This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 1941. 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 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | British Reliance | 7,000 |  | br | SC-26 |
2 Apr 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Beaverdale | 9,957 |  | br | |
3 Apr 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Alderpool (d.) | 4,313 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | | Thirlby (d.) | 4,887 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | Alderpool | 4,313 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | British Viscount | 6,895 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | Indier | 5,409 |  | be | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | Westpool | 5,724 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-74 | Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat | | HMS Worcestershire (F 29) (d.) | 11,402 |  | br | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-74 | Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat | | Leonidas Z. Cambanis | 4,274 |  | gr | SC-26 |
3 Apr 1941 | U-76 | Friedrich von Hippel | | Daphne | 1,939 |  | fi | |
4 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Marlene | 6,507 |  | br | |
4 Apr 1941 | U-76 | Friedrich von Hippel | | Athenic | 5,351 |  | br | SC-26 |
4 Apr 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | | Harbledown | 5,414 |  | br | SC-26 |
4 Apr 1941 | U-97 | Udo Heilmann | | Conus | 8,132 |  | br | OB-304 |
4 Apr 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Helle | 2,467 |  | nw | SC-26 |
4 Apr 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Welcombe | 5,122 |  | br | SC-26 |
5 Apr 1941 | U-105 | Georg Schewe | | Ena de Larrinaga | 5,200 |  | br | |
6 Apr 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | | Lincoln Ellsworth | 5,580 |  | nw | |
7 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Portadoc | 1,746 |  | ca | |
8 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Eskdene | 3,829 |  | br | OG-57 |
8 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Helena Margareta | 3,316 |  | br | OG-57 |
8 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Tweed | 2,697 |  | br | OB-296 |
9 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Duffield | 8,516 |  | br | |
9 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Harpathian | 4,671 |  | br | OG-57 |
9 Apr 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Prins Willem II | 1,304 |  | nl | HX-117 |
10 Apr 1941 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Saleier | 6,563 |  | nl | OB-306 |
11 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Aegeon | 5,285 |  | gr | |
12 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | St. Helena | 4,313 |  | br | |
13 Apr 1941 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | HMS Rajputana (F 35) | 16,644 |  | br | HX-117 |
13 Apr 1941 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Corinthic | 4,823 |  | br | |
14 Apr 1941 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Ville de Liège | 7,430 |  | be | |
17 Apr 1941 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Venezuela | 6,991 |  | sw | |
20 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | Empire Endurance | 8,570 |  | br | |
20 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | HMS ML-1003 [Trans.] | 46 |  | br | |
20 Apr 1941 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | HMS ML-1037 [Trans.] | 46 |  | br | |
21 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Calchas | 10,305 |  | br | |
25 Apr 1941 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Polyana | 2,267 |  | nw | OG-58 |
27 Apr 1941 | U-110 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Henri Mory | 2,564 |  | br | |
27 Apr 1941 | U-147 | Eberhard Wetjen | | Rimfakse | 1,334 |  | nw | |
27 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Beacon Grange | 10,119 |  | br | |
27 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Commander Horton | 227 |  | br | |
28 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Capulet (d.) | 8,190 |  | br | HX-121 |
28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Caledonia | 9,892 |  | nw | HX-121 |
28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Oilfield | 8,516 |  | br | HX-121 |
28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Port Hardy | 8,897 |  | br | HX-121 |
29 Apr 1941 | U-75 | Helmuth Ringelmann | | City of Nagpur | 10,146 |  | br | |
30 Apr 1941 | U-107 | Günter Hessler | | Lassell | 7,417 |  | br | OB-309 |
| 276,550 | |
44 ships sunk (247,758 tons) and 4 ships damaged (28,792 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. [Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during April 1941