U-505 IXC Patrol 15
Patrol 15
Start date: 11 June 1942
Patrol orders: Grid DB94 - to sink what was left of patrol 14
11 July 1942
Grid DB94
00:04 hours Aircraft destroyed! PB4Y-1 Liberator - took minor damages
Grid DB98
13:38 hours SS Tyndareus (Ore Carrier), 8084 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 69. Crew lost: 15
15:11 hours USS Hoel (Fletcher class), 2325 tons. Crew: 345. Crew lost: 293
12 July 1942
Grid DB95
01:06 hours SS City of Hull (Large Merchant), 10616 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 71. Crew lost: 22
Grid DB98
21:55 hours USS Fox (Clemson class), 1190 tons. Crew: 111. Crew lost: 26
22:27 hours MV Henri Desprez (Large Tanker), 9677 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 43. Crew lost: 22
16 July 1942
Grid DB98
12:20 hours Emily (Armed Tugboat), 1275 tons. Crew: 18. Crew lost
09 August 1942
Grid CG84
06:00 hours SS Empire Capulet (Empire-type Freighter), 6781 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 6
13 August 1942
Return to Lorient
64 days at sea
7 ships sunk
39948 tons
1 aircraft shot down
No casualties
Hull intergrity:92%
Career so far:
Patrols: 15
Start: 01 August 1939
Current: 13 August 1942
Days at sea: 689
87 ships sunk
489284 tons
4 aircraft destroyed
Types used: U-46 VIIB - U-109 IXB - U-505 IXC
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