SM U-19 (Germany)

	SM U-19 (first row, second from the right)
History
Germany
Name	U-19
Ordered	25 November 1910
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost	2,450,000 Goldmark
Yard number	13
Laid down	20 October 1911
Launched	10 October 1912
Commissioned	6 July 1913
Fate	Surrendered 24 November 1918.
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type U 19 submarine
Displacement	650 t (640 long tons) surfaced; 837 t (824 long tons) submerged;
Length	64.15 m (210 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Height	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.58 m (11 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × MAN 8-cylinder two stroke diesel motors with 1,700 PS (1,677 bhp; 1,250 kW); 2 × AEG double modyn with 1,200 PS (1,184 shp; 883 kW); 320 rpm submerged;
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) surfaced; 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) submerged;
Range	9,700 nmi (18,000 km; 11,200 mi) at 8 kn surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 kn submerged;
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 dingy
Complement	4 officers, 31 men
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 gun (from 1916 2 ×); 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 gun (from 1917); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun;
Service record
Part of:	III Flottille; 1 August 1914 – 19 September 1916; Baltic Flotilla; 19 September 1916 - 1 May 1917; III Flottille; 1 May 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Constantin Kolbe; 1 August 1914 – 15 March 1916; Kptlt. Raimund Weisbach; 16 March – 10 August 1916; Oblt.z.S. Johannes Spiess; 11 August 1916 – 4 July 1917; Lt.z.S. Heinrich Koch; 5 July 1917 – 15 October 1917; Oblt.z.S. Hans Albrecht Liebeskind; 25 October – 16 November 1917; Kptlt. Johannes Spiess; 17 November 1917 – 31 May 1918; Oblt.z.S. Hans Albrecht Liebeskind; 1 June – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	12 patrols
Victories:	54 merchant ships sunk ; (80,747 GRT); 4 auxiliary warships sunk ; (18,435 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (3,767 GRT); 2 auxiliary warships damaged ; (457 GRT); 1 merchant ship taken as prize ; (733 GRT);

SM U-19 was a German Type U-19 U-boat built for the Imperial German Navy. Her construction was ordered on 25 November 1910, and her keel was laid down on 20 October 1911, at the Kaiserliche Werft Danzig. She was launched on 10 October 1912, and commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 6 July 1913.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Constantin Kolbe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Raimund Weisbach". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Spiess (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Koch". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Albrecht Liebeskind". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Constantin Kolbe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Raimund Weisbach". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Spiess (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Koch". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Albrecht Liebeskind". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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