The Incredible Story of U-615 in the Caribbean

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[jimcaufman]

My father was the Chief Machinist Mate of the Walker during this action. The Walker arrived in the Pacific just in time for the Maranians turkey shoot. After the war my dad was reassigned to another ship and retired on December 7, 1949. thank you for making this video.

[MrKen-wydk]

I worked at Todd Shipyards Galveston, TX in the summers of 1968 and 1969 for college money at University of Houston. Old timers at Todd told me of the ships that made it back from being torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico and their repair. The same drydocks that held those ships were still in service in my time at Todd.

[billt]

Somewhere in amongst those sunken oilers was an interesting story from a deckhand who was sunk twice before being rescued once. He was fairly new to the merchant marine but sharp enough to sleep with his life jacket on. When the ship suddenly heaved, He knew exactly what had happened and got topside in time to be swept over the side.
The water was covered in oil, And he swallowed some making him violently ill. Another freighter began picking up surivers and was itself torpedoed, This time Catching Fire. Again, He had to take to the sea, And was horribly burned getting there this time. A third ship coming the other way Was picking up survivors. It too was damaged but not sunk before they could get the man out of the water. It was quite a challenge because the men were oil covered and kept slipping out of the loop, But this man held the loop tight despite it biting through the burn on his back and was hauled up onto the deck. The ship immediately struck out for mobile Is Alabama and was able to outrun the submarine, Who was by then, being harassed by allied armed forces.

[ChrisLove]

Jesus Christ what a story. If 615’s gunners were on the Bismarck she might’ve survived the war. Even though they were our enemies you have to acknowledge the bravery and heroism, an incredible story of the human experience in extreme circumstances

[SB-cfxt]

thank you for telling the story of a great commander, Ralph Kapitsky, thank you .

[gordonbennet]

Fantastic vid. Excellent narration. Excellent detail. Added bonus ... no stupid background music.

[jonvicsison]

What a truly gripping and detailed account of action and bravery! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!

[pseudonym]

And all this at an age at which I merely dared to ride on public transport alone...
May all the poor souls who have been betrayed of their lives so very early rest in peace...😢

[thatguy]

More U boat stories, please, kind sir

[a-a-ronbrowser]

What a fight! The last victim gave me a chuckle. Great story telling.

[sureshroopnarine]

I sincerely wish to thank you for this historic event. I am from trinidad. I would enjoy more clips of the caribbean. .their was a battle between Spain and England for trinidad. But that was in the 15th century

[asullivan]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Orator presented the documentary very well. Class A research project. Quite a game of hide and seek hunting 615.

[tyfrench-zjsq]

That was an incredible u boat to be able to stay floating as long as it did.

[thatguy]

You’re really doing a great job for us who love WW2

[ramamurtipaluri]

Having lived in Trinidad for decades and not far away from Cheguramas I relate well with the story with interest. I also visited military museum there.

[rcdogmanduh]

Dad was a radioman on a Martin PBM 5 IN VP-215 late in the war. His area was central Florida to the Carolinas. His description, fly to the last known position of a sub drop bouys to track the sub and fly away as fast a you could. Plane was so heavy from extra fuel tanks they felt a sub could surface and shoot them down before they could get out of range! Not a lot of love for the Martin!

[denisiwaszczuk]

Great story . great shooting. Thanks for sharing this story

[MWM-djdn]

Many greetings, respect and appreciation for your wonderful channel, which is full of useful and accurate information. Thank you for all the nice words for your amazing efforts. Thanks for the Arabic translation. I wish you success and goodness

[waynedavis]

U615's wild run would make a great movie!

[kennedysingh]

Watched from Old Harour, Jamaica.Reed about U-615 in G.T.M. Kelshall's book The U-Boat War In The Caribbean, capture 'The Greatest Battle'. I even wrote Mr. Kelshell a letter and he informed me that his book was doing well in the US and Europe but sadly, West Indians are not interested in his book. I do research on US bases in Jamaica and too find not too many people are interested.