List of all U-boats
U-611
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 22 Apr 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 587) | ||||||||
| Launched | 8 Jan 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1942 | Kptlt. Nikolaus von Jacobs | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 8 December 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, in position 57.25N, 35.19W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (120 Sqn RAF/B). 45 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, October 1995). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 10 Dec 1942 south of Iceland, in position 58.09N, 22.44W, by depth charges from an American Catalina aircraft (VP 84/H). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was directed against the U-609 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-611 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Kreuzotter (17 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942)
Drachen (22 Nov 1942 - 3 Dec 1942)
Panzer (3 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-611 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 White Elephant |
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