SM UB-19

	SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-19
History
German Empire
Name	UB-19
Ordered	30 April 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	249
Launched	2 September 1915
Commissioned	16 December 1915
Fate	Sunk by British Q ship, 30 November 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB II submarine
Displacement	263 t (259 long tons) surfaced; 292 t (287 long tons) submerged;
Length	36.13 m (118 ft 6 in) o/a; 27.13 m (89 ft) pressure hull;
Beam	4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a; 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft; 2 × four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engine, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp); 2 × electric motor, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp);
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	2 officers, 21 men
Armament	2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes; 4 × torpedoes (later 6); 1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun;
Notes	45-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 1 March – 30 November 1916;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Walter Gustav Becker; 17 December 1915 – 3 November 1916; Oblt.z.S. Erich Noodt; 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 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).

History
SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-19
German Empire
Name	UB-19
Ordered	30 April 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	249
Launched	2 September 1915
Commissioned	16 December 1915
Fate	Sunk by British Q ship, 30 November 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB II submarine
Displacement	263 t (259 long tons) surfaced 292 t (287 long tons) submerged
Length	36.13 m (118 ft 6 in) o/a 27.13 m (89 ft) pressure hull
Beam	4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft 2 × four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engine, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp) 2 × electric motor, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp)
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	2 officers, 21 men
Armament	2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes 4 × torpedoes (later 6) 1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun
Notes	45-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 1 March – 30 November 1916
Commanders:	Kptlt. Walter Gustav Becker 17 December 1915 – 3 November 1916 Oblt.z.S. Erich Noodt 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)