German submarine U-161 (1941)
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German submarine U-161 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. The keel for this boat was laid down on 23 March 1940 at the Deutsche Schiff und maschinenbau AG, Bremen yard as yard number 700. She was launched on 1 March 1941 and commissioned on 8 July under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knight's Cross).
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Name | U-161 |
Ordered | 25 September 1939 |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff und maschinenbau AG, Bremen |
Yard number | 700 |
Laid down | 23 March 1940 |
Launched | 1 March 1941 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 27 September 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type IXC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 46 894 |
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The U-boat's service began with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla. She then moved to the 10th flotilla on 1 January 1942 for operations. She sank 12 ships, totalling 60,107 gross register tons (GRT); one warship of 1,130 tons and damaged five others, for 35,672 GRT. She also damaged one warship (5,450 tons) and caused one merchant vessel to be declared a total loss (3,305 GRT).
She was sunk by an American aircraft on 27 September 1943.