German submarine U-461
Service
- as U-46130 January 1942 — 30 July 1943546 days of the war
- Name
- U-461
- Builder
- Deutsche Werke, Kiel
- Ordered
- 14 May 1940
- Laid down
- 9 December 1940
- Launched
- 8 November 1941
- Commissioned
- 30 January 1942
- Fate
- Sunk on 30 July 1943 (1943)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,901 long tons (1,932 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Draught
- 6.51 m (21.4 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Range
- 12,350 nmi (22,872 km)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
U-461 was a submarine of the Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker in service with the Kriegsmarine. Deutsche Werke, Kiel laid her keel on 9 December 1940. She entered service on 30 January 1942, having been launched on 8 November 1941.
She was one of ten ships of her class.
The boat displaced 1,661 long tons surfaced and 1,901 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 9.3 m (31 ft). Her designed speed was 14.9 knots, and she carried a complement of 53.
Her main battery was two 37 mm (1.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 546 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 30 July 1943, at 45°33′N 10°48′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns
- 1 × 2 cm C/30 AA gun
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-461 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Unknown author — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons