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Unterseeboot 461Unterseeboot 461 (U-461) was a Type XIV U-boat ("Milchkuh") of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down December 9, 1940, by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. She was commissioned January 30, 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck in command. Bernbeck was promoted to Kapitänleutnant by April 21, 1942, when he was relieved by Korvettenkapitän Wolf-Harro Stiebler. U-461 conducted six patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat. On July 30, 1943, in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain, U-461 was sunk by Australian Sunderland aircraft. Fifteen of her crew survived; 53 were killed. See Also: List of U-boats
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