U-419
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Nov 1941 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 120) | ||||||||
| Launched | 22 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Nov 1942 | Oblt. Dietrich Giersberg | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| 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 | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-419 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 8 Oct 1943)
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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