| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | R-1 |
| Pennant | 92 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1917 |
| Launched | 12 Oct 1917 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jul 1918 |
| End service | 17 Sep 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned, 7 May 1931. |
Commands listed for USS R-15 (92)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.(jg) Jack Clarence Titus, USN | Oct 1940 | Nov 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. William Naylor Wylie, USN | Nov 1940 | May 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Jack Clarence Titus, USN | 1 May 1942 | 13 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. William Bismarck Thomas, USN | 13 Dec 1942 | Jul 1944 |
| 5 | Maino des Granges, USN | Jul 1944 | Apr 1945 |
| 6 | Raymond L. Pitts, USNR | 1 Apr 1945 | 17 Sep 1945 |
You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
Notable events involving R-15 include:
1 Mar 1942
USS R-15 departed Bermuda for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
5 Mar 1942
USS R-15 arrived at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Bermuda.
2 Sep 1942
USS R-15 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda via patrol station about 300 nautical miles North of Bermuda.
11 Sep 1942
USS R-15 arrived at New London, Connecticut for an overhaul.
22 Nov 1942
USS R-15 departed New London, Connecticut for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
15 Dec 1942
USS R-15 departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
20 Dec 1942
USS R-15 arrived at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
23 Feb 1943
USS R-15 departed St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for Bermuda.
27 Feb 1943
USS R-15 arrived at Bermuda from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
2 Aug 1943
USS R-15 departed Bermuda for New London, Connecticut.
7 Aug 1943
USS R-15 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
27 Dec 1943
USS R-15 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda.
31 Dec 1943
USS R-15 arrived at Bermuda from New London, Connecticut.
13 Dec 1944
USS R-15 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda.
17 Dec 1944
USS R-15 arrived at Bermuda from New London, Connecticut.
21 Feb 1945
USS R-15 arrived at Key West, Florida from Bermuda for repairs and onward routing to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
26 Feb 1945
USS R-15 departed Key West, Florida for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1 Mar 1945
USS R-15 arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from Key West, Florida.
17 Jun 1945
USS R-15 departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for Key West, Florida.
20 Jun 1945
USS R-15 arrived at Key West, Florida from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
11 Aug 1945
USS R-15 departed Key West, Florida for Port Everglades, Florida.
12 Aug 1945
USS R-15 arrived at Port Everglades, Florida from Key West, Florida.
1 Sep 1945
USS R-15 departed Port Everglades, Florida for Key West, Florida.
2 Sep 1945
USS R-15 arrived at Key West, Florida for Port Everglades, Florida.
Media links
|
|
As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.