SM UB-19

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

SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-19
History
German Empire
NameUB-19
Ordered30 April 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Yard number249[1]
Launched2 September 1915[1]
Commissioned16 December 1915[1]
FateSunk by British Q ship, 30 November 1916
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB II submarine
Displacement
  • 263 t (259 long tons) surfaced
  • 292 t (287 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
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 depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement2 officers, 21 men
Armament
Notes45-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 1 March – 30 November 1916
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Walter Gustav Becker[3]
  • 17 December 1915 – 3 November 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Erich Noodt[4]
  • 4 – 30 November 1916
Operations: 15 patrols
Victories:
  • 13 merchant ships sunk
    (10,040 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (3,020 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship taken as prize
    (1,970 GRT)

SM UB-19[Note 1] 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 13 ships in 15 patrols for a total of 10,040 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; -2.750 on 30 November 1916 by British Q ship HMS Penshurst (Q 7).[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Gustav Becker". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Noodt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.


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