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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-611Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 42 501
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number587
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid22nd Apr 1941
Launched8th Jan 1942
Commissioned26th Feb 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.42 - 09.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.42 - 12.423.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
02.42 - 12.42KL Nikolaus von Jacobs

Operations information for U-611
01.10.1942 - 08.10.1942
First Sailing
U-611 left Kiel under the command of Nikolaus von Jacobs on 1st Oct 1942 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 8th Oct 1942 after one week.
04.11.1942 - 08.12.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Nov 1942, U-611 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Nikolaus von Jacobs. U-611 was sunk on 8th Dec 1942.

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