U-3061
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type XXI-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Yard Number | 1220 |
Slip/Drydock Number | IV |
Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 |
Laid Down | 24 Feb 1945 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseU-3061 was a Type XXI submarine ordered by the German Navy in Nov 1943. The Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau (Deschimag) shipyard in Bremen, Germany began building this boat in early 1945. Less than a month later, the boat was damaged by an Allied air raid on 11 Mar 1945. After the war, she was broken up on the building slips.
ww2dbaseSource: uboat.net
Last Major Revision: Jan 2020
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U-3061 Operational Timeline
6 Nov 1943 | German Navy ordered the construction of submarine U-3061. |
24 Feb 1945 | The keel of U-3061 was laid down on Building Ways IV at the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen, Germany. |
11 Mar 1945 | U-3061, still under construction, was damaged during an Allied air raid on Bremen, Germany. |
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Thomas Dodd, late 1945