Patrol info for U-615
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Jun 1943 | La Pallice | 7 Aug 1943 | Lost | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-615
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We have 52 daily positions for the 57 days U-615 was at sea.
Departure from La Pallice on 12 Jun 1943.
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Sunk on 7 Aug 1943.
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 | ||||||||
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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