Patrol info for U-515
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 21 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 24 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 124 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Werner Henke |
1WO Ltn. Heinrich Niemeyer |
2WO Oblt. Ernst Sauerberg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-515
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We have daily positions for all 124 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 21 Feb 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 24 Jun 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-515 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Unverzagt (12 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943)
Seeräuber (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-515 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke |  | California Star | 8,300 |  | br | |
| 9 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Bamako | 2,357 |  | fr | ||
| 30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Corabella | 5,682 | | br | TS-37 | |
| 30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Bandar Shahpour | 5,236 | | br | TS-37 |
| 30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Kota Tjandi | 7,295 |  | nl | TS-37 |
| 30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Nagina | 6,551 | | br | TS-37 | |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Mokambo | 4,996 |  | be | TS-37 | |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | City of Singapore | 6,555 | | br | TS-37 |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Clan Macpherson | 6,940 | | br | TS-37 |
| 9 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Corneville | 4,544 |  | nw | |
| 58,456 | ||||||||
10 ships sunk (58,456 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-515 during this patrol
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