Patrol info for U-19
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 23 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 10 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke |
WO Kptlt. Peter Lohmeyer |
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.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-19
We have 9 daily positions for the 10 days U-19 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 14 Mar 1940.
15 Mar 1940 - 16 Mar 1940 - 17 Mar 1940 - 18 Mar 1940 - 19 Mar 1940 - 20 Mar 1940 - 21 Mar 1940 - 22 Mar 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 23 Mar 1940.
Ships hit by U-19 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1940 | U-19 | Joachim Schepke |  | Minsk | 1,229 |  | da | A | |
| 19 Mar 1940 | U-19 | Joachim Schepke | | Charkow | 1,026 | | da | B | |
| 20 Mar 1940 | U-19 | Joachim Schepke | | Viking | 1,153 | | da | C | |
| 20 Mar 1940 | U-19 | Joachim Schepke | | Bothal | 2,109 | | da | D | |
| 5,517 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (5,517 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-19 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.