German submarine U-19 (1935)

U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-19
Ordered:	2 February 1935
Builder:	Germaniawerft, Kiel Galați shipyard, Romania
Yard number:	549
Laid down:	20 July 1935
Launched:	21 December 1935
Commissioned:	16 January 1936
Fate:	Scuttled on 11 September 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea
General characteristics
Class and type:	IIB coastal submarine
Displacement:	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced 328 t (323 long tons) submerged
Length:	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam:	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height:	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught:	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power:	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels) 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Range:	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	80 m (260 ft)
Complement:	3 officers, 22 men
Armament:	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	Kriegsmarine: 1st U-boat Flotilla 22nd U-boat Flotilla 24th U-boat Flotilla 30th U-boat Flotilla
Identification codes:	M 23 036
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
Operations:	20; 1st patrol: 25 August–15 September 1939 2nd patrol: 27 September–1 October 1939 3rd patrol: 14–18 October 1939 4th patrol: 14–20 November 1939 5th patrol:4–12 January 1940 6th patrol: 18–28 January 1940 7th patrol: 14–26 February 1940 8th patrol: 14–23 March 1940 9th patrol: 3–23 April 1940 10th patrol: 21 January – 19 February 1943 11th patrol: 17–30 March 1943 12th patrol: 14 April–4 May 1943 13th patrol: a. 10–11 June 1943 b. 16 June – 7 July 1943 c. 8–10 July 1943 14th patrol: a. 25 July – 16 August 1943 b. 18–24 August 1943 15th patrol: 11 November – 2 December 1943 16th patrol: 22 December 1943 – 19 January 1944 17th patrol: 10 February – 7 March 1944 18th patrol: 10 April – 6 May 1944 19th patrol: 6–8 June 1944 20th patrol: a. 25 August – 7 September 1944 b. 7–10 September 1944
Victories:	14 ships sunk for a total of 35,430 GRT one warship sunk of 441 tons

German submarine U-19 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 20 July 1935, at the Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was launched on 21 December 1935, and commissioned on 16 January 1936, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Viktor Schütze.

U-19 conducted 20 patrols, sinking 15 ships totalling 35,871 gross register tons (GRT). On 1 May 1940, U-19 was withdrawn from combat duty and used for training and as a school boat. She returned to active duty in the 30th U-boat Flotilla on 1 May 1942, after having been transported overland and along the Danube to the Black Sea.

German Type IIB submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-19 had a displacement of 279 tonnes (275 long tons) when at the surface and 328 tonnes (323 long tons) while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 long tons (250 t), however. The U-boat had a total length of 42.70 m (140 ft 1 in), a pressure hull length of 28.20 m (92 ft 6 in), a beam of 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in), a height of 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in), and a draught of 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in). The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of 700 metric horsepower (510 kW; 690 shp) for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m (3 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80–150 metres (260–490 ft).