List of all U-boats
U-119
Type | XB | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1939 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 15 May 1940 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 624) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 6 Jan 1942 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 2 Apr 1942 | Kptlt. Alois Zech | ||||||||||
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 2,937 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,176 GRT | |||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk 24 June 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 44.59N, 12.24W by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling. 57 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
29 Apr 1943
At 11.24 hours, the outbound boat was strafed and bombed by an Australian Sunderland flying boat (RAAF Sqdn 461/P). The boat was not damaged, but one man was killed by gunfire. [Bootsmaat Alfred Schmidt] (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
29 Apr 1943
At 11.24 hours, the outbound boat was strafed and bombed by an Australian Sunderland flying boat (RAAF Sqdn 461/P). The boat was not damaged, but one man was killed by gunfire. [Bootsmaat Alfred Schmidt]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Devil holding Man by Mine |
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There was another U-119 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Jun 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about SM U 119 during WWI.
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