German submarine U-615

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German submarine U-615 moving slowly on the surface of the Caribbean Sea, on 6 August 1943
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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.[2]

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,[3] in position Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., 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

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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[4]
11 October 1942 El Lago File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 4,221 Sunk
23 October 1942 Empire Star File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 12,656 Sunk
11 April 1943 Edward B. Dudley File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 7,177 Sunk
28 July 1943 Rosalia File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3,177 Sunk

References

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External links

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