German submarine U-3515
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-3515 |
Ordered | 6 November 1943 |
Builder | Danzig |
Yard number | 1660 |
Laid down | 27 August 1944 |
Launched | 4 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 14 December 1944 |
Fate | Surrendered on 9 May 1945 |
Soviet Union | |
Name | B-30 |
Commissioned | 13 February 1946 |
Stricken | 25 September 1959 |
Fate | Broken up for scrap on either 30 November 1959 or 5 February 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type XXI submarine |
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Height | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 280 m (920 ft) |
Complement | 57–60 crewmen |
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Service record (Kriegsmarine) | |
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Identification codes: | M 49 612 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarine U-3515 was a
Design
Like all
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
Service history
On 9 May 1945, U-3515 surrendered at
Post war service
The Tripartite Naval Commission allocated U-3515 to the Soviet Union in November 1945. On 2 February 1946, she arrived in Libau, Latvia, as British N-class N30, after having been kept in the United Kingdom. On 13 February 1946, the Soviet Navy renamed her N-27, and a Soviet crew was assigned to the submarine on 15 February 1946. Her commander from May 1946 to November 1947 was future Soviet admiral Vladimir Konovalov. She was allocated to the 1st Submarine Division of the 1st Submarine Brigade, Baltic Fleet, and was renamed B-30 (designated as a Б – (B) large type submarine) on 9 June 1949.[2][4]
Sources give conflicting information for the rest of its career. According to one, it was sent to the reserve fleet on 29 December 1955. B-30 was redesignated on 18 January 1956, as a floating submarine battery recharging station PZS-35. Redesignated as
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Fedor Kuscher". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3515". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, p. 85.
- ^ a b Nikolayev, A. S. "U-3515, N-27, B-27, Bsh-28, UTS-3". Russian Submarine Fleet – Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3515". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 April 2016.