German submarine U-3519

XXI

M 49 699

Schichau Shipyard, Gdansk

November 6, 1943

September 19, 1944

November 23, 1944

January 6, 1945

January 6, 1945 to March 2, 1945 Lieutenant Richard von Harpe

No patrols

No

U 3519 was a German U -Boat U- Boat - class XXI, which during the Second World War by the German Navy would have to be used. It was planned for use in the Atlantic Ocean.

These boats were not introduced until late in the year 1944 in the Navy. Too late to have a decisive influence in the Battle of the Atlantic to.

In March 1945, exercises on submarines due to lack of fuel and the high effectiveness of the Allied attacks on under construction submarines had become rare phenomena. One exception was the XXI boats of the type that continues completed their training cruises in the Baltic Sea. To prevent this, threw the Royal Air Force thousands of sea mines in German territorial waters from in the hope of being able to sink as many U- boats when leaving or calling at ports in shallow waters.

On March 2, 1945 U 3519 ran north of Warnemunde at the coordinates 54 ° 11 ' N, 12 ° 5' O54.18333333333312.083333333333 on a mine and sank. 75 crew members were killed, three men were rescued.