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Patrol info for U-19

Date lookup for 19 Mar 1940


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Mar 1940Wilhelmshaven23 Mar 1940Wilhelmshaven10 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Joachim Schepke
WO

Kptlt. Peter Lohmeyer

Patrol description

Ordered to hunt for submarines west of Denmark. On 16 March, ordered to patrol the Moray Firth where Schepke sank four ships with the five torpedoes the boat carried.


U-19's position on 19 Mar 1940

Ships hit by U-19 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
19 Mar 1940U-19Joachim Schepke Minsk1,229daA
19 Mar 1940U-19Joachim Schepke Charkow1,026daB
 2,255

2 ships sunk (2,255 tons).

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