SM U-19 (Germany)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-19.

SM U-19 (first row, second from the right)
History
Germany
NameU-19
Ordered25 November 1910
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost2,450,000 Goldmark
Yard number13
Laid down20 October 1911
Launched10 October 1912
Commissioned6 July 1913
FateSurrendered 24 November 1918.
General characteristics
Class and typeGerman Type U 19 submarine
Displacement
  • 650 t (640 long tons) surfaced
  • 837 t (824 long tons) submerged
Length64.15 m (210 ft 6 in)
Beam6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Height7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught3.58 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 depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 dingy
Complement4 officers, 31 men
Armament
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]
  • 1 August 1914 – 15 March 1916
  • Kptlt. Raimund Weisbach[2]
  • 16 March – 10 August 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Spiess[3]
  • 11 August 1916 – 4 July 1917
  • Lt.z.S. Heinrich Koch[4]
  • 5 July 1917 – 15 October 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Albrecht Liebeskind[5]
  • 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.

  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.