Ship losses by month

August 1941

This is the full listing of all ships hit during August 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
4 Aug 1941U-126Ernst Bauer Robert Max172br
5 Aug 1941U-372Heinz-Joachim Neumann Belgravian3,136brSL-81
5 Aug 1941U-372Heinz-Joachim Neumann Swiftpool5,205brSL-81
5 Aug 1941U-74Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat Kumasian4,922brSL-81
5 Aug 1941U-75Helmuth Ringelmann Cape Rodney4,512brSL-81
5 Aug 1941U-75Helmuth Ringelmann Harlingen5,415brSL-81
6 Aug 1941U-652Georg-Werner Fraatz PS-70558sj
9 Aug 1941U-206Herbert Opitz Ocean Victor202br
10 Aug 1941U-451Eberhard Hoffmann Zhemchug (No 27)550sj
12 Aug 1941U-568Joachim Preuss HMS Picotee (K 63)925brON-4
14 Aug 1941U-126Ernst Bauer Sud2,589yuHG-70
18 Aug 1941U-38Heinrich Schuch Longtaker1,700pa
19 Aug 1941U-201Adalbert Schnee Aguila3,255brOG-71
19 Aug 1941U-201Adalbert Schnee Ciscar1,809brOG-71
19 Aug 1941U-204Walter Kell HNoMS Bath (I 17)1,060nwOG-71
19 Aug 1941U-559Hans Heidtmann Alva1,584brOG-71
22 Aug 1941U-564Reinhard Suhren Clonlara1,203irOG-71
22 Aug 1941U-564Reinhard Suhren Empire Oak484brOG-71
23 Aug 1941U-143Harald Gelhaus Inger1,409nw
23 Aug 1941U-201Adalbert Schnee Aldergrove1,974brOG-71
23 Aug 1941U-201Adalbert Schnee Stork787brOG-71
23 Aug 1941U-552Erich Topp Spind2,129nwOG-71
23 Aug 1941U-564Reinhard Suhren HMS Zinnia (K 98)900brOG-71
25 Aug 1941U-752Karl-Ernst Schroeter T-898 (No 44)553sj
26 Aug 1941U-571Helmut Möhlmann Marija Uljanova (t.)3,870sj
26 Aug 1941U-652Georg-Werner Fraatz HMS Southern Prince (d.)10,917br
27 Aug 1941U-202Hans-Heinz Linder Ladylove230br
27 Aug 1941U-557Ottokar Arnold Paulssen Embassage4,954brOS-4
27 Aug 1941U-557Ottokar Arnold Paulssen Saugor6,303brOS-4
27 Aug 1941U-557Ottokar Arnold Paulssen Segundo4,414nwOS-4
27 Aug 1941U-557Ottokar Arnold Paulssen Tremoda4,736brOS-4
28 Aug 1941U-558Günther Krech Otaio10,298brOS-4
 92,755

31 ships sunk (81,838 tons) and 1 ship damaged (10,917 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during August 1941.

Resource id #55

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

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