German submarine U-15 (1936)
| 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[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | IIB |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced 279 Tons Submerged 329 Tons |
| Length | 42.7m (140.2Ft) |
| Beam | 4.1m (13.5Ft) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced:13 Knots Submerged:7 Knots |
| Endurance | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced 1,800 Miles at 12 Knots Submerged 43 Miles at 4 Knots |
| Crew | 25 |
| Armament | Three fore torpedo tubes with 6 x 21 inch Torpedos and 1 x 20mm AA gun on fore-deck |
| Service record | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kriegsmarine: 1st U-boat Flotilla |
| Identification codes: | M 06 991 |
| Commanders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Werner von Schmidt Hans Cohausz Heinz Buchholz Peter Frahm |
| Operations: | Five |
| Victories: | Three ships sunk for a total of 4,532 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
The 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.
Fate
On 30 January 1940, U-15 was sunk in the North Sea at Hoofden, after being rammed by accident by the German torpedo boat Iltis. 25 men died, there were no survivors.[1]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1939 | Goodwood |  United Kingdom |
2,796 | Sunk |
| 21 September 1939 | Orsa | United Kingdom |
1,478 | Sunk |
| 28 December 1939 | Resercho | United Kingdom |
258 | Sunk |
References
- ^ a b Kemp 1997, p. 63
- ^ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u15/html
- Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997. p. 63. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3
- uboat.net webpage about U-15
- ubootwaffe.net webpage about U-15
See also
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