Events on this day
19 April
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (2) | Launched (1) | Commissioned (3) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1940: U-162 1943: U-1017 | 1944: U-3501 | 1941: U-372 1944: U-879, U-1234 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-136 | Zimmermann |  | Axtell J. Byles (d) | 8,955 |  am | ||
| U-81 | Guggenberger | Hefz el Rahman | 90 |  ag | |||
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-108 | Wolfram | Robert Gray | 7,176 | am | HX-234 | ||
| 16,221 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
1943
U-593. 09.37 hrs, Mediterranean: the boat was bombed and damaged by a Hudson from RAAF Sqdn 459. (Rohwer)
1944
U-543. After refuelling from U-488 in mid Atlantic near the Tropic of Cancer, U-543 was located by an Avenger aircraft (pilot C. B. Humphrey) from the escort carrier USS Tripoli. The Avenger fired rockets and a Fido homing torpedo, but the boat escaped unharmed. (Blair, vol 2, page 557)
1945
U-2506. An unknown Allied aircraft attacked the boat in Norwegian waters. No records of damage but the boat (not on combat patrol) sailed to Bergen where she surrendered in early May. (Blair, vol 2, page 676)
U-boats lost
1943: U-602 +
1944: U-974
1945: U-251 , U-548 +
187 men died when those 4 U-boats were lost on this date. 12 men survived.
Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 19 April.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Wilhelm Cranz (1915), Walter Köhntopp (1911), Ernst-August Stellmann (1915).
The following men died on this day:
Erich Krempl (1945), Hans Rinck (1999), Joachim Sauerbier (1945), Philipp Schüler (1943).
See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 19 April
This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1940
Sailed:
From Trondheim, Norway: U-26
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-13 (20 days)
To Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-3 (8 days), U-5 (16 days), U-6 (16 days)
1941
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-553
From Kiel, Germany: U-143
1942
Sailed:
From Hamburg, Germany: U-563
From St. Nazaire, France: U-553, U-588
U-boats entering base:
To Kristiansand U-251 (2 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-377 (15 days)
To Salamis, Greece: U-331 (16 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-406 (16 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-217, U-403
From La Pallice: U-468, U-569 (lost 34 days later)
From St. Nazaire, France: U-359, U-616
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-218 (2 days)
To Toulon, France: U-375 (34 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-289
From Narvik, Norway: U-315
From Trondheim, Norway: U-959
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-621 (59 days)
To Penang, Malaysia: U-532 (107 days), U-1062 (108 days)
1945
Sailed:
From Horten, Norway: U-1171
From Stavanger, Norway: U-2326
U-boats entering base:
To Trondheim, Norway: U-861 (95 days)
U-boats at sea on 19 April
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1940
U-7, U-9, U-10, U-14, U-17, U-19, U-23, U-24, U-25, U-26, U-30, U-34, U-38, U-43, U-46, U-47, U-48, U-51, U-52, U-56, U-57, U-58, U-59, U-60, U-61, U-62, U-65.
27 boats at sea.
1941
U-38, U-52, U-65 (+), U-73, U-75, U-95, U-96, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-110 (+), U-123, U-124, U-143, U-147, U-552, U-553, UA.
21 boats at sea.
1942
U-66, U-69, U-71, U-81, U-83, U-84, U-86, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-106, U-108, U-109, U-123, U-125, U-130, U-136, U-154, U-160, U-162, U-201, U-202, U-203, U-209, U-333, U-352 (+), U-376, U-378, U-402, U-403, U-435, U-436, U-453, U-454, U-455, U-456, U-459, U-505, U-506, U-507, U-552, U-553, U-558, U-561, U-562, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-576, U-582, U-588, U-589, U-592, U-594, U-654, U-751, U-752, U-754, UA.
62 boats at sea.
1943
U-9, U-19, U-66, U-68, U-71, U-84, U-92, U-97, U-105 (+), U-108, U-117, U-123, U-125 (+), U-126 (+), U-128 (+), U-129, U-134, U-154, U-155, U-159, U-160, U-161, U-168, U-174 (+), U-176 (+), U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-182 (+), U-183, U-185, U-186 (+), U-188, U-189 (+), U-191, U-192 (+), U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-203 (+), U-209 (+), U-217, U-223, U-226, U-231, U-251, U-255, U-257, U-258 (+), U-260, U-262, U-264, U-266 (+), U-267, U-269, U-270, U-306, U-358, U-359, U-371, U-377, U-378, U-381 (+), U-382, U-383, U-386, U-403, U-404, U-413, U-415, U-438 (+), U-448, U-453, U-454, U-455, U-462, U-466, U-467, U-468, U-487, U-506, U-509, U-514, U-515, U-516, U-518, U-525, U-528 (+), U-530, U-531 (+), U-532, U-533, U-552, U-565, U-569 (+), U-571, U-584, U-586, U-593, U-598, U-601, U-610, U-613, U-614, U-615, U-616, U-618, U-628, U-629, U-630 (+), U-631, U-634, U-639, U-646, U-648, U-650, U-662, U-703, U-706, U-707, U-709, U-710 (+), U-711, U-732, U-954 (+).
127 boats at sea.
1944
U-18, U-19, U-23, U-66 (+), U-92, U-123, U-129, U-154, U-155, U-170, U-178, U-181, U-188, U-190, U-196, U-214, U-218, U-230, U-262, U-267, U-276, U-277 (+), U-289, U-307, U-311 (+), U-315, U-333, U-354, U-361, U-365, U-385, U-407, U-488 (+), U-505, U-518, U-537, U-541, U-543 (+), U-546, U-548, U-552, U-565, U-596, U-636, U-667, U-672, U-674 (+), U-703, U-731 (+), U-736, U-739, U-740, U-741, U-765 (+), U-802, U-843, U-852 (+), U-859 (+), U-860 (+), U-955 (+), U-967, U-969, U-970, U-993, U-1060, U-1061, U-1222 (+).
67 boats at sea.
1945
U-190, U-218, U-234, U-244, U-245, U-249, U-278, U-286 (+), U-293, U-294, U-295, U-307 (+), U-312, U-313, U-315, U-320, U-325 (+), U-326 (+), U-363, U-396 (+), U-427, U-481, U-485, U-510, U-516, U-518 (+), U-530, U-532, U-541, U-546 (+), U-636 (+), U-711, U-739, U-776, U-805, U-825, U-826, U-853 (+), U-857 (+), U-858, U-873, U-879 (+), U-881 (+), U-889, U-901, U-956, U-978, U-979, U-997, U-1009, U-1010, U-1017 (+), U-1023, U-1055 (+), U-1105, U-1107 (+), U-1109, U-1163, U-1202, U-1228, U-1305, U-2322, U-2324, U-2326, U-2329.
65 boats at sea.
General Events on 19 April
1940
U-51 attempted to torpedo the French light cruiser Emile Bertin in Norwegian waters, but missed.
1942
U-130 fired 12 shells at oil installations near Curaçao.
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