U 15 (Navy)
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U 15 (Kriegsmarine) ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
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| Type : | II B |
| Field Post Number : | M 06 991 |
| Shipyard: | German works , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | February 2, 1935 |
| Build number: | 250 |
| Keel laying: | September 24, 1935 |
| Launch: | February 15, 1936 |
| Commissioning: | March 7, 1936 |
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| Calls: | 5 patrols |
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3 ships (4,532 GRT ) |
| Whereabouts: | sunk on January 30, 1940 after a collision |
U 15 was a German submarine of type II B , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The building contract for the boat was awarded to Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel on February 2, 1935 . The keel was laid on September 24, 1935, the launch on February 15, 1936, and the commissioning under Lieutenant Werner von Schmidt on March 7, 1936.
After commissioning, the boat belonged to the U-Flotilla "Weddigen" in Kiel until December 31, 1939 as a combat or front boat . When the U-Flotilla was reorganized on January 1, 1940, the 1st U-Flotilla came into being . It remained there until it was destroyed on January 30, 1940.
U 15 undertook five patrols on which three ships with a total tonnage of 4,532 GRT were sunk.
Mission history
First patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on August 31, 1939 at 2:30 p.m. and returned there on September 8, 1939 at 1:30 a.m. As a result of this nine-day mine-laying operation off Flamborough Head , in which U 15 laid nine sea mines , two ships were sunk.
- September 10, 1939: The British steamer Goodwood (2,796 GRT ) is sunk by a mine hit . He was carrying coal and was on his way from Flamborough Head across the Tyne to Bayonne . There was one dead and 23 survivors.
- October 21, 1939: The British steamer Orsa (1,478 GRT) is sunk by a mine hit. He had loaded 2,100 tons of coal and was on the way from the Tyne to Bordeaux . There were eleven dead and three survivors.
Second patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on September 20, 1939 at 2:15 p.m. and returned there on October 8, 1939 at 1:40 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 19-day expedition into the North Sea .
On October 9, 1939, the boat moved from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel in the shipyard; on November 6, 1939 it moved back to Wilhelmshaven.
Third patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on November 14, 1939 at 1:00 p.m. and returned there on November 18, 1939 at 11:50 a.m. On this five-day mining operation off Lowestoft , nine mines were laid, on which a ship ran aground and sank.
- December 28, 1939: The British fish liner Resercho (258 GRT) is sunk by a mine hit. He came from Lowestoft and was on his way to fishing in the North Sea .
Fourth patrol
The boat left Kiel on January 9, 1940 at 1:22 p.m. and entered Wilhelmshaven on January 20, 1940 at 1:00 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this twelve-day, 1,001 nm above and 161 nm underwater expedition in the North Sea.
Fifth patrol and whereabouts
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on January 29, 1940 at 10:15 a.m. On January 30, 1940 collided U 15 in the North Sea in position 54 ° 24 ' N , 7 ° 50' O with the German torpedo boat Iltis fell and. All 25 crew members were killed.
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