Unterseeboot 19 (1936)
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| U-19 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Type | IIB |
| Fieldpost number | M 23 036 |
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 549 |
| Ordered | February 2, 1935 |
| Laid down | July 20, 1935 |
| Launched | December 21, 1935 |
| Commissioned | January 16, 1936 |
| Career | |
| Patrols | 20 |
| Flotillas | 1. Unterseebootsflottille 22. Unterseebootsflottille 24. Unterseebootsflottille 30. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Commanders | Viktor Schütze Hans Meckel Wilhelm Müller-Arnecke Joachim Schepke Wilfried Prellberg Peter Lohmeyer Wolfgang Kaufmann Rudolf Schendel Gerhard Litterscheid Hans-Ludwig Gaude Willy Ohlenburg Hubert Verpoorten |
| Successes | |
| 14 ships sunk for a total of 35.430 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 441 tons |
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| Fate | |
| Scuttled September 11, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea. | |
Unterseeboot 19 (U-19) was a Type IIB German U-boat that was in use during World War II. Her keel was laid down on July 20, 1935 at the Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was launched on December 21, 1935, and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on January 16, 1936, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Viktor Schütze.
U-19 conducted 20 patrols, sinking 15 ships totalling 35,871 tons. On May 1, 1940, U-19 was withdrawn from combat duty and used for training and as a school boat. On May 1, 1942, she returned to active duty.
[edit] Fate
On September 10, 1944, she was scuttled in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey. U-19 suffered no casualties to any of her crews.
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