German submarine U-15 (1936)

	U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-15
Ordered	2 February 1935
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	250
Laid down	24 September 1935
Launched	15 February 1936
Commissioned	7 March 1936
Fate	Sunk 30 January 1940 in the North Sea at Hoofden. 25 dead
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IIB coastal submarine
Displacement	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced; 328 t (323 long tons) submerged;
Length	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a; 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a); 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels); 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged;
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 March 1936 – 1 August 1939; 1 September 1939 – 30 January 1940;
Identification codes:	M 06 991
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt; 30 September 1935 – 1 October 1937; Kptlt. Hans Cohausz; 16 May – 2 August 1936; Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Heinz Buchholz; 1 October 1937 – 26 October 1939; Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Peter Frahm; 27 October 1939 – 30 January 1940;
Operations:	5 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 25 – 30 August 1939; b. 31 August – 8 September 1939; 2nd patrol: ; a. 20 September – 8 October 1939; b. 9 October 1939; c. 6 – 7 November 1939; 3rd patrol: ; a. 14 – 18 November 1939; b. 19 November 1939; 4th patrol:; 9 – 20 January 1940; 5th patrol:; 29 – 30 January 1940;
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk ; (4,532 GRT)

German submarine U-15 was a Type IIB U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. It was commissioned on 7 March 1936, following construction at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. Its first commander was Werner von Schmidt. In its career, it completed five patrols, all while serving under the 1st U-boat Flotilla. It sank three ships.

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