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| Name | U-419 |
| Ordered | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder | Danziger Werft,Danzig |
| Yard number | 120 |
| Laid down | 7 November 1941 |
| Launched | 22 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk on 8 October 1943[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type VIICsubmarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 51 062 |
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| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-419 was aType VIICU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She carried out one patrol. She was a member of onewolfpack. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was sunk by a British aircraft in mid-Atlantic on 8 October 1943.[1][2]
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-419 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[3] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoSiemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).[3] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-419 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.[3]
The submarine waslaid down on 7 November 1941 at theDanziger Werft (yard) atDanzig (now Gdansk), as yard number 120,launched on 22 August 1942 andcommissioned on 18 November under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Dietrich Giersberg.
She served with the8th U-boat Flotilla from 18 November 1942 and the11th flotilla from 1 August 1943.
The boat's only patrol was preceded by a trip fromKiel in Germany toBergen in Norway.U-419 then left Bergen on 13 September 1943 and headed for the Atlantic Ocean via thegap betweenIceland and theFaroe Islands. On 8 October, she was attacked and sunk bydepth charges dropped by a BritishB-24 Liberator ofNo. 86 Squadron RAF.
Forty-eight men went down with the U-boat; there was one survivor.
U-419 took part in onewolfpack, namely: