German submarine U-719

German submarine U-719 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 July 1942 at the H. C. Stülcken Sohn yard at Hamburg, launched on 28 April 1943, and commissioned on 27 July 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Klaus-Dietrich Steffens.

Attached to 5th U-boat Flotilla based at Kiel, U-719 completed her training period on 30 April 1944 and was assigned to front-line service.

Service history
On the first and only war patrol, U-719 was picked up by HMS Bulldog's ASDIC on 26 June 1944 northwest of Ireland. Bulldog attacked the U-boat with hedghogs, destroying U-719 in the third attempt. All 52 crew members perished in the event.