German submarine U-215
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsTemplate:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-215 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was one of six U-boats of her kind, equipped with special vertical tubes that launched the mines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her keel was laid down 15 November 1940 by Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 647. The U-boat was launched on 9 October 1941 and commissioned on 22 November with Kapitänleutnant Fritz Hoeckner in command.
DesignEdit
As one of the six German Type VIID submarines, U-215 had a displacement of Template:Convert when at the surface and Template:Convert while submerged.Template:Sfn She had a total length of Template:Convert, a pressure hull length of Template:Convert, a beam of Template:Convert, a height of Template:Convert, and a draught of Template:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 supercharged four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of Template:Convert for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Template:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Template:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Template:Convert.Template:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Template:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Template:Convert.Template:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Template:Convert at Template:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Template:Convert at Template:Convert. U-215 was fitted with five Template:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), twelve torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Template:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun, in addition to five mine tubes with fifteen SMA mines. The boat had a complement of 49.Template:Sfn
Service historyEdit
U-215 was sunk in the summer of 1942 by British warship Template:HMS while on a mission to lay mines in Boston Harbor after attacking and sinking the U.S. liberty ship Alexander Macomb, part of an allied convoy. The wreck was not discovered until 2004.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Wreck siteEdit
She now lies Template:Convert beneath the surface of the Atlantic, Template:Convert off the coast of New England and south of Nova Scotia, in Canadian territorial waters. Four of her five vertical tubes are still sealed, her hatches are still sealed with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Summary of raiding historyEdit
Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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3 July 1942 | Alexander Macomb | Template:Flag | 7,191 | Sunk |
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