U-3061

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType XXI-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number1220
Slip/Drydock NumberIV
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid Down24 Feb 1945

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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.

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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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