Ship losses by month

April 1942

This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 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		Convoy
1 Apr 1942	U-160	Georg Lassen	Rio Blanco	4,086	br
1 Apr 1942	U-202	Hans-Heinz Linder	Loch Don	5,249	br
1 Apr 1942	U-71	Walter Flachsenberg	Eastmoor	5,812	br
1 Apr 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Tiger	5,992	am
2 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Liebre (d.)	7,057	am
3 Apr 1942	U-505	Axel-Olaf Loewe	West Irmo	5,775	am
3 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	David H. Atwater	2,438	am
3 Apr 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Otho	4,839	am
4 Apr 1942	U-154	Walther Kölle	Comol Rico	5,034	am
4 Apr 1942	U-505	Axel-Olaf Loewe	Alphacca	5,759	nl
4 Apr 1942	U-572	Heinz Hirsacker	Ensis (d.)	6,207	br
5 Apr 1942	U-154	Walther Kölle	Catahoula	5,030	am
5 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Byron D. Benson	7,953	am
6 Apr 1942	U-160	Georg Lassen	Bidwell (d.)	6,837	am
6 Apr 1942	U-571	Helmut Möhlmann	Koll	10,044	nw
6 Apr 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Kollskegg	9,858	nw
7 Apr 1942	U-453	Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach	HMHS Somersetshire (d.)	9,716	br
7 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	British Splendour	7,138	br
7 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Lancing	7,866	nw
8 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Esso Baton Rouge (d.)	7,989	am
8 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Oklahoma (d.)	9,264	am
8 Apr 1942	U-84	Horst Uphoff	Nemanja	5,226	yu
9 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Esparta	3,365	am
9 Apr 1942	U-160	Georg Lassen	Malchace	3,516	am
9 Apr 1942	U-252	Kai Lerchen	Fanefjeld	1,355	nw
9 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Atlas	7,137	am
10 Apr 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	San Delfino	8,072	br
10 Apr 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Tamaulipas	6,943	am
10 Apr 1942	U-654	Ludwig Forster	Empire Prairie	7,010	br
10 Apr 1942	U-85	Eberhard Greger	Chr. Knudsen	4,904	nw
11 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Gulfamerica	8,081	am
11 Apr 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Grenanger	5,393	nw
11 Apr 1942	U-160	Georg Lassen	Ulysses	14,647	br
11 Apr 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	Harry F. Sinclair, Jr. (d.)	6,151	am
12 Apr 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Esso Boston	7,699	am
12 Apr 1942	U-154	Walther Kölle	Delvalle	5,032	am
12 Apr 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	Stanvac Melbourne (d.)	10,013	pa
13 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Korsholm	2,647	sw
13 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Leslie	2,609	am
13 Apr 1942	U-154	Walther Kölle	Empire Amethyst	8,032	br
13 Apr 1942	U-402	Siegfried von Forstner	Empire Progress	5,249	br	ON-80
13 Apr 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	El Occidente	6,008	pa	QP-10
13 Apr 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	Harpalion	5,486	br	QP-10
13 Apr 1942	U-436	Günther Seibicke	Kiev	5,823	sj	QP-10
14 Apr 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	Empire Thrush	6,160	br
14 Apr 1942	U-571	Helmut Möhlmann	Margaret	3,352	am
14 Apr 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Korthion	2,116	gr
16 Apr 1942	U-403	Heinz-Ehlert Clausen	Empire Howard	6,985	br	PQ-14
16 Apr 1942	U-572	Heinz Hirsacker	Desert Light	2,368	pa
16 Apr 1942	U-575	Günther Heydemann	Robin Hood	6,887	am
16 Apr 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Amsterdam	7,329	nl
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Bab el Farag	105	ag
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Caspia	6,018	br
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Fatouh el Kher	97	ag
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	FFL Vikings (P 41)	1,150	fr
17 Apr 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Alcoa Guide	4,834	am
17 Apr 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Heinrich von Riedemann	11,020	pa
18 Apr 1942	U-201	Adalbert Schnee	Victoria (d.)	7,417	ar
19 Apr 1942	U-136	Heinrich Zimmermann	Axtell J. Byles (d.)	8,955	am
19 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Hefz el Rahman	90	ag
20 Apr 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Harpagon	5,719	br
20 Apr 1942	U-154	Walther Kölle	Vineland	5,587	ca
20 Apr 1942	U-572	Heinz Hirsacker	Empire Dryden	7,164	br
20 Apr 1942	U-654	Ludwig Forster	Agra	4,569	sw
20 Apr 1942	U-654	Ludwig Forster	Steel Maker	6,176	am
21 Apr 1942	U-201	Adalbert Schnee	Bris	2,027	nw
21 Apr 1942	U-576	Hans-Dieter Heinicke	Pipestone County	5,102	am
21 Apr 1942	U-752	Karl-Ernst Schroeter	West Imboden	5,751	am
21 Apr 1942	U-84	Horst Uphoff	Chenango	3,014	pa
22 Apr 1942	U-201	Adalbert Schnee	Derryheen	7,217	br
22 Apr 1942	U-201	Adalbert Schnee	San Jacinto	6,069	am
22 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Aziza	100	ag
22 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	El Saadiah	122	ag
23 Apr 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Lammot Du Pont	5,102	am
23 Apr 1942	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Kirkland	1,361	br	TA-36
23 Apr 1942	U-752	Karl-Ernst Schroeter	Reinholt (d.)	4,799	nw
24 Apr 1942	U-136	Heinrich Zimmermann	Empire Drum	7,244	br
25 Apr 1942	U-108	Klaus Scholtz	Modesta	3,849	br
26 Apr 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Alcoa Partner	5,513	am
28 Apr 1942	U-136	Heinrich Zimmermann	Arundo	5,163	nl
29 Apr 1942	U-108	Klaus Scholtz	Mobiloil	9,925	am
29 Apr 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Alliance [Mine]	81	br
29 Apr 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Terpsithea [Mine]	157	br
29 Apr 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Harry G. Seidel	10,354	pa
30 Apr 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Athelempress	8,941	br	OS-25
30 Apr 1942	U-402	Siegfried von Forstner	Ashkhabad	5,284	sj
30 Apr 1942	U-456	Max-Martin Teichert	HMS Edinburgh (16) (d.)	11,500	br	QP-11
30 Apr 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Federal	2,881	am
30 Apr 1942	U-576	Hans-Dieter Heinicke	Taborfjell	1,339	nw
				497,334
77 ships sunk (401,429 tons) and 12 ships damaged (95,905 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.