German submarine U-515

	U-515 afire and sinking on 9 April 1944
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-515
Ordered	14 February 1940
Builder	Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Yard number	311
Laid down	8 May 1941
Launched	2 December 1941
Commissioned	21 February 1942
Fate	Sunk on 9 April 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC submarine
Displacement	1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced; 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a; 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a; 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels); 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged;
Range	13,450 nmi (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun; 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 21 February – 31 August 1942; 10th U-boat Flotilla; 1 September 1942 – 9 April 1944;
Identification codes:	M 27 488
Commanders:	Kptlt. Werner Henke; 21 February 1942 – 9 April 1944;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 15 August – 14 October 1942; 2nd patrol:; 7 November 1942 – 6 January 1943; 3rd patrol:; 21 February – 24 June 1943; 4th patrol:; 21 – 22 August 1943; 5th patrol:; a. 29 August – 12 September 1943; b. 1 – 3 November 1943; 6th patrol:; 9 November 1943 – 14 January 1944; 7th patrol:; 30 March – 9 April 1944;
Victories:	22 merchant ships sunk (140,196 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (10,850 GRT); 1 merchant ship total loss ; (4,668 GRT); 1 warship total loss ; (1,350 tons); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (6,034 GRT); 1 warship damaged ; (1,920 tons);

German submarine U-515 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was commissioned on 21 February 1942 and sunk on 9 April 1944. U-515 completed seven operational patrols and sank 23 ships, badly damaged two ships which later sank, and damaged two additional ships.

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