kristiansand on 29th May 1944.
29.05.1944 - 05.06.1944
Thirteenth Sailing
U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 29th May 1944 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 5th Jun 1944 after one week.
08.06.1944 - 10.06.1944
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 8th Jun 1944, U-1061 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Otto Hinrichs and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 10th Jun 1944.
12.06.1944 - 13.06.1944
Fifteenth Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Trondheim on 12th Jun 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 13th Jun 1944 after one day.
14.06.1944 - 15.06.1944
Sixteenth Sailing
U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 14th Jun 1944 and after one day arrived at Kristiansand on 15th Jun 1944.
15.06.1944 - 17.06.1944
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Jun 1944, U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs and arrived at Kiel on 17th Jun 1944 after two days.
01.07.1944 - 03.07.1944
Eighteenth Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Kiel on 1st Jul 1944 and after two days arrived at Kristiansand on 3rd Jul 1944.
03.07.1944 - 05.07.1944
Nineteenth Sailing
U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 3rd Jul 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 5th Jul 1944 after two days.
05.07.1944 - 06.07.1944
Twentieth Sailing
On the 5th Jul 1944, U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hinrichs and after one day arrived at Trondheim on 6th Jul 1944.
07.07.1944 - 09.07.1944
Twentyfirst Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Trondheim on 7th Jul 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 9th Jul 1944 after two days.
13.07.1944 - 15.07.1944
Twentysecond Sailing
U-1061 left Narvik under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 13th Jul 1944 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 15th Jul 1944.
17.07.1944 - 18.07.1944
Twentythird Sailing
On the 17th Jul 1944, U-1061 left Trondheim under the command of Otto Hinrichs and arrived at Bergen on 18th Jul 1944 after one day.
19.07.1944 - 20.07.1944
Twentyfourth Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Bergen on 19th Jul 1944 and after one day arrived at Kristiansand on 20th Jul 1944.
21.07.1944 - 23.07.1944
Twentyfifth Sailing - active patrol
U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 21st Jul 1944 and arrived at Kiel on 23rd Jul 1944 after two days.
17.10.1944 - 19.10.1944
Twentysixth Sailing
On the 17th Oct 1944, U-1061 left Kiel under the command of Otto Hinrichs and after two days arrived at Horten on 19th Oct 1944.
22.10.1944 - 23.10.1944
Twentyseventh Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Horten on 22nd Oct 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 23rd Oct 1944 after one day.
26.10.1944 - 28.10.1944
Twentyeighth Sailing
U-1061 left Kristiansand under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 26th Oct 1944 and after two days arrived at Bergen on 28th Oct 1944.
28.10.1944 - 03.11.1944
Twentyninth Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Oct 1944, U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hinrichs and arrived at Trondheim on 3rd Nov 1944 after six days.
20.01.1945 - 21.04.1945
Thirtieth Sailing
U-1061 departed under Otto Hinrichs from Trondheim on 20th Jan 1945 and after thirteen weeks arrived at Bergen on 21st Apr 1945.
07.02.1945 - 09.02.1945
Thirtyfirst Sailing
U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hinrichs on 7th Feb 1945 and arrived back at Bergen on 9th Feb 1945 after two days.
24.04.1945 - 29.04.1945
Thirtysecond Sailing
On the 24th Apr 1945, U-1061 left Bergen under the command of Walter Jäger and after five days arrived at Kristiansand on 29th Apr 1945.
01.05.1945 - 04.05.1945
Thirtythird Sailing
U-1061 departed under Walter Jäger from Kristiansand on 1st May 1945 and arrived at Bergen on 4th May 1945 after three days.

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