Unterseeboot 15 (1936)

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Career (Nazi Germany)

Name:	U-15
Ordered:	February 2, 1935
Builder:	Deutsche Werke, Kiel, yard 250
Laid down:	September 24, 1935
Launched:	February 15, 1936
Commissioned:	March 7, 1936
Fate:	Sunk January 30, 1940 in the North Sea at Hoofden. 25 dead.
Class and type:	Type II U-boat

Service record
Part of	Kriegsmarine: 1. Unterseebootsflottille
Identification codes	M 06 991
Commanders	Werner von Schmidt Hans Cohausz Heinz Buchholz Peter Frahm
Operations	5
Victories	3 ships sunk for a total of 4.532 gross register tons (GRT)

Unterseeboot 15 (also known as U-15) was a German IIB U-boat which was commissioned in March 7, 1936 following construction at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. Its first commander was Werner von Schmidt. In its career, it completed 5 patrols, all serving under 1. Unterseebootflottille. It sank 3 ships.

[edit] Fate

On January 30, 1940, U-15 was sunk in the North Sea at Hoofden, after being rammed by accident by the German torpedo boat Iltis. There were 25 dead and no survivors.