This is the full listing of all ships hit during March 1942. 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 Mar 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Finnanger | 9,551 | | nw | ONS-67 |
1 Mar 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | RT-19 Komintern | 577 | | sj | |
1 Mar 1942 | U-588 | Victor Vogel | | Carperby | 4,890 | | br | ON-66 |
2 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Gunny | 2,362 | | nw | |
3 Mar 1942 | U-129 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | | Mary | 5,104 | | am | |
3 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Helenus | 7,366 | | br | |
5 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Mariana | 3,110 | | am | |
5 Mar 1942 | U-128 | Ulrich Heyse | | O.A. Knudsen | 11,007 | | nw | |
5 Mar 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Collamer | 5,112 | | am | HX-178 |
5 Mar 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | Benmohr | 5,920 | | br | |
6 Mar 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | Sydhav | 7,587 | | nw | |
6 Mar 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | Hans Egede | 900 | | go | |
6 Mar 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Rononia | 213 | | br | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Barbara | 4,637 | | am | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Cardonia | 5,104 | | am | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-129 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | | Steel Age | 6,188 | | am | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Arabutan | 7,874 | | bz | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Uniwaleco | 9,755 | | sa | |
7 Mar 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Nyggjaberg | 349 | | fa | |
8 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Esso Bolivar (d.) | 10,389 | | pa | |
8 Mar 1942 | U-569 | Hans-Peter Hinsch | | Hengist | 984 | | br | |
8 Mar 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | HMS Northern Princess (4.06) | 655 | | br | |
8 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Baluchistan | 6,992 | | br | |
9 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Hanseat | 8,241 | | pa | |
9 Mar 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | Lily | 5,719 | | gr | ON-68 |
9 Mar 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | HMS Notts County (FY 250) | 541 | | br | |
9 Mar 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Cayrú | 5,152 | | bz | |
9 Mar 1942 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Tyr | 4,265 | | nw | |
10 Mar 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Lady Nelson (d.) | 7,970 | | ca | |
10 Mar 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Umtata (d.) | 8,141 | | br | |
10 Mar 1942 | U-588 | Victor Vogel | | Gulftrade | 6,776 | | am | |
11 Mar 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Caribsea | 2,609 | | am | |
11 Mar 1942 | U-565 | Johann Jebsen | | HMS Naiad (93) | 5,450 | | br | |
11 Mar 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | HMS Stella Capella (FY 107) | 507 | | br | |
11 Mar 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Hvoslef | 1,630 | | nw | |
12 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Olga | 2,496 | | am | |
12 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Texan | 7,005 | | am | |
12 Mar 1942 | U-578 | Ernst-August Rehwinkel | | Ingerto | 3,089 | | nw | ON-70 |
13 Mar 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Colabee (d.) | 5,518 | | am | |
13 Mar 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | John D. Gill | 11,641 | | am | |
13 Mar 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Albert F. Paul | 735 | | am | |
13 Mar 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Trepca | 5,042 | | yu | |
13 Mar 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Tolten | 1,858 | | cl | |
14 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | British Resource | 7,209 | | br | |
14 Mar 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Sarniadoc | 1,940 | | ca | |
14 Mar 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Lemuel Burrows | 7,610 | | am | |
14 Mar 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Penelope | 8,436 | | pa | |
15 Mar 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Ario | 6,952 | | am | |
15 Mar 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Olean (d.) | 7,118 | | am | |
15 Mar 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200) | 1,130 | | am | |
16 Mar 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Australia | 11,628 | | am | |
16 Mar 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Stangarth | 5,966 | | br | |
16 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Baron Newlands | 3,386 | | br | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Acme (d.) | 6,878 | | am | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Ceiba | 1,698 | | ho | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-373 | Paul-Karl Loeser | | Mount Lycabettus | 4,292 | | gr | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | San Demetrio | 8,073 | | br | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Allende | 5,081 | | br | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Ile de Batz | 5,755 | | br | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Scottish Prince | 4,917 | | br | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-71 | Walter Flachsenberg | | Ranja | 6,355 | | nw | |
17 Mar 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Crista (d.) | 2,590 | | br | AT-34 |
18 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | E.M. Clark | 9,647 | | am | |
18 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Kassandra Louloudis | 5,106 | | gr | |
19 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Papoose | 5,939 | | am | |
19 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | W.E. Hutton | 7,076 | | am | |
19 Mar 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Liberator | 7,720 | | am | |
20 Mar 1942 | U-652 | Georg-Werner Fraatz | | HMS Heythrop (L 85) | 1,050 | | br | |
20 Mar 1942 | U-71 | Walter Flachsenberg | | Oakmar | 5,766 | | am | |
21 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Atlantic Sun (d.) | 11,355 | | am | |
21 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Esso Nashville (d.) | 7,934 | | am | |
22 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Muskogee | 7,034 | | am | |
22 Mar 1942 | U-202 | Hans-Heinz Linder | | Athelviscount (d.) | 8,882 | | br | ON-75 |
22 Mar 1942 | U-373 | Paul-Karl Loeser | | Thursobank | 5,575 | | br | |
23 Mar 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Naeco | 5,373 | | am | |
23 Mar 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | Diala | 8,106 | | br | ON-52 |
23 Mar 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | British Prudence | 8,620 | | br | HX-181 |
24 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Empire Steel | 8,138 | | br | |
25 Mar 1942 | U-105 | Heinrich Schuch | | Narragansett | 10,389 | | br | |
25 Mar 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Ocana | 6,256 | | nl | |
25 Mar 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Imperial Transport (d.) | 8,022 | | br | ON-77 |
26 Mar 1942 | U-652 | Georg-Werner Fraatz | | HMS Jaguar (F 34) | 1,690 | | br | |
26 Mar 1942 | U-652 | Georg-Werner Fraatz | | Slavol | 2,623 | | br | |
26 Mar 1942 | U-71 | Walter Flachsenberg | | Dixie Arrow | 8,046 | | am | |
27 Mar 1942 | U-105 | Heinrich Schuch | | Svenør | 7,616 | | nw | |
27 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | USS Atik (AK 101) | 3,209 | | am | |
27 Mar 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Equipoise | 6,210 | | pa | |
29 Mar 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | City of New York | 8,272 | | am | |
29 Mar 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | | Hertford | 10,923 | | br | |
30 Mar 1942 | U-376 | Friedrich-Karl Marks | | Induna | 5,086 | | br | PQ-13 |
30 Mar 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | | Effingham | 6,421 | | am | PQ-13 |
30 Mar 1942 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Effingham (d.) | 6,421 | | am | PQ-13 |
30 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Muncaster Castle | 5,853 | | br | ST-18 |
31 Mar 1942 | U-71 | Walter Flachsenberg | | San Gerardo | 12,915 | | br | |
31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Allegheny | 914 | | am | |
31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Barnegat | 914 | | am | |
31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Menominee | 441 | | am | |
31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Ontario (d.) | 490 | | am | |
| 544,057 | |
85 ships sunk (452,349 tons) and 13 ships damaged (91,708 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during March 1942