User:AntiCompositeNumber/sandbox/German submarine U-1015

U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical to U-1015.
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-1015
Ordered23 March 1942
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number215
Laid down5 April 1943
Launched7 February 1944
Commissioned23 March 1944
FateSank, 19 May 1944
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement
  • 757 long tons (769 t) surfaced
  • 857 long tons (871 t) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 250 m (820 ft)
  • Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44-52 officers & ratings
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans-Heinz Boos[1]
  • 23 March 1944 – 19 May 1944
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

German submarine U-1015 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 23 March 1942, and was laid down on 5 April 1943, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 215. She was launched on 7 February 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Heinz Boos on 23 March 1944.[2]

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Heinz Boos". German U-boats of WWII — uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-1015". German U-boats of WWII — uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2016.