This is the full listing of all ships hit during June 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 Jun 1942 | U-106 | Hermann Rasch | | Hampton Roads | 2,689 | | am | |
1 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Bushranger | 4,536 | | pa | |
1 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Alegrete | 5,970 | | bz | |
1 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | West Notus | 5,492 | | am | |
1 Jun 1942 | U-566 | Dietrich Borchert | | Westmoreland | 8,967 | | br | |
2 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Knoxville City | 5,686 | | am | |
2 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Illinois | 5,447 | | am | |
2 Jun 1942 | U-553 | Karl Thurmann | | Mattawin | 6,919 | | br | |
2 Jun 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Triton | 2,078 | | nl | |
2 Jun 1942 | U-578 | Ernst-August Rehwinkel | | Berganger | 6,826 | | nw | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Høegh Giant | 10,990 | | nw | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Lillian | 80 | | br | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | City of Alma | 5,446 | | am | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Anna | 1,345 | | sw | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-432 | Heinz-Otto Schultze | | Aeolus | 41 | | am | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-432 | Heinz-Otto Schultze | | Ben and Josephine | 102 | | am | |
3 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | M.F. Elliott | 6,940 | | am | |
4 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Nidarnes | 2,647 | | nw | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Velma Lykes | 2,572 | | am | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Paracury (d.) | 265 | | bz | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Sally | 150 | | ho | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Delfina | 3,480 | | am | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | L.J. Drake | 6,693 | | am | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-69 | Ulrich Gräf | | Letitia Porter | 15 | | nl | |
5 Jun 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Maria da Glória | 320 | | pt | |
6 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | C.O. Stillman | 13,006 | | pa | |
7 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Castilla | 3,910 | | ho | |
7 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Hermis | 5,234 | | pa | |
7 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Edith | 3,382 | | am | |
7 Jun 1942 | U-653 | Gerhard Feiler | | USS Gannet (AVP 8) | 840 | | am | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Suwied | 3,249 | | am | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-128 | Ulrich Heyse | | South Africa | 9,234 | | nw | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-135 | Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius | | Pleasantville | 4,549 | | nw | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Sicilien | 1,654 | | am | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Rosenborg | 1,512 | | br | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Tela | 3,901 | | ho | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Esther | 100 | | pl | |
8 Jun 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Said | 231 | | ag | |
9 Jun 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | FFL Mimosa (K 11) | 925 | | fr | ONS-100 |
9 Jun 1942 | U-432 | Heinz-Otto Schultze | | Kronprinsen (d.) | 7,073 | | nw | BX-23A |
9 Jun 1942 | U-432 | Heinz-Otto Schultze | | Malayan Prince (d.) | 8,593 | | br | BX-23A |
9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Bruxelles | 5,085 | | be | TO-5 |
9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Franklin K. Lane | 6,589 | | am | TO-5 |
9 Jun 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Typhoon | 175 | | pl | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Merrimack | 2,606 | | am | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | L.A. Christensen | 4,362 | | nw | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | | Athene | 4,681 | | nw | AT-49 |
10 Jun 1942 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | | Brambleleaf (t.) | 5,917 | | br | AT-49 |
10 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Ardenvohr | 5,025 | | br | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Port Montreal | 5,882 | | br | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Surrey | 8,581 | | br | |
10 Jun 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Havre | 2,073 | | br | AT-49 |
10 Jun 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Empire Clough | 6,147 | | br | ONS-100 |
10 Jun 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Ramsay | 4,855 | | br | ONS-100 |
11 Jun 1942 | U-157 | Wolf Henne | | Hagan | 6,401 | | am | |
11 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Sheherazade | 13,467 | | pa | |
11 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Fort Good Hope | 7,130 | | br | |
11 Jun 1942 | U-455 | Hans-Heinrich Giessler | | Geo H. Jones | 6,914 | | br | SL-111 |
11 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | American | 4,846 | | am | |
11 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Crijnssen | 4,282 | | nl | |
11 Jun 1942 | U-569 | Hans-Peter Hinsch | | Pontypridd (d.) | 4,458 | | br | ONS-100 |
11 Jun 1942 | U-94 | Otto Ites | | Pontypridd | 4,458 | | br | ONS-100 |
12 Jun 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Dartford | 4,093 | | br | ONS-100 |
12 Jun 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Hardwicke Grange | 9,005 | | br | |
12 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Cities Service Toledo | 8,192 | | am | |
12 Jun 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | HMS Grove (L 77) | 1,050 | | br | MW-11 |
13 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Sixaola | 4,693 | | am | |
13 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Solon Turman | 6,762 | | am | |
13 Jun 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | HMS Farouk | 96 | | br | |
14 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Lebore | 8,289 | | am | |
