Patrol info for U-19
Date lookup for 16 Mar 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 23 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 10 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 16 Mar 1940
Ships hit by U-19 on this date
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.