| Operations information for U-19 |
25.08.1939 - 15.09.1939
First Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Hans Meckel on 25th Aug 1939 for operations E of Scotland and arrived at return on 15th Sep 1939 after three weeks.
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27.09.1939 - 01.10.1939
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Sep 1939, U-19 left Kiel under the command of Hans Meckel for operations E of Scotland and after four days arrived at return on 1st Oct 1939.
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14.10.1939 - 18.10.1939
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Hans Meckel from Kiel on 14th Oct 1939 for operations E of Scotland and arrived at return on 18th Oct 1939 after four days.
U-19 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 3 ships.
The 3,087 ton French Capitaine Edmond Laborie was sunk by a mine on 21st Oct 1939.
The 3,295 ton Norwegian Deodata was sunk by a mine on 21st Oct 1939.
The 5,962 ton Greek Konstantinos Hadjipateras was sunk by a mine on 24th Oct 1939.U-19 had laid 9 mines near Inner Dowsing.You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Deodata.
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14.11.1939 - 20.11.1939
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wilhelm Müller-Arnecke on 14th Nov 1939 for operations E of Scotland and after six days arrived at return on 20th Nov 1939.
U-19 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 6,371 ton Yugoslavian Carica Milica was sunk by a mine on 18th Nov 1939.U-19 had laid 9 mines E of Aberdeen.
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04.01.1940 - 12.01.1940
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Jan 1940, U-19 left Kiel under the command of Joachim Schepke for operations NE of Scotland and arrived at return on 12th Jan 1940 after just over one week.
Joachim Schepke hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 9th Jan 1940 he sank the Norwegian 1,343 ton Manx.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Manx.
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18.01.1940 - 28.01.1940
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Joachim Schepke from Kiel on 18th Jan 1940 for operations in the North Sea and after one and a half weeks arrived at return on 28th Jan 1940.
Joachim Schepke hit four ships on this patrol.-
On 23rd Jan 1940 he sank the British 1,523 ton Baltanglia.
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On 23rd Jan 1940 he sank the Norwegian 1,598 ton Pluto.
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On 25th Jan 1940 he sank the Norwegian 1,300 ton Gudveig.
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On 25th Jan 1940 he sank the 4,434 ton Everene.
You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the links for more information on Pluto and Gudveig.
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14.02.1940 - 26.02.1940
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Joachim Schepke on 14th Feb 1940 for operations around the Shetlands and Orkneys and arrived at return on 26th Feb 1940 after more than one week.
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14.03.1940 - 23.03.1940
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Mar 1940, U-19 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Joachim Schepke for operations in the North Sea and after just over one week arrived at return on 23rd Mar 1940.
Joachim Schepke hit four ships on this patrol.-
On 19th Mar 1940 he sank the Danish 1,026 ton Charkow.
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On 19th Mar 1940 he sank the Danish 1,229 ton Minsk.
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On 20th Mar 1940 he sank the Danish 1,153 ton Viking.
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On 20th Mar 1940 he sank the Danish 2,109 ton Bothal.
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03.04.1940 - 23.04.1940
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Joachim Schepke from Wilhelmshaven on 3rd Apr 1940 for operations in the North Sea and arrived at return on 23rd Apr 1940 after nearly three weeks.
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21.01.1943 - 19.02.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Ludwig Gaude on 21st Jan 1943 and after just over four weeks arrived at return on 19th Feb 1943.
On 13th Feb 1943 in square CL 66, U-19 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-19 was only slightly damaged in the attack.
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17.03.1943 - 30.03.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Mar 1943, U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Ludwig Gaude and arrived at return on 30th Mar 1943 after nearly two weeks.
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14.04.1943 - 04.05.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Hans-Ludwig Gaude from Konstanza on 14th Apr 1943 and after nearly three weeks arrived at return on 4th May 1943.
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10.06.1943 - 10.07.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Ludwig Gaude on 10th Jun 1943 and arrived at return on 10th Jul 1943 after over four weeks.
On 30th Jun 1943 in square CL 96, U-19 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft.
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25.07.1943 - 24.08.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 25th Jul 1943, U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Ludwig Gaude and after over four weeks arrived at return on 24th Aug 1943.
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11.11.1943 - 02.12.1943
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Hans-Ludwig Gaude from Konstanza on 11th Nov 1943 and arrived at return on 2nd Dec 1943 after three weeks.
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22.12.1943 - 19.01.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Willy Ohlenburg on 22nd Dec 1943 and after four weeks arrived at return on 19th Jan 1944.
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10.02.1944 - 07.03.1944
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Feb 1944, U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Willy Ohlenburg and arrived at return on 7th Mar 1944 after more than three weeks.
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10.04.1944 - 06.05.1944
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 departed under Willy Ohlenburg from Konstanza on 10th Apr 1944 and after more than three weeks arrived at return on 6th May 1944.
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06.06.1944 - 08.07.1944
Nineteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Willy Ohlenburg on 6th Jun 1944 and arrived at return on 8th Jul 1944 after four and a half weeks.
Willy Ohlenburg hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 27th Jun 1944 he sank the Soviet 1,000 ton Barzha.
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25.08.1944 - 10.09.1944
Twentieth Sailing - active patrol
On the 25th Aug 1944, U-19 left Konstanza under the command of Hubert Verpoorten and after over two weeks arrived at return on 10th Sep 1944.
Hubert Verpoorten hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 2nd Sep 1944 he sank the Soviet 441 ton BTSC-410 Vzryv.
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