U-1015
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Apr, 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 215) | ||
| Launched | 7 Feb, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Mar, 1944 | Oblt. Hans-Heinz Boos | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 23 Mar, 1944 - 19 May, 1944 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 19 May 1944 in the Baltic Sea west of Pillau, in position 55.09N, 19.11E, after collision with U-1014. 36 dead and 14 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1015 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |