U-15
Type | IIB | |||||||||
| Ordered | 2 Feb, 1935 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 24 Sep, 1935 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 250) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Feb, 1936 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 7 Mar, 1936 | Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt | ||||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 1 Mar, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 4.532 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sank 30 Jan, 1940 in the North Sea at Hoofden, after being rammed in error by the German torpedo boat Iltis. 25 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
See the 3 ships hit by U-15 - View the 5 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-15 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-15 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Sep, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Jul, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 15 during WWI.