Patrol info for U-515
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 21 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 24 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 124 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Werner Henke |
1WO Ltn. Heinrich Niemeyer |
2WO Oblt. Ernst Sauerberg |
U-515's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,45.09N09.42W,44.15N12.15W,43.21N15.15W,41.33N14.30W,42.27N18.06W,42.27N20.30W,42.27N24.06W,42.27N28.54W,42.27N32.30W,42.32N37.20W,42.27N38.30W,41.33N37.18W,42.27N37.18W,41.33N38.30W,42.27N37.18W,41.33N37.18W,38.51N38.30W,36.09N39.42W,37.03N39.42W,37.57N36.06W,40.39N31.18W,39.45N27.42W,38.51N22.54W,37.57N19.18W,37.57N18.06W,36.09N19.18W,35.15N21.42W,33.27N21.42W,32.33N21.42W,32.33N22.54W,33.27N21.42W,31.39N20.30W,28.03N18.06W,27.09N14.30W,24.27N17.39W,21.45N18.33W,20.51N18.33W,23.33N20.21W,24.27N21.15W,20.51N21.15W,18.09N20.21W,16.21N18.33W,14.33N17.39W,14.33N17.39W,14.33N17.39W,14.57N17.15W,12.45N17.39W,14.33N17.39W,13.39N18.33W,13.39N18.33W,10.57N17.39W,09.09N14.57W,07.21N14.03W,04.39N14.03W,03.45N14.57W,02.51N16.45W,01.03N18.33W,00.09N21.15W,00.45S19.27W,00.09N17.39W,01.03N15.51W,04.39N16.45W,05.33N17.39W,07.21N15.51W,07.21N14.03W,08.15N14.57W,07.15N13.49W,07.58N14.14W,06.27N15.51W,05.33N14.57W,05.33N13.09W,06.27N11.21W,05.33N10.27W,04.39N07.45W,04.39N05.03W,04.50N01.10W,05.33N00.21E,04.39N00.33W,03.45N01.15E,04.39N00.33W,04.39N01.27W,02.51N03.15W,01.57N04.09W,01.03N07.45W,01.03N11.21W,01.03N15.51W,01.03N19.27W,02.51N23.03W,02.51N23.57W,02.51N23.57W,02.51N23.03W,04.39N20.21W,05.33N16.45W,07.21N14.57W,07.21N13.09W,06.27N11.21W,06.27N12.15W,07.21N14.03W,06.27N12.15W,06.27N11.21W, 05.33N 10.27W, 05.33N 09.33W, 04.39N 07.45W, 04.39N 09.33W, 05.33N 10.27W, 06.27N 13.09W, 07.21N 14.57W, 09.09N 18.33W, 12.45N 21.15W, 15.27N 22.09W, 19.03N 23.03W, 21.45N 23.03W, 25.21N 23.03W, 27.09N 22.54W, 31.39N 22.54W, 34.21N 21.42W, 36.09N 20.30W, 38.51N 15.42W, 40.39N 13.18W, 43.21N 09.42W, 46.03N 04.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 124 days on this patrol.
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 | | Bandar Shahpour | 5,236 | | br | TS-37 |
| 30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Corabella | 5,682 | | 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 | City of Singapore | 6,555 | | br | TS-37 | |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Clan Macpherson | 6,940 | | br | TS-37 |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Mokambo | 4,996 |  | be | TS-37 | |
| 9 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Corneville | 4,544 |  | nw | |
| 58,456 | ||||||||
10 ships sunk (58,456 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #47
ms = 42.32N37.20W,14.57N17.15W,07.15N13.49W,07.19N13.50W,07.55N14.16W,07.58N14.14W,04.50N01.10W
We have 7 positions of the 10 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-515 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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