Ship losses by month

October 1940

This is the full listing of all ships hit during October 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		Convoy
1 Oct 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Haulerwijk	3,278	nl
1 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Highland Patriot	14,172	br
2 Oct 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Kayeson	4,606	br
6 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Nina Borthen	6,123	nw	OB-222
6 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Benlawers	5,943	br	OB-221
6 Oct 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	British General	6,989	br	OA-222
7 Oct 1940	U-59	Joachim Matz	Touraine	5,811	nw	OB-225
8 Oct 1940	U-58	Heinrich Schonder	Confield	4,956	br	HX-76
9 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Delphin	3,816	gr	SC-6
9 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Graigwen (d.)	3,697	br	SC-6
9 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Zannes Gounaris	4,407	gr	SC-6
10 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Graigwen	3,697	br	SC-6
11 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Brandanger	4,624	nw	HX-77
11 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Port Gisborne	8,390	br	HX-77
12 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Saint-Malô	5,779	ca	HX-77
12 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Davanger	7,102	nw	HX-77
12 Oct 1940	U-59	Joachim Matz	Pacific Ranger	6,865	br	HX-77
13 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Nora	1,186	es
13 Oct 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	Stangrant	5,804	br	HX-77
14 Oct 1940	U-137	Herbert Wohlfarth	HMS Cheshire (F 18) (d.)	10,552	br
15 Oct 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Thistlegarth	4,747	br	OB-227
15 Oct 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	Bonheur	5,327	br	OB-228
15 Oct 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	British Glory (d.)	6,993	br	OB-228
15 Oct 1940	U-93	Claus Korth	Hurunui	9,331	br	OA-228
16 Oct 1940	U-124	Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	Trevisa	1,813	ca	SC-7
17 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Aenos	3,554	gr	SC-7
17 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Languedoc	9,512	br	SC-7
17 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Scoresby	3,843	br	SC-7
17 Oct 1940	U-93	Claus Korth	Dokka	1,168	nw	OB-228
17 Oct 1940	U-93	Claus Korth	Uskbridge	2,715	br	OB-228
18 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Boekelo (d.)	2,118	nl	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Shekatika (d.)	5,458	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Blairspey (d.)	4,155	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Creekirk	3,917	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Carsbreck (d.)	3,670	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Beatus	4,885	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Convallaria	1,996	sw	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Gunborg	1,572	sw	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Sandsend	3,612	br	OB-228
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Empire Miniver	6,055	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Fiscus	4,815	br	SC-7
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Niritos	3,854	gr	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Blairspey (d.)	4,155	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Assyrian	2,962	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Soesterberg	1,904	nl	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Boekelo	2,118	nl	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Clintonia	3,106	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Sedgepool	5,556	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Shekatika	5,458	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Bilderdijk	6,856	nl	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Matheran	7,653	br	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Ruperra	4,548	br	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Shirak (d.)	6,023	br	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Uganda	4,966	br	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Wandby	4,947	br	HX-79
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Clintonia (d.)	3,106	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Empire Brigade	5,154	br	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Snefjeld	1,643	nw	SC-7
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Thalia	5,875	gr	SC-7
20 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Caprella	8,230	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Loch Lomond	5,452	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Sitala	6,218	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-124	Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	Cubano	5,810	nw	OB-229
20 Oct 1940	U-124	Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	Sulaco	5,389	br	OB-229
20 Oct 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Janus	9,965	sw	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Athelmonarch (d.)	8,995	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	La Estancia	5,185	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Whitford Point	5,026	br	HX-79
20 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Shirak	6,023	br	HX-79
26 Oct 1940	U-28	Günter Kuhnke	Matina (d.)	5,389	br
28 Oct 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Empress of Britain	42,348	br
29 Oct 1940	U-31	Wilfried Prellberg	Matina	5,389	br
31 Oct 1940	U-124	Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	Rutland	1,437	br	HX-82
				409,793
61 ships sunk (345,482 tons) and 12 ships damaged (64,311 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during October 1940.

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In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.

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