14 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Regent | 3,280 | | le | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Dutch Princess | 125 | | br | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Bennestvet | 2,438 | | nw | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-431 | Wilhelm Dommes | | HMS LCT-119 (d.) | 450 | | br | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Cold Harbor | 5,010 | | pa | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Scottsburg | 8,001 | | am | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | West Hardaway | 5,702 | | am | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | City of Oxford | 2,759 | | br | HG-84 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Etrib | 1,943 | | br | HG-84 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Pelayo | 1,346 | | br | HG-84 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Slemdal | 7,374 | | nw | HG-84 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Thurso | 2,436 | | br | HG-84 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Frimaire | 9,242 | | fr | |
15 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Esso Augusta (d.) [Mine] | 11,237 | | am | KN-109 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | HMS Kingston Ceylonite (FY 214) [Mine] | 448 | | br | KN-109 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Robert C. Tuttle (d.) [Mine] | 11,615 | | am | KN-109 |
15 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | USS Bainbridge (DD 246) (d.) [Mine] | 1,190 | | am | KN-109 |
16 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Arkansan | 6,997 | | am | |
16 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Kahuku | 6,062 | | am | |
16 Jun 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Nueva Altagracia | 30 | | do | |
16 Jun 1942 | U-205 | Franz-Georg Reschke | | HMS Hermione (74) | 5,450 | | br | MW-11 |
16 Jun 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Managua | 2,220 | | ni | |
16 Jun 1942 | U-87 | Joachim Berger | | Cherokee | 5,896 | | am | XB-25 |
16 Jun 1942 | U-87 | Joachim Berger | | Port Nicholson | 8,402 | | br | XB-25 |
17 Jun 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Millinocket | 3,274 | | am | |
17 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Moira | 1,560 | | nw | |
17 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | San Blas | 3,601 | | pa | |
17 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Santore [Mine] | 7,117 | | am | KS-511 |
18 Jun 1942 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Seattle Spirit | 5,627 | | am | ONS-102 |
18 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Flora | 1,417 | | nl | |
18 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Motorex | 1,958 | | br | |
19 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Cheerio | 35 | | am | |
19 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Ante Matkovic | 2,710 | | yu | |
19 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | USS YP-389 | 170 | | am | |
20 Jun 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Nortind (d.) | 8,221 | | nw | |
21 Jun 1942 | U-128 | Ulrich Heyse | | West Ira | 5,681 | | am | |
22 Jun 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | E.J. Sadler | 9,639 | | am | |
22 Jun 1942 | U-202 | Hans-Heinz Linder | | Rio Tercero | 4,864 | | ar | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-128 | Ulrich Heyse | | Andrea Brøvig | 10,173 | | nw | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Major General Henry Gibbins | 5,766 | | am | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Resolute | 35 | | co | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Rawleigh Warner | 3,664 | | am | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Arriaga | 2,345 | | pa | |
23 Jun 1942 | U-84 | Horst Uphoff | | Torvanger | 6,568 | | nw | HX-194 |
24 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Willimantic | 4,857 | | br | |
24 Jun 1942 | U-373 | Paul-Karl Loeser | | John R. Williams [Mine] | 396 | | am | |
24 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Ljubica Matkovic | 3,289 | | yu | |
25 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | | Anglo-Canadian | 5,268 | | br | |
25 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Manuela | 4,772 | | am | |
25 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Nordal | 3,845 | | pa | |
26 Jun 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Jagersfontein | 10,083 | | nl | |
26 Jun 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Pedrinhas | 3,666 | | bz | |
26 Jun 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Putney Hill | 5,216 | | br | |
26 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Tamesis (d.) | 7,256 | | nw | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Leiv Eiriksson | 9,952 | | nw | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-128 | Ulrich Heyse | | Polybius | 7,041 | | am | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Las Choapas | 2,005 | | me | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Tuxpam | 7,008 | | me | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | | Potlatch | 6,085 | | am | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Moldanger | 6,827 | | nw | |
27 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | British Freedom (d.) | 6,985 | | br | KS-514 |
28 Jun 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Tillie Lykes | 2,572 | | am | |
28 Jun 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Sam Houston | 7,176 | | am | |
28 Jun 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Raphael Semmes | 6,027 | | am | |
28 Jun 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | Sea Thrush | 5,447 | | am | |
28 Jun 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | William Rockefeller | 14,054 | | am | |
28 Jun 1942 | U-97 | Friedrich Bürgel | | Memas | 1,755 | | gr | Metril |
28 Jun 1942 | U-97 | Friedrich Bürgel | | Zealand | 1,433 | | br | Metril |
29 Jun 1942 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Mona Marie | 126 | | ca | |
29 Jun 1942 | U-153 | Wilfried Reichmann | | Ruth | 4,833 | | am | |
29 Jun 1942 | U-158 | Erwin Rostin | | Everalda | 3,950 | | le | |
29 Jun 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | Thomas McKean | 7,191 | | am | |
29 Jun 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Empire Mica | 8,032 | | br | |
29 Jun 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Waiwera | 12,435 | | br | |
30 Jun 1942 | U-372 | Heinz-Joachim Neumann | | HMS Medway (F 25) | 14,650 | | br | |
30 Jun 1942 | U-458 | Kurt Diggins | | Mosfruit | 2,714 | | nw | |
| 700,227 | |
135 ships sunk (632,884 tons) and 11 ships damaged (67,343 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost). [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during June 1942