Ordered 14 Feb 1940
Laid down 8 May 1941 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 311)
Launched 2 Dec 1941
Commissioned 21 Feb 42 Oblt. Werner Henke (Oak Leaves)
Commanders
21 Feb 1942 - 9 Apr 1944 Kptlt. Werner Henke (Knights Cross)
Career
7 patrols
21 Feb 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flotille (training)
1 Sep 1942 - 9 Apr 1944 10. Flotille (active service)
Successes U-515 had 21 ships sunk for a total of 131,769 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 19,277 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6,034 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,920 tons
1 ship a total loss for a total of 4,668 GRT
1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,350 tons
Fate: Sunk at 1510 hrs on 9 April, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic north of Madeira, Portugal, in position 34º35”N 19º18”W, by rockets from 4 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-58) of the US escort carrier USS Guadalcanal and depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Pope, USS Pillsbury, USS Chatelain and USS Flaherty.
16 Dead
44 Survivors.
In the south Atlantic U-515 had 17 ships sunk for a total of 144,338 DWT.
MAE - REEDPOOL - BANDAR SHAHPOUR - CORABELLA - KOTA TJANDI - NAGINA - CITY OF SINGAPORE- MOKAMBO - CLAN MACPHERSON - CORNEVILLE- KINGSWOOD - PHEMIUS - BAMAKO - DUMANA - ANTINOUS - LINDVANGEN - HARBOROUGH
MAE
REEDPOOL
BANDAR SHAHPOUR
CORABELLA
KOTA TJANDI
NAGINA
CITY OF SINGAPORE
MOKAMBO
CLAN MACPHERSON
CORNEVILLE
KINGSWOOD
PHEMIUS
BAMAKO
DUMANA
ANTINOUS
LINDVANGEN
HARBOROUGH
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