Shanduko yakapedzwa musi wa 30 Kurume 1940, panguva chaiyo yekuti ngarava ishandiswe neHome Fleet senzira yekutakura mauto panguva yeNorway Campaign. Yakatakura mauto eBritain kuenda kuNarvik mukupera kwaApril ndokuperekedza kubviswa
konvo kubva kuHarstad musi wa4 June. "Vindictive" yakaendeswa kuSouth Atlantic gare gare mugore uye yakaramba iripo kusvikira pakupera kwa1942, apo yakarayirwa kuchamhembe. Pausiku hwaNovember 12, akarwiswa kumadokero kweGibraltar neShipwreck, asi akakwanisa kunzvenga torpedoes. "U-515" yakanyudza muparadzi aiperekedza uye yakaputika kumashure kweimwe yevanoparadza,. Akaramba ari muMediterranean Fleet kusvikira muna 1944, paakadanwa kuti atsigire ngarava dzaiita basa reOperation Overlord.