U-419
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Nov, 1941 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 120) | ||
| Launched | 22 Aug, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Nov, 1942 | Oblt. Dietrich Giersberg | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 18 Nov, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 8 Oct, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 56.31N, 27.05W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/R). 48 dead and 1 survivor | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-419 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 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 |