SM UB-19

SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-19
History
German Empire
Name:	UB-19
Ordered:	30 April 1915
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	249
Launched:	2 September 1915
Commissioned:	16 December 1915
Fate:	sunk by British Q ship, 30 November 1916
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Type UB II submarine
Displacement:	263 t (259 long tons) surfaced 292 t (287 long tons) submerged
Length:	36.13 m (118 ft 6 in) o/a 27.13 m (89 ft) pressure hull
Beam:	4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull
Draught:	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	1 × propeller shaft 2 × four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engine, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp) 2 × electric motor, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp)
Speed:	9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range:	6,650 nmi (12,320 km; 7,650 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	2 officers, 21 men
Armament:	2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes 4 × torpedoes (later 6) 1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun
Notes:	45-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy: Flandern Flotilla 1 March 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Walter Gustav Becker 17 December 1915 – 3 November 1916 Oblt.z.S. Erich Noodt 4–30 November 1916
Operations:	15 patrols
Victories:	14 merchant ship sunk (11,590 gross register tons (GRT))

SM UB-19 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 2 September 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 16 December 1915 as SM UB-19. The submarine sank 14 ships in 15 patrols for a totel of 11,558 gross register tons (GRT). UB-19 was sunk in the English Channel at 49°56′N 2°45′W / 49.933°N 2.750°W / 49.933; -2.750Coordinates: 49°56′N 2°45′W / 49.933°N 2.750°W / 49.933; -2.750 on 30 November 1916 by British Q ship HMS Penshurst (Q 7).

A German Type UB II submarine, ‘’UB-19’’ had a displacement of 263 tonnes (259 long tons) when at the surface and 292 tonnes (287 long tons) while submerged. They had a length overall of 36.13 m (118 ft 6 in), a beam of 4.54 m (14 ft 11 in), and a draught of 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in). The submarine was powered by two Daimler six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 284 metric horsepower (209 kW; 280 shp) (a total of 600 metric horsepower (440 kW; 590 shp)), two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280 metric horsepower (210 kW; 280 shp), and one propeller shaft. She had a dive time of 32 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).