SM U-61 explained

SM U-61 was a German Type U 57 U-boat commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the U-boat Campaign during World War I.

In a 15-month career spanning nine war patrols, U-61 plagued allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean during the German war on Allied trade (Handelskrieg). She sank 33 Allied ships, totalling . She also damaged six merchant ships of, two auxiliary warships of and one warship of 1,020 tons (the US Navy destroyer before fleeing the fight). She went missing some time after March 23, 1918.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
2 March 1917Edvard Grieg Norway989Sunk
3 March 1917Rosborg Denmark1,877Sunk
9 March 1917Spartan Norway2,287Sunk
10 March 1917Angola Portugal4,297Sunk
13 March 1917Luciline United Kingdom3,765Damaged
13 March 1917Northwaite United Kingdom3,626Sunk
13 March 1917HMS Warner1,273Sunk
17 April 1917Aburi United Kingdom3,730Sunk
18 April 1917Castilian United Kingdom1,923Sunk
21 April 1917Skjold Norway1,592Sunk
21 April 1917Telena United Kingdom4,778Sunk
23 April 1917Calluna Denmark1,405Sunk
23 April 1917Lena United Kingdom2,463Sunk
24 April 1917Metropolis Norway1,811Sunk
24 April 1917Thirlby United Kingdom2,009Damaged
30 April 1917Jarstein Norway198Sunk
9 June 1917Ada Sweden2,370Sunk
9 June 1917Dana Denmark1,590Sunk
10 June 1917Betty2,683Sunk
10 June 1917Ribera United Kingdom3,511Sunk
14 June 1917Widwud299Damaged
16 June 1917Fallodon United Kingdom3,012Damaged
17 June 1917Raloo United Kingdom1,012Sunk
19 June 1917Batoum United Kingdom4,054Sunk
20 June 1917Nitonian United Kingdom6,381Damaged
28 July 1917Comanchee United Kingdom5,588Damaged
2 August 1917Libia France2,416Sunk
4 August 1917Countess Of Mar United Kingdom2,234Sunk
5 August 1917Sauternes France902Sunk
5 August 1917Campo Libre Spain50Sunk
6 August 1917Campana United States3,675Sunk
6 August 1917Jeanne Et Genevieve695Damaged
7 August 1917Trento3,276Sunk
29 September 1917Elmsgarth United Kingdom3,503Sunk
11 October 1917Rhodesia United Kingdom4,313Sunk
16 October 19171,020Damaged
27 December 19172,729Damaged
3 January 1918Birchwood United Kingdom2,756Sunk
5 January 1918Rose Marie United Kingdom2,220Sunk
6 January 1918Halberdier United Kingdom1,049Sunk
6 January 1918Spenser United Kingdom4,186Sunk
23 March 1918Etonian United Kingdom6,515Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
  2. u6. U 61. 1boat. 12 January 2015.

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