ClassType U 19
NavyImperial German Navy
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Laid down1911-11-14
Launched1913-03-06
Completed1913-11-25
Recorded statusScrapped
What is known about this ship
SM U-22 was a member of the Type U 19.
Service history
Conducted wartime patrols and survived to surrender at the end of World War I.
Class context: Type U 19
The Type U 19 class was Germany’s first U-boat class completed with diesel engines for surface propulsion.
Later service and disposition
scrapped after surrender.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Type U 19. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- German Warships, 1815–1945, Volume Two: U-Boats and Mine Warfare VesselsNaval Institute Press
- Type U 19 submarine ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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