The U-861 is a large oceanic German submarine of the type IXD2 of the Second World War . The order for the construction of a submarine was given on June 5, 1941 . The boat was laid on July 15, 1942 at the shipyard of AG Weser in Bremen under construction number 1067, launched on April 29, 1943, was put into operation on September 2, 1943 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Jürgen Esten .
| U-861 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Third Reich |
| Home port | Kiel , Penang , Singapore , Surabaya |
| Launching | April 29, 1943 |
| Removed from the fleet | May 6, 1945 |
| Current status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | Ocean Cruising DPL |
| Project designation | type IXD2 |
| Speed (surface) | 19.2 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 6.9 knots |
| Extreme depth of immersion | 230 meters |
| Autonomy of swimming | 23,700 miles at 12 knots 57 miles on 4 knots under water |
| Crew | 65 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 1,616 t |
| Underwater displacement | 2 150 t |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 87.60 m |
| Case width naib. | 7.50 m |
| Height | 10.2 m |
| Average draft (on KVL) | 5.4 m |
| Power point | |
| Electric diesel, diesel engines 2 x 2 200 l. with. Electric motors 2 x 500 hp | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 x 10,5 cm L / 45, 150 shells |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 TA caliber 533 mm, 24 torpedoes or 48 TMA mines |
| Air defense | 1 x 3.7 cm Flak, 1 x 2 cm Flak |
Flotilla
- September 2, 1943 - March 31, 1944 4th Flotilla (training)
- April 1 - September 30, 1944 12th Flotilla
- October 1, 1944 - May 6, 1945 33rd Flotilla
Combat Service
The boat made 2 combat trips, sank 3 vessels with a total displacement of 20,311 grt , sank one auxiliary warship (1,737 grt), damaged one ship (8,139 grt). It was decommissioned on May 6, 1945 in Trondheim , Norway . May 29 transferred to Lysahalli, Northern Ireland. It was sunk on December 31, 1945 during Operation Dedlite in the area with coordinates of
Links
Literature
- Taras A.Ye. The Second World War at Sea. - Mn. : Harvest , 2003. - 640 p. - (Military history library). - ISBN 985-13-1707-1 .
- Pillar L. Underwater war. Chronicle of sea battles. 1939-1945 = Léonce Peillard. Geschichte des U-Bootkrieges 1939-1945. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2007. - 412 p. - (Behind the front line. Military history). - ISBN 978-5-9524-2994-9 .
- Dönitz, K. Ten years and twenty days. Memories of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces of Germany. 1935-1945 = Ten years and twenty days. Memories. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2004. - 495 p. - ISBN 5-9524-1356-0 .
- Bishop K. Submarines crigsmarine. 1939-1945. Handbook of fleets = Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-1945. - M .: Eksmo , 2007. - 192 p. - (Military equipment of the III Reich). - ISBN 978-5-699-22106-6 .
- Rover Y. Submarines carrying death. Victories of the submarines of the countries of the Hitler Axis = Jürgen Rohwer. Axis submarine successes 1939-1945. - M .: CJSC Publishing house Tsentrpoligraf, 2004. - 416 p. - 2000 copies - ISBN 5-9524-1237-8 .