Patrol info for U-615
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Jun 1943 | La Pallice | 7 Aug 1943 | Lost | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky |
U-615's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 46.10N01.14W, 46.57N 06.15W, 45.09N 09.42W, 44.15N 12.15W, 44.15N 13.45W, 44.15N 18.15W, 41.33N 18.06W, 40.39N 20.30W, 38.51N 22.54W, 39.45N 22.54W, 37.57N 24.06W, 37.03N 26.30W, 37.03N 30.06W, 37.57N 32.30W, 37.57N 32.30W, 37.57N 32.30W, 37.57N 32.30W, 37.03N 33.42W, 36.09N 33.42W, 34.21N 36.06W, 32.33N 38.30W, 31.39N 38.30W, 28.57N 42.06W, 27.09N 44.30W, 25.21N 47.21W, 24.27N 50.03W, 23.33N 52.45W, 11.51N 66.15W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W, 14.33N 67.09W,12.07N69.13W, 14.33N 67.09W, 11.51N 67.09W, 11.51N 67.09W, 11.51N 67.09W, 11.51N 67.09W, 11.51N 64.27W, 11.51N 64.27W, 11.51N 64.27W, 12.45N 64.27W,12.38N64.15W
We have 52 daily positions for the 57 days U-615 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-615 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1943 | U-615 | Ralph Kapitzky |  | Rosalia | 3,177 |  | nl | |
| 3,177 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,177 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #36
ms = 12.07N69.13W
We have position of the 1 ship attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-615 during this patrol
14 Jun 1943
At 21.12 hours, a group of 3 outbound boats (U-257, U-600 and U-615) was attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (547 Sqdn RAF/H, pilot P/O J.W. Hermiston) in the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft strafed U-615 and killed one of the gunners. [Bootsmaat Heinz Wilke] (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman/Rohwer)
29 Jul 1943
The beginning of one of the most dogged hunts of any U-boat in the war. First to hit the boat was the American B-18 aircraft. For the next week the boat was limping to the Atlantic but under multiple attacks (shot down one Mariner aircraft and damaged others). Finally the boat was overcome and sunk. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 363)
6 Aug 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:American Mariner (Sqdn VP-205/P-4)
The boat was lost in this massive hunt in the Caribbean. It fought bravely for days against overwhelming odd before finally being sunk.
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