List of all U-boats
U-619
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 595) | ||||||||
| Launched | 9 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 23 Apr 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Makowski | ||||||||
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,723 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 5 October 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 58.41N, 22.58W, by four depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (269 Sqn RAF/N). 44 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, June 1987). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk by the British destroyer HMS Viscount on 15 Oct, 1942 in position 53.42N, 35.56W. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack actually sank the U-661 instead.
Wolfpack operations
U-619 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Luchs (27 Sep 1942 - 5 Oct 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-619 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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