SM UB-19 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 . UB-19 was sunk in the English Channel at 49.9333°N -47°W on 30 November 1916 by British Q ship (Q 7).
A Type UB II submarine, ‘’UB-19’’ had a displacement of 263t when at the surface and 292t while submerged. They had a length overall of 36.13m (118.54feet), a beam of 4.54m (14.9feet), and a draught of 3.7m (12.1feet). The submarine was powered by two Daimler six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 284PS (a total of 600PS), two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280PS, and one propeller shaft. She had a dive time of 32 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
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 at ; when surfaced she could travel at . UB-19 was fitted with two torpedo tubes in the bow, four torpedoes, and one 5sp=usNaNsp=us Tk L/40 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-three crew members.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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18 May 1916 | Osprey | United Kingdom | 18 | Sunk | |
24 July 1916 | Mars | Norway | 106 | Sunk | |
10 August 1916 | San Bernardo | United Kingdom | 3,803 | Sunk | |
4 October 1916 | Jennie Bullas | United Kingdom | 26 | Sunk | |
4 October 1916 | Jersey | United Kingdom | 162 | Sunk | |
4 October 1916 | Rado | United Kingdom | 182 | Sunk | |
5 October 1916 | Rover | United Kingdom | 42 | Sunk | |
25 October 1916 | Comtesse De Flandre | Belgium | 1,810 | Sunk | |
26 October 1916 | Iduna | France | 165 | Sunk | |
10 November 1916 | Koningin Regentes | Netherlands | 1,970 | Captured as prize | |
23 November 1916 | Ernaston | United Kingdom | 3,020 | Damaged | |
24 November 1916 | Jerseyman | United Kingdom | 358 | Sunk | |
27 November 1916 | Belle Ile | Norway | 1,884 | Sunk | |
27 November 1916 | Visborg | Norway | 1,343 | Sunk | |
30 November 1916 | Behrend | United Kingdom | 141 | Sunk |