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SM UB-19

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

File:SM UB 45.jpg
SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-19
History
File:War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svgGerman Empire
NameUB-19
Ordered30 April 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Yard number249[1]
Launched2 September 1915[1]
Commissioned16 December 1915[1]
FateSunk, 30 November 1916
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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
Operations15 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 Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). on 30 November 1916 by British Q ship HMS Penshurst (Q 7).[2]

Design

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A 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).[2]

The submarine's top submerged speed was 5.81 knots and its top surface speed was 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph); when surfaced she could travel 6,650 nautical miles (12,320 km; 7,650 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UB-19 was fitted with two 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes in the bow, four torpedoes, and one 5 cm (2.0 in) Tk L/40 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-three crew members.[2]

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[5]
18 May 1916 Osprey File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 18 Sunk
24 July 1916 Mars File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 106 Sunk
10 August 1916 San Bernardo File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,803 Sunk
4 October 1916 Jennie Bullas File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 26 Sunk
4 October 1916 Jersey File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 162 Sunk
4 October 1916 Rado File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 182 Sunk
5 October 1916 Rover File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 42 Sunk
25 October 1916 Comtesse De Flandre File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1,810 Sunk
26 October 1916 Iduna File:Flag of France.svg France 165 Sunk
10 November 1916 Koningin Regentes File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1,970 Captured as prize
23 November 1916 Ernaston File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,020 Damaged
24 November 1916 Jerseyman File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 358 Sunk
27 November 1916 Belle Ile File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,884 Sunk
27 November 1916 Visborg File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,343 Sunk
30 November 1916 Behrend File:Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 141 Sunk

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
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