May 1940
This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | San Tiburcio [Mine] | 5,995 |  | br | |
| 9 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Doris (Q 135) | 552 |  | fr | |
| 11 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Tringa | 1,930 | | br | |
| 11 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | Viiu | 1,908 |  | es | ||
| 19 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Erik Frisell | 5,066 |  | sw | ||
| 22 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Dunster Grange (d.) | 9,494 | | br | |
| 23 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Sigurd Faulbaum | 3,256 |  | be | |
| 24 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Kyma | 3,994 |  | gr | |
| 27 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Sheaf Mead | 5,008 | | br | ||
| 27 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Uruguay | 3,425 |  | ar | |
| 28 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Brazza | 10,387 | | fr | 60-XF |
| 28 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Julien | 177 | | fr | ||
| 29 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Marie José | 2,477 | | fr | ||
| 29 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Telena | 7,406 | | br | |
| 29 May 1940 | U-62 | Hans-Bernhard Michalowski | | HMS Grafton (H 89) | 1,350 | | br | |
| 30 May 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Stanhall | 4,831 | | br | ||
| 31 May 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Orangemoor | 5,775 | | br | HG-31F |
| 73,031 | ||||||||
16 ships sunk (63,537 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,494 tons). Legend | ||||||||
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during May 1940.
Resource id #40
ms = 42.25N09.08W,42.43N11.00W,42.50N10.40W,43.40N12.16W,43.48N12.32W,48.30N09.30W,48.59N05.17W,49.20N08.40W,49.43N03.23W,51.21N02.55E,51.22N02.26E,51.22N02.45E,51.29N02.38E,53.40N04E,57.25N09.15W,57.46N03.45W
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.