U-219
Type | XB | |||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 31 May 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 625) | ||
| Launched | 6 Oct 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Dec 1942 | Korvkpt. Walter Burghagen | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 12 Dec 1942 - 30 Jun 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jul 1943 - 30 Sep 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Taken over by Japan at Jakarta, Indonesia on 8 May, 1945 in Batavia and became the Japanese submarine I 505 on 15 July, 1945. Surrendered at Jakarta in August 1945, broken up in 1948 | |||
Attacks on this boat
28 Sep 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Avenger (VC-6 USN, pilot Lt W.R. Gillespie)
The boat was attacked five times by three aircraft from USS Tripoli operating on ULTRA information west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and even escaped a Fido homing torpedo. At 19.40 hours, an Avenger was shot down by AA fire, killing the crew of three men. This was the last aircraft lost to U-boats from escort carriers in the Atlantic.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-219 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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