| Operations information for U-61 |
24.10.1939 - 14.11.1939
First Sailing - active patrol
U-61 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten on 24th Oct 1939 and arrived back at Kiel three weeks later on 14th Nov 1939.
|
28.11.1939 - 03.12.1939
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Nov 1939, U-61 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten and after five days arrived at Wilhelmshaven on 3rd Dec 1939.
U-61 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 4,434 ton British Gryfevale was damaged by a mine on 22nd Dec 1939.
|
07.12.1939 - 18.12.1939
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-61 departed under Jürgen Oesten from Wilhelmshaven on 7th Dec 1939 and arrived at Kiel on 18th Dec 1939 after one and a half weeks.
|
15.01.1940 - 30.01.1940
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-61 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten on 15th Jan 1940 and after just over two weeks arrived at Wilhelmshaven on 30th Jan 1940.
Jürgen Oesten hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 22nd Jan 1940 he sank the Norwegian 2,434 ton Sydfold.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Sydfold.
|
12.02.1940 - 27.02.1940
Fifth Sailing
On the 12th Feb 1940, U-61 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Jürgen Oesten and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven just over two weeks later on 27th Feb 1940.
Jürgen Oesten hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 18th Feb 1940 he sank the Panamanian 1,406 ton El Sonador.
-
On 18th Feb 1940 he sank the Norwegian 4,297 ton Sangstad.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Sangstad.
|
29.02.1940 - 01.03.1940
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-61 departed under Jürgen Oesten from Wilhelmshaven on 29th Feb 1940 and after one day arrived at Kiel on 1st Mar 1940.
|
11.04.1940 - 07.05.1940
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-61 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten on 11th Apr 1940 and arrived back at Kiel on 7th May 1940 after more than three weeks on patrol.
|
06.06.1940 - 01.07.1940
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Jun 1940, U-61 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten and after three and a half weeks arrived at Bergen on 1st Jul 1940.
|
06.07.1940 - 25.07.1940
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-61 departed under Jürgen Oesten from Bergen on 6th Jul 1940 and arrived at Kiel on 25th Jul 1940 after more than two weeks.
Jürgen Oesten hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy HX-55 and one was from convoy OA-179.
-
On 10th Jul 1940 he sank the Dutch 4,533 ton Alwaki, sailing with convoy OA-179.
-
On 16th Jul 1940 he sank the British 6,998 ton Scottish Minstrel, a member of convoy HX-55.
|
29.08.1940 - 15.09.1940
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-61 left Kiel under the command of Wolf-Harro Stiebler on 29th Aug 1940 and after two and a half weeks arrived at Lorient on 15th Sep 1940.
|
24.09.1940 - 10.10.1940
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 24th Sep 1940, U-61 left Lorient under the command of Wolf-Harro Stiebler and arrived at Kiel on 10th Oct 1940 after over two weeks.
|
ubootwaffe.net