German submarine U-461: Difference between revisions

History
Name	U-461
Ordered	14 May 1940
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	292
Laid down	9 December 1940
Launched	8 November 1941
Commissioned	30 January 1942
Fate	Sunk, 30 July 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type XIV submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 1,668 long tons (1,695 t) surfaced; 1,932 long tons (1,963 t) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) overall; 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) overall; 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Height	11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × Germaniawerft F46 supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 3,200 hp (2,400 kW); 2 × SSW Gu343/388-8 double-acting electric motors 750 hp (560 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h) surfaced; 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 12,350 nmi (22,870 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced; 55 nmi (102 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth	240 m (790 ft)
Complement	53–60 men
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 2 × 37 mm AA guns; • 2 × 20 mm AA guns
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 4th U-boat Flotilla; (30 January–30 June 1942); 10th U-boat Flotilla; (1 July–31 October 1942); 12th U-boat Flotilla; (1 November 1942–30 July 1943)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck; (30 January–21 April 1942); KrvKpt. Wolf-Harro Stiebler; (22 April 1942–30 July 1943)
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); 1st patrol: 21 June–16 August 1942; 2nd patrol: 7 September–17 October 1942; 3rd patrol: 19 November 1942–3 January 1943; 4th patrol: 13 February–22 March 1943; 5th patrol: 20 April–30 May 1943; 6th patrol: 27 July–30 July 1943
Victories:	None

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Unterseeboot 461 (or U-461) was a Type XIV supply submarine ("Milchkuh") of the of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Her keel was laid down on 9 December 1940, by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. She was commissioned on 30 January 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck in command. Bernbeck was promoted to Kapitänleutnant by 21 April 1942, when he was relieved by Korvettenkapitän Wolf-Harro Stiebler.^[1]

U-461 conducted six patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat.

On 30 July 1943, in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain, U-461 was sunk by an Australian Sunderland aircraft from No. 461 Squadron RAAF piloted by Flight Lieutenant Dudley Marrows. Coincidentally this aircraft had the registration "U", also making it known as U-461. As a result of the pilot dropping an inflatable dinghy after the attack, fifteen of her crew survived; 53 were killed.^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Type XIV boat U-461 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-461 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-07.

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+'''''Unterseeboot 461''''' (or '''''U-461''''') was a [[German Type XIV submarine|Type XIV supply submarine]] ("''Milchkuh''") of the of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' during [[World War II]].
-Her keel was laid down December 9, 1940, by [[Deutsche Werke]] of [[Kiel]]. She was commissioned January 30, 1942 with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck in command.  Bernbeck was promoted to ''Kapitänleutnant'' by April 21, 1942, when he was relieved by ''Korvettenkapitän'' Wolf-Harro Stiebler.
+Her keel was laid down on 9 December 1940, by [[Deutsche Werke]] of [[Kiel]]. She was commissioned on 30 January 1942 with ''[[Oberleutnant zur See]]'' Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck in command.  Bernbeck was promoted to ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' by 21 April 1942, when he was relieved by ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' Wolf-Harro Stiebler.<ref name="uboatnet"/>
-U-461 conducted six patrols.  As a supply boat, she avoided combat.
+''U-461'' conducted six patrols.  As a supply boat, she avoided combat.
-On July 30, 1943, in the [[Bay of Biscay]] northwest of [[Cape Ortegal]], Spain, U-461 was sunk by Australian [[Short Sunderland|Sunderland]] aircraft from [[No. 461 Squadron RAAF]] piloted by Flight-Lieutenant Dudley Marrows. Coincidentally this aircraft had the registration "U", also making it known as U-461. As a result of the pilot dropping an inflatable dinghy after the attack, fifteen of her crew survived; 53 were killed.
+On 30 July 1943, in the [[Bay of Biscay]] northwest of [[Cape Ortegal]], Spain, ''U-461'' was sunk by an Australian [[Short Sunderland|Sunderland]] aircraft from [[No. 461 Squadron RAAF]] piloted by [[Flight Lieutenant]] Dudley Marrows. Coincidentally this aircraft had the registration "U", also making it known as U-461. As a result of the pilot dropping an inflatable dinghy after the attack, fifteen of her crew survived; 53 were killed.<ref name="uboatnet"/>
+==References==
-''See Also: [[List of U-boats]]''
+;Notes
+{{Reflist}}
+;Bibliography
+* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u461.htm U-461 at uboat.net]
+* [http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=461 U-461 at ubootwaffe.net]
+==See also==
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+* [[List of German U-boats]]
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