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SM U-19 1st September 1914   SM U-19 Type U 19 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 13) Ordered 25 Nov 1910 Laid down 20 Oct 1911 Launched 10 Oct 1912 Commissioned 6 Jul 1913. Commanders. 1 Aug 1914 - 15 Mar 1916 Constantin Kolbe 16 Mar 1916 - 10 Aug 1916 Raimund Weisbach 11 Aug 1916 - 4 Jul 1917 Oblt. Johannes Spieß 5 Jul 1917 - 15 Oct 1917 Heinrich(i.V.) Koch 25 Oct 1917 - 16 Nov 1917 Oblt. Hans Albrecht Liebeskind 17 Nov 1917 - 31 May 1918 Johannes Spieß 1 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Oblt. Hans Albrecht Liebeskind Career 12 patrols 1 Aug 1914 - 19 Sep 1916 III Flotilla. 19 Sep 1916 - 1 May 1917 Baltic Flotilla. 1 May 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla Successes 57 ships sunk with a total of 97,893 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 4,224 tons. 1 ship taken as prize with a total of 733 tons. 1 ship sunk with a total of 1,261 tons. 21 Jan 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Durward 1,301 br 2 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Salvador 165 da 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Chrysoprasus 119 br 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Dogberry 214 br 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Ena May 90 br 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Iona 3,344 br 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Kathleen 92 br 3 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Strathbran 163 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Cortes 174 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Dunnet Head 343 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Ebenezer 113 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Evening Star 120 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Explorer 156 br 4 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Petrel 182 br 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Adolf 169 ru 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Bardolph 215 br 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Curlew 134 br 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Gazehound 138 br 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Japonica 145 br 5 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Persimon 255 br 6 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Arctic 169 br 6 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Dromio 208 br 9 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Svein Jarl 1,135 nw 11 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Otago 1,410 sw 11 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Plymouth 165 br 11 Jun 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Waago 154 br 16 Jul 1915 U 19 Constantin Kolbe Cameo (d.) 172 br 21 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Feliciana 4,283 br 22 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Jozsef Agost Foherzeg 2,680 it 22 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Ross 2,666 br 23 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Parisiana 4,763 br 23 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Ribston 3,048 br 25 Apr 1916 U 19 Raimund Weisbach Carmanian 1,840 nw 12 Sep 1916 U 19 Johannes Spieß Elizabeth 4,444 ru 12 Sep 1916 U 19 Johannes Spieß Ije (n-18) 1,261 ru 22 Sep 1916 U 19 Johannes Spieß Kennett 1,679 br 12 May 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Wirral 4,207 br 17 May 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Vesterland 3,832 sw 20 May 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Arnfinn Jarl 1,097 nw 26 May 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Norway 1,447 nw 27 May 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Debora 159 da 20 Jun 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Fido 1,459 nw 21 Jun 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Black Head 1,898 br 21 Jun 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Laatefos 1,458 nw 22 Jun 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Bolette 1,431 nw 31 Aug 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Miniota 6,422 br 1 Sep 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Akaroa 1,348 nw 12 Sep 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Agricola 65 br 28 Dec 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Maxton 5,094 br 28 Dec 1917 U 19 Johannes Spieß Santa Amalia 4,309 br 2 Jan 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Nadejda 3,849 ru 25 Feb 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Santa Maria 5,383 am 25 Feb 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Appalachee (d.) 3,767 br 26 Feb 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Tiberia 4,880 br 1 Mar 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Calgarian 12,515 br 1 Mar 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Thomas Collard 215 br 1 Mar 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Lord Lister (d.) 285 br 6 Apr 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Sterne 108 nl 21 Apr 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Delta A 241 be 23 Apr 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Peregrine 79 br 23 Apr 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Tyne Wave 121 br 25 Apr 1918 U 19 Johannes Spieß Hollandia I (p.) 733 nl Fate 24 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-19? There are:1 items tagged SM U-19 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-19 during the Great War 1914-1918.