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| Vessel Name | U-215 |
| Other Names | |
| Vessel Type | German Submarine (Type VII-D) |
| Owner | German Navy |
| Length / Beam / Draft (feet) | 252' / 21' / |
| Tonnage | |
| Hull Construction | Steel |
| Propulsion | Diesel / Electric / Screw |
| Cargo | |
| Built | 1941 at Kiel, Germany |
| Date of Loss | July 3, 1942 |
| Reason for Loss | Depth charged by the armed British trawler Le Tigre after sinking the American freighter Alexander Macomb. |
| Fatalities | 48 (all hands) |
| Last Trip | |
| Wreck Location | On Georges Bank - 120 miles south of Shelburne |
| Coordinates (Lat/Lon) | 41.48N / 66.38W (per U-boat.net) |
| Coordinates (Loran C) | |
| Water Depth (feet) | 270' |
| Typical Visibility (feet) | |
| Wreck Condition | |
| Diving Considerations | |
| Other Information | The
U-215 was on a mission to lay mines in Boston Harbor. About 200
miles east of Boston, it encountered a convoy headed for Murmansk,
Russia, via Halifax. The convoy was being escorted by several British
and American warships. The U-215 torpedoed and sank the American
freighter (Liberty ship) Alexander Macomb, then was depth charged
and destroyed by the British ship Le Tigre. The exact locations
of the U-215 and Macomb wrecks were unknown for many
years. Then in the summer of 2004, the wrecks were located by a Canadian
team of researchers. For more information on the discovery of these
wrecks, see CBC
News report
For more information on the Macomb, see our Alexander Macomb data page. For more information on U-boats in New England waters, see U-Boat Facts and Legends. |
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