U-515

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 3.7 cm AA gun
2 x 2 cm AA guns
gptkbp:beam 6.76 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Deutsche_Werft,_Hamburg
gptkbp:commanded Werner Henke
gptkbp:commissioned 21 February 1942
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 48 to 56
gptkbp:displacement 1,120 tonnes (surfaced)
1,232 tonnes (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 4.70 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk by depth charges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-515
gptkbp:launched 2 December 1941
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:locationSunk Atlantic Ocean, west of Madeira
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 18.3 knots (surfaced)
7.3 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:notableEvent Werner Henke captured after sinking
gptkbp:notableWinner 1 ship declared total loss
2 ships damaged
23 ships sunk
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 6
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 13,450 nmi at 10 knots (surfaced)
63 nmi at 4 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1942–1944
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:US_Navy_ships
9 April 1944
gptkbp:type Type IXC U-boat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Type_IXC
gptkb:Type_IXC_U-boat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6