German submarine U-515
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German submarine U-515 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was commissioned on 21 February 1942 and sunk on 9 April 1944. U-515 completed se
U-515 afire and sinking on 9 April 1944
U-515 sinking
SS Ceramic
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SS Ceramic was an ocean liner built in Belfast for White Star Line in 1912–13 and operated on the Liverpool – Australia route. Ceramic was the largest ship serving the route until P&O introduced RMS M
German submarine U-515
…by a British destroyer (probably HMS Venomous). While sailing through the mid-Atlantic on 6 December, the U-boat spotted and sank the passenger ship Ceramic. U-515 patrolled the Azores for about a week, then returned to Lorient on 5 or 6 January 1943. Minor repairs were carried out, and on 21 February 1943…
Ceramic
Model at the South African Maritime Museum
The light cruiser HMS Enterprise received Ceramic's distress signal