U-619
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 595) | ||
| Launched | 9 Mar 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Apr 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Makowski | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 23 Apr 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 8,723 GRT | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel on 10 Sept, 1942. Sunk on 5 Oct, 1942 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.41N, 22.58W, by 4 depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (269/N Sqdn.). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-619 - View the 1 war patrol
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1987. More on revised fates.
The attack by the British destroyer HMS Viscount on 15 Oct, 1942 in position 53.42N, 35.56W, formerly credited with the loss of this boat actually sank the U-661 intead.
Wolfpack operations
U-619 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-619 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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