Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-615

Type VIIC submarine

Displacement
757 long tons (769 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-61526 March 1942 — 7 August 1943499 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-615
Builder
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Ordered
15 August 1940
Laid down
20 May 1941
Launched
8 February 1942
Commissioned
26 March 1942
Fate
Sunk in the Caribbean Sea on 7 August 1943 (1943)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draught
4.74 m (15.6 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Range
13,700 nmi (25,372 km)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-615 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Blohm & Voss, Hamburg laid her keel on 20 May 1941. Launched on 8 February 1942, she entered service on 26 March 1942.

She was one of 612 ships of her class. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 499 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 7 August 1943, at 12°38′N 64°15′W. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 3200 PS surfaced
  • 750 PS submerged
Armament
  • 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources