Ship losses by month
April 1940
This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 1940. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Signe | 1,540 |  | fi | HN-23A |
| 6 Apr 1940 | U-59 | Harald Jürst | Navarra | 2,118 |  | nw | ||
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Sveaborg | 9,076 |  | sw | ||
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | | Tosca | 5,128 | | nw | |
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-4 | Hans-Peter Hinsch | | HMS Thistle (N 24) | 1,090 |  | br | |
| 12 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Stancliffe | 4,511 | | br | ||
| 13 Apr 1940 | U-34 | Wilhelm Rollmann | | HNoMS Frøya (t.) | 595 | | nw | |
| 17 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | Swainby | 4,935 | | br | ||
| 21 Apr 1940 | U-26 | Heinz Scheringer | | Cedarbank | 5,159 | | br | AP-1 |
| 26 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | | Lily | 1,281 |  | da | |
| 28 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | | Scottish American (d.) | 6,999 | | br | |
| 42,432 | ||||||||
10 ships sunk (35,433 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,999 tons). Legend | ||||||||
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during April 1940
This map shows 8 positions of Allied ships hit by U-boats. You can click on any of the icons for more information on the ship involved.
We don't have exact enough position on 3 vessels (Signe and Stancliffe and Lily).
The map is clickable and zoom-able (with the mouse-wheel).
Legend:
Ship sunk (or destroyed) 
Ship damaged