This is the full listing of all ships hit during December 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 Dec 1941 | U-43 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Astral | 7,542 | | am | |
2 Dec 1941 | U-557 | Ottokar Arnold Paulssen | | Fjord | 4,032 | | nw | |
2 Dec 1941 | U-562 | Horst Hamm | | Grelhead | 4,274 | | br | |
3 Dec 1941 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Sagadahoc | 6,275 | | am | |
6 Dec 1941 | U-131 | Arend Baumann | | Scottish Trader | 4,016 | | br | SC-56 |
9 Dec 1941 | U-134 | Rudolf Schendel | | Steinbek | 2,185 | | dt | |
9 Dec 1941 | U-652 | Georg-Werner Fraatz | | Saint Denis | 1,595 | | fr | |
10 Dec 1941 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Kirnwood | 3,829 | | br | SC-57 |
10 Dec 1941 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Kurdistan | 5,844 | | br | SC-57 |
10 Dec 1941 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Star of Luxor | 5,298 | | ag | SC-57 |
11 Dec 1941 | U-374 | Unno von Fischel | | HMS Lady Shirley | 477 | | br | |
11 Dec 1941 | U-374 | Unno von Fischel | | HMS Rosabelle | 515 | | br | |
13 Dec 1941 | U-431 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Myriel (d.) | 3,560 | | br | |
13 Dec 1941 | U-453 | Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach | | Badalona | 4,202 | | sp | |
14 Dec 1941 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Cassequel | 4,751 | | pt | |
15 Dec 1941 | U-557 | Ottokar Arnold Paulssen | | HMS Galatea (71) | 5,220 | | br | |
15 Dec 1941 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | Empire Barracuda | 4,972 | | br | |
19 Dec 1941 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Ruckinge | 2,869 | | br | HG-76 |
19 Dec 1941 | U-574 | Dietrich Gengelbach | | HMS Stanley (I 73) | 1,190 | | br | HG-76 |
19 Dec 1941 | U-652 | Georg-Werner Fraatz | | Varlaam Avanesov | 6,557 | | sj | |
21 Dec 1941 | U-567 | Engelbert Endrass | | Annavore | 3,324 | | nw | HG-76 |
21 Dec 1941 | U-573 | Heinrich Heinsohn | | Hellen | 5,289 | | nw | |
21 Dec 1941 | U-751 | Gerhard Bigalk | | HMS Audacity (D 10) | 11,000 | | br | HG-76 |
23 Dec 1941 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | | Shuntien | 3,059 | | br | TA-5 |
24 Dec 1941 | U-568 | Joachim Preuss | | HMS Salvia (K 97) | 925 | | br | TA-5 |
26 Dec 1941 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | | Warszawa | 2,487 | | po | AT-6 |
28 Dec 1941 | U-75 | Helmuth Ringelmann | | Volo | 1,587 | | br | ME-8 |
31 Dec 1941 | U-87 | Joachim Berger | | Cardita | 8,237 | | br | HX-166 |
| 115,111 | |
27 ships sunk (111,551 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,560 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during December 1941