List of all U-boats
U-219
Type | XB | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 31 May 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 625) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 6 Oct 1942 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 12 Dec 1942 | Korvkpt. Walter Burghagen | ||||||||||||
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Career 2 patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Taken over by Japan at Jakarta, Indonesia on 5 May 1945 in Batavia and became the Japanese submarine I 505 on 15 July 1945. Post war information (see more post-war boats): | |||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
28 Sep 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Avenger (VC-6 USN, pilot Lt W.R. Gillespie)
The boat was attacked five times by three aircraft from the escort carrier USS Tripoli operating on ULTRA information west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and even escaped a Fido homing torpedo. At 19.40 hrs, an Avenger was shot down by AA fire, killing the crew of three men. This was the last escort carrier aircraft lost to U-boat action in the Atlantic.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-219 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
12th Flotilla |
Flyer with 4 Bunnies |
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