German submarine U-515

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type IXC U-boat
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
2 x 2 cm C/30 AA guns
gptkbp:beam 6.76 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Deutsche_Werft
gptkbp:casualties 16 killed
gptkbp:commander Werner Henke
gptkbp:commissioned 21 February 1942
gptkbp:complement 48
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:displacement 1,120 tonnes (surfaced)
1,232 tonnes (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 4.70 m
gptkbp:endDate 1944
gptkbp:fate Sunk by US forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-515
gptkbp:launched 2 December 1941
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:locationSunk North Atlantic, west of Madeira
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 18.3 knots (surfaced)
7.3 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Sank_USS_Block_Island_(CVE-21)
Damaged 2 ships
Sank 23 ships
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion 2 electric motors
2 MAN diesel engines
gptkbp:range 13,450 nmi at 10 knots (surfaced)
63 nmi at 4 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:startYear 1942
gptkbp:sunkBy 9 April 1944
gptkbp:survived 44 captured
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Ceramic
gptkb:SS_Ceramic_(II)
gptkb:HMS_Samphire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7