U-319
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Nov, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 319) | ||
| Launched | 16 Oct, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec, 1943 | Oblt. Johannes Clemens | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 4 Dec, 1943 - 1 Jun, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 15 Jul, 1944 4. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 July, 1944 in the North Sea south-west of the Lindesnes, Norway, in position 57.40N, 05.00E, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 206/E). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Attacks on this boat
15 Jul, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 206/E). The boat was sunk with all hands, 50 men, during this attack. No survivors from aircraft, 10 men.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
The wreck has been discovered in position 57.40,37N, 004.26,23E
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-319 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |