U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-515
12.08.1942 - 13.08.1942 First Sailing U-515 left Kiel under the command of Werner Henke on 12th Aug 1942 and arrived at return on 13th Aug 1942 after one day.
15.08.1942 - 14.10.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 15th Aug 1942, U-515 left Kristiansand under the command of Werner Henke and after eight and a half weeks arrived at return on 14th Oct 1942. Werner Henke hit ten ships on this patrol. On 12th Sep 1942 he fatally damaged the Dutch 4,668 ton Woensdrecht. On 12th Sep 1942 he sank the Panamanian 10,013 ton Stanvac Melbourne. On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the Panamanian 1,854 ton Nimba. On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the British 7,174 ton Ocean Vanguard. On 14th Sep 1942 he sank the British 5,415 ton Harborough. On 15th Sep 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,801 ton Sørholt. On 17th Sep 1942 he sank the American 5,607 ton Mae. On 20th Sep 1942 he sank the British 4,838 ton Reedpool. On 23rd Sep 1942 he sank the Norwegian 2,412 ton Lindvangen. On 23rd Sep 1942 he damaged the American 6,034 ton Antinous. You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the links for more information on Sørholt and Lindvangen.
07.11.1942 - 06.01.1943 Third Sailing - active patrol U-515 departed under Werner Henke from Lorient on 7th Nov 1942 and arrived at return on 6th Jan 1943 after eight and a half weeks. Werner Henke hit three ships on this patrol, two of these ships were in convoy, both of them were from convoy Torch. On 12th Nov 1942 he damaged the British 1,920 ton HMS Marne, sailing with convoy Torch. On 12th Nov 1942 he sank the British 10,850 ton HMS Hecla, a member of convoy Torch. On 7th Dec 1942 he sank the British 18,713 ton Ceramic.
21.02.1943 - 24.06.1943 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-515 left Lorient under the command of Werner Henke on 21st Feb 1943 and after seventeen and a half weeks arrived at return on 24th Jun 1943. On 29th Apr 1943 in square ET 26, U-515 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 270 Squadron. U-515 was not damaged by the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft. Werner Henke hit ten ships on this patrol, seven of these ships were in convoy, all of them from convoy TS-37. On 4th Mar 1943 he sank the British 8,300 ton California Star. On 9th Apr 1943 he sank the French 2,357 ton Bamako. On 30th Apr 1943 he sank the Dutch 7,295 ton Kota Tjandi, part of convoy TS-37. On 30th Apr 1943 he sank the British 6,551 ton Nagina, from convoy TS-37. On 30th Apr 1943 he sank the British 5,682 ton Corabella, sailing with convoy TS-37. On 30th Apr 1943 he sank the British 5,236 ton Bandar Shapour, a member of convoy TS-37. On 1st May 1943 he sank the Belgian 4,996 ton Mokambo, part of convoy TS-37. On 1st May 1943 he sank the British 6,555 ton City of Singapore, from convoy TS-37. On 1st May 1943 he sank the British 6,940 ton Clan Macpherson, sailing with convoy TS-37. On 9th May 1943 he sank the Norwegian 4,544 ton Corneville. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Corneville.
21.08.1943 - 22.08.1943 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 21st Aug 1943, U-515 left Lorient under the command of Werner Henke and arrived at return on 22nd Aug 1943 after one day.
29.08.1943 - 12.09.1943 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-515 departed under Werner Henke from Lorient on 29th Aug 1943 and after two weeks arrived at return on 12th Sep 1943.
01.11.1943 - 03.11.1943 Seventh Sailing U-515 left Lorient under the command of Werner Henke on 1st Nov 1943 and arrived at return on 3rd Nov 1943 after two days.
09.11.1943 - 14.01.1944 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 9th Nov 1943, U-515 left St. Nazaire under the command of Werner Henke and after nine and a half weeks arrived at return on 14th Jan 1944. Werner Henke hit four ships on this patrol, one was from convoy MKS-30. On 18th Nov 1943 he fatally damaged the British 1,350 ton HMS Chanticleer, a member of convoy MKS-30. On 17th Dec 1943 he sank the British 5,080 ton Kingswood. On 20th Dec 1943 he sank the British 7,406 ton Phemius. On 24th Dec 1943 he sank the British 8,427 ton HMS Dumana.
30.03.1944 - 09.04.1944 Ninth Sailing U-515 departed under Werner Henke from Lorient on 30th Mar 1944 and arrived at return on 9th Apr 1944 after one and a half weeks.

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