Английская Википедия:German submarine U-615
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German submarine U-615 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) for service during World War II.[1]
Commissioned on 26 March 1942, and commanded by Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky, she was depth charged and sunk in the Caribbean Sea, north of Porlamar on 7 August 1943,[2] in position Шаблон:Coord, by US 6 Mariner and 1 Ventura aircraft. It was the largest aircraft hunt ever mounted for a single U-boat. Of her crew 4 (including her captain) were killed, and 43 survived.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-615 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-615 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Wolfpacks
U-615 took part in 10 wolfpacks, namely:
- Pfeil (12 – 22 September 1942)
- Blitz (22 – 26 September 1942)
- Tiger (26 – 30 September 1942)
- Wotan (5 – 19 October 1942)
- Draufgänger (1 – 11 December 1942)
- Ungestüm (11 – 30 December 1942)
- Burggraf (25 February – 5 March 1943)
- Raubgraf (7 – 20 March 1943)
- Seewolf (24 – 30 March 1943)
- Adler (7 – 13 April 1943)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 1942 | El Lago | Шаблон:Flag | 4,221 | Sunk |
| 23 October 1942 | Empire Star | Шаблон:Flag | 12,656 | Sunk |
| 11 April 1943 | Edward B. Dudley | Шаблон:Flag | 7,177 | Sunk |
| 28 July 1943 | Rosalia | Шаблон:Flag | 3,177 | Sunk |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:August 1943 shipwrecks
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