List of all U-boats
U-319
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 319) | ||||||||
| Launched | 16 Oct 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Johannes Clemens | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 15 July 1944 in the North Sea south-west of Lindesnes, Norway, in position 57.40,6N, 04.26,4E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (206 Sqn RAF/E). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
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. All ten aircrew also died.
1 recorded attack 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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