U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-515


DepartureArrival / FateDays
21 Feb 1943Lorient24 Jun 1943Lorient124 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 1943U-515Werner Henke California Star8,300br
9 Apr 1943U-515Werner Henke Bamako2,357fr
30 Apr 1943U-515Werner Henke Bandar Shahpour5,236brTS-37
30 Apr 1943U-515Werner Henke Corabella5,682brTS-37
30 Apr 1943U-515Werner Henke Kota Tjandi7,295nlTS-37
30 Apr 1943U-515Werner Henke Nagina6,551brTS-37
1 May 1943U-515Werner Henke City of Singapore6,555brTS-37
1 May 1943U-515Werner Henke Clan Macpherson6,940brTS-37
1 May 1943U-515Werner Henke Mokambo4,996beTS-37
9 May 1943U-515Werner Henke Corneville4,544nw
 58,456

10 ships sunk (58,456 tons).

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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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