This is the full listing of all ships hit during June 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 |
1 Jun 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Ioanna | 950 | | gr | HG-32F |
1 Jun 1940 | U-58 | Herbert Kuppisch | | HMS Astronomer | 8,401 | | br | |
2 Jun 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Polycarp | 3,577 | | br | |
3 Jun 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | | Snabb | 2,317 | | fi | |
5 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Stancor | 798 | | br | |
6 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | HMS Carinthia | 20,277 | | br | |
7 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Eros (d.) | 5,888 | | br | |
7 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Frances Massey | 4,212 | | br | |
9 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Margareta | 2,155 | | fi | |
11 Jun 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Mount Hymettus | 5,820 | | gr | |
11 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Athelprince (d.) | 8,782 | | br | OG-33F |
11 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Violando N. Goulandris | 3,598 | | gr | |
12 Jun 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Earlspark | 5,250 | | br | |
12 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Barbara Marie | 4,223 | | br | SL-34 |
12 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Willowbank | 5,041 | | br | SL-34 |
13 Jun 1940 | U-25 | Heinz Beduhn | | HMS Scotstoun | 17,046 | | br | |
14 Jun 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Antonis Georgandis | 3,557 | | gr | |
14 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Mount Myrto | 5,403 | | gr | |
14 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Balmoralwood | 5,834 | | br | HX-47 |
15 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Erik Boye | 2,238 | | ca | HX-47 |
15 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Italia | 9,973 | | nw | HX-47 |
16 Jun 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Wellington Star | 13,212 | | br | |
16 Jun 1940 | UA | Hans Cohausz | | HMS Andania | 13,950 | | br | |
17 Jun 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Elpis | 3,651 | | gr | |
18 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Sarmatia | 2,417 | | fi | |
18 Jun 1940 | U-32 | Hans Jenisch | | Altair | 1,522 | | nw | |
18 Jun 1940 | U-32 | Hans Jenisch | | Nuevo Ons | 108 | | sp | |
18 Jun 1940 | U-32 | Hans Jenisch | | Sálvora | 108 | | sp | |
19 Jun 1940 | U-25 | Heinz Beduhn | | Brumaire (d.) | 7,638 | | fr | |
19 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Adamandios Georgandis | 3,443 | | gr | |
19 Jun 1940 | U-32 | Hans Jenisch | | Labud | 5,334 | | yu | |
19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Baron Loudoun | 3,164 | | br | HG-34F |
19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | British Monarch | 5,661 | | br | HG-34F |
19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Tudor | 6,607 | | nw | HG-34F |
19 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | The Monarch | 824 | | br | |
19 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Ville de Namur | 7,463 | | be | |
20 Jun 1940 | U-122 | Hans-Günther Looff | | Empire Conveyor | 5,911 | | br | |
20 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Otterpool | 4,876 | | br | HG-34F |
20 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Tilia Gorthon | 1,776 | | sw | |
20 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Moordrecht | 7,493 | | nl | HX-49 |
21 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | HMS Cape Howe (X 02) | 4,443 | | br | |
21 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Luxembourg | 5,809 | | be | |
21 Jun 1940 | U-43 | Wilhelm Ambrosius | | Yarraville | 8,627 | | br | 65-X |
21 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | San Fernando | 13,056 | | br | HX-49 |
21 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Hilda | 1,144 | | fi | |
21 Jun 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Berenice | 1,177 | | nl | |
22 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Randsfjord | 3,999 | | nw | HX-49 |
22 Jun 1940 | U-32 | Hans Jenisch | | Eli Knudsen | 9,026 | | nw | HX-49 |
22 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Neion | 5,154 | | gr | |
22 Jun 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Monique | 7,011 | | fr | |
24 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Cathrine | 1,885 | | pa | |
25 Jun 1940 | U-51 | Dietrich Knorr | | Saranac | 12,049 | | br | OA-172 |
25 Jun 1940 | U-51 | Dietrich Knorr | | Windsorwood | 5,395 | | br | OA-172 |
26 Jun 1940 | U-29 | Otto Schuhart | | Dimitris | 5,254 | | gr | |
26 Jun 1940 | UA | Hans Cohausz | | Crux | 3,828 | | nw | OG-34 |
27 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Lenda | 4,005 | | nw | |
27 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Leticia | 2,580 | | nl | |
28 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Llanarth | 5,053 | | br | |
29 Jun 1940 | U-26 | Heinz Scheringer | | Frangoula B. Goulandris | 6,701 | | gr | |
29 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Empire Toucan | 4,127 | | br | |
29 Jun 1940 | U-51 | Dietrich Knorr | | HMS Willamette Valley (X 39) | 4,724 | | br | |
30 Jun 1940 | U-26 | Heinz Scheringer | | Belmoira | 3,214 | | nw | |
30 Jun 1940 | U-26 | Heinz Scheringer | | Merkur | 1,291 | | es | |
30 Jun 1940 | U-43 | Wilhelm Ambrosius | | Avelona Star | 13,376 | | br | SL-36 |
30 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Georgios Kyriakides | 4,201 | | gr | |
30 Jun 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Clan Ogilvy (d.) | 5,802 | | br | SL-36 |
| 363,429 | |
62 ships sunk (335,319 tons) and 4 ships damaged (28,110 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during June 1940