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Type	IIB
Ordered	2 Feb, 1935
Laid down	20 Jul, 1935	Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 549)
Launched	21 Dec, 1935
Commissioned	16 Jan, 1936	Kptlt. Viktor Schütze (Oak Leaves)
Commanders	16 Jan, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937   Kptlt. Viktor Schütze (Knights Cross) 30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Nov, 1939   Hans Meckel 2 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940   Wilhelm Müller-Arnecke 3 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940   Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross) 1 May, 1940 - 19 Jun, 1940   Wilfried Prellberg 20 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940   Peter Lohmeyer 21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Nov, 1940   Wolfgang Kaufmann 8 Nov, 1940 - 31 May, 1941   Rudolf Schendel 1 Jun, 1941 - Feb, 1942   Gerhard Litterscheid 16 Dec, 1941 - Feb, 1942   Hans-Ludwig Gaude Feb, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942   Hans-Ludwig Gaude 1 Oct, 1942 - 2 Dec, 1943   Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Gaude 3 Dec, 1943 - 6 Sep, 1944   Oblt. Willy Ohlenburg 7 Sep, 1944 - 11 Sep, 1944   Oblt. Hubert Verpoorten
Career	20 patrols	1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939  1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939  1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940  1. Flottille (front boat) 1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940  1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training) 1 Jul, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940  24. Flottille (training) 19 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1942  22. Flottille (school boat) 1 Oct, 1942 - 11 Sep, 1944  30. Flottille (front boat)
Successes	14 ships sunk for a total of 35.430 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 441 tons
Fate	Scuttled at 2230hrs on 11 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey, Black Sea in position 41.34N, 31.50E.

See the 15 ships hit by U-19 - View the 20 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

General notes on this boat

7 Feb 2008
The 3 boats, U-19, U-20 and U-23, scuttled in September 1944 off the Turkish coast have been located. They are reported to be in excellent condition.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-19 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers

Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowoñski, Jan, 1959 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 ... see more Naval books

There was another U-19 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Oct, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jul, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 19 during WWI.