German submarine U-415

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-415
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	Danziger Werft, Danzig
Yard number	116
Laid down	12 July 1941
Launched	9 May 1942
Commissioned	5 August 1942
Fate	Sunk by a mine on 14 July 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
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	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of	8th U-boat Flotilla; 5 August 1942 – 28 February 1943; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 March 1943 – 14 July 1944;
Identification codes	M 50 314
Commanders	Kptlt. Kurt Neide; 5 August 1942 – 16 April 1944; Oblt.z.S. Herbert A. Werner; 17 April – 14 July 1944;
Operations	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 7 March – 5 May 1943; 2nd patrol:; 12 June – 8 September 1943; 3rd patrol:; 27 October – 2 November 1943; 4th patrol:; 21 November 1943 – 6 January 1944; 5th patrol:; 2 – 31 March 1944; 6th patrol:; 6 – 8 June 1944; 7th patrol:; 11 – 13 July 1944;
Victories	1 merchant ship sunk ; (4,917 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (1,340 tons); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (5,486 GRT);

German submarine U-415 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.