SM UB-19

SM UB-19 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy 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 on 30 November 1916 by British Q ship .

Design

A Type UB II submarine, ‘’UB-19’’ had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. They had a length overall of, a beam of, and a draught of. The submarine was powered by two Daimler six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing, two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing, 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. 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 [5 cm SK L/40 gun|] Tk L/40 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-three crew members.