Ship losses by month

November 1942

This is the full listing of all ships hit during November 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 Nov 1942U-126Ernst Bauer George Thatcher7,176am
1 Nov 1942U-174Ulrich Thilo Elmdale4,872brTRIN-20
1 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Mendoza8,233br
2 Nov 1942U-172Carl Emmermann Llandilo4,966br
2 Nov 1942U-174Ulrich Thilo Zaandam10,909nl
2 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Aegeus4,538gr
2 Nov 1942U-402Siegfried von Forstner Dalcroy4,558brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-402Siegfried von Forstner Empire Antelope4,945brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-402Siegfried von Forstner Empire Leopard5,676brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-402Siegfried von Forstner Empire Sunrise (d.)7,459brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-402Siegfried von Forstner Rinos4,649grSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-438Rudolf Franzius Hartington (d.)5,496brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann P.L.M. 275,633br
2 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann Rose Castle7,803ca
2 Nov 1942U-521Klaus Bargsten Hartington5,496brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-522Herbert Schneider Hartington (d.)5,496brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-522Herbert Schneider Maritima5,801brSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-522Herbert Schneider Mount Pelion5,655grSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-522Herbert Schneider Parthenon3,189grSC-107
2 Nov 1942U-586Dietrich von der Esch Empire Gilbert6,640br
2 Nov 1942U-84Horst Uphoff Empire Sunrise7,459brSC-107
3 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Chr. J. Kampmann2,260caTAG-18
3 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Gypsum Empress4,034brTAG-18
3 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Leda8,546paTAG-18
3 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Thorshavet11,015nwTAG-18
3 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth East Indian8,159am
3 Nov 1942U-504Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske Porto Alegre5,187bz
3 Nov 1942U-521Klaus Bargsten Hahira6,855amSC-107
3 Nov 1942U-89Dietrich Lohmann Jeypore5,318brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-126Ernst Bauer Oued Grou792br
4 Nov 1942U-132Ernst Vogelsang Empire Lynx6,379brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-132Ernst Vogelsang Hatimura (d.)6,690brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-132Ernst Vogelsang Hobbema5,507nlSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Hai Hing2,561nw
4 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Trekieve5,244br
4 Nov 1942U-354Karl-Heinz Herbschleb William Clark7,176am
4 Nov 1942U-442Hans-Joachim Hesse Hatimura6,690brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-89Dietrich Lohmann Daleby4,640brSC-107
5 Nov 1942U-126Ernst Bauer New Toronto6,568brTS-23
5 Nov 1942U-129Hans-Ludwig Witt Astrell7,595nwTAG-18
5 Nov 1942U-129Hans-Ludwig Witt Meton7,027amTAG-18
5 Nov 1942U-163Kurt-Eduard Engelmann La Cordillera5,185br
6 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Arica5,431brTRIN-24
6 Nov 1942U-625Hans Benker Chulmleigh5,445br
6 Nov 1942U-625Hans Benker Empire Sky7,455br
6 Nov 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten City of Cairo8,034br
7 Nov 1942U-159Helmut Witte La Salle5,462am
7 Nov 1942U-505Peter Zschech Ocean Justice7,173br
7 Nov 1942U-508Georg Staats Lindenhall5,248brTAG-19
7 Nov 1942U-508Georg Staats Nathaniel Hawthorne7,176amTAG-19
7 Nov 1942U-566Gerhard Remus Glenlea4,252brON-142
7 Nov 1942U-613Helmut Köppe Roxby4,252brON-142
8 Nov 1942U-128Ulrich Heyse Maloja6,400nwON-138
8 Nov 1942U-154Heinrich Schuch D´Entrecasteaux7,291br
8 Nov 1942U-161Albrecht Achilles Benalder (d.)5,161brST-40
8 Nov 1942U-161Albrecht Achilles West Humhaw5,527amST-40
8 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Plaudit5,060pa
8 Nov 1942U-67Günther Müller-Stöckheim Capo Olmo (d.)4,712br
9 Nov 1942U-154Heinrich Schuch Nurmahal5,419br
9 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Cerion (d.)2,588br
9 Nov 1942U-331Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen USS Leedstown (AP 73)9,135amTorch
9 Nov 1942U-67Günther Müller-Stöckheim Nidarland6,132nw
10 Nov 1942U-128Ulrich Heyse Cerinthus3,878brON-141
10 Nov 1942U-128Ulrich Heyse Start Point5,293brON-141
10 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth K.G. Meldahl3,799nw
10 Nov 1942U-431Wilhelm Dommes HMS Martin (G 44)1,920brTorch
10 Nov 1942U-81Friedrich Guggenberger Garlinge2,012br
11 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen City of Ripon6,368br
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Hambleton (DD 455) (d.)1,630amUGF-1
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Joseph Hewes (AP 50)9,359amUGF-1
11 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Winooski (AO 38) (d.)10,172amUGF-1
11 Nov 1942U-380Josef Röther Nieuw Zeeland11,069nlTorch
11 Nov 1942U-407Ernst-Ulrich Brüller Viceroy of India19,627brTorch
12 Nov 1942U-130Ernst Kals USS Edward Rutledge (AP 52)9,360amUGF-1
12 Nov 1942U-130Ernst Kals USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43)12,479amUGF-1
12 Nov 1942U-130Ernst Kals USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP 42)12,568amUGF-1
12 Nov 1942U-163Kurt-Eduard Engelmann USS Erie (PG 50) (t.)2,000amTAG-20
12 Nov 1942U-224Hans-Karl Kosbadt Buchanan5,614pa
12 Nov 1942U-515Werner Henke HMS Hecla (F 20)10,850brTorch
12 Nov 1942U-515Werner Henke HMS Marne (G 35) (d.)1,920brTorch
12 Nov 1942U-593Gerd Kelbling Browning5,332brKMS-2
12 Nov 1942U-77Otto Hartmann HMS Stork (U 81) (d.)1,190br
13 Nov 1942U-159Helmut Witte Star of Scotland2,290am
13 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Louise Moller3,764br
13 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Excello4,969am
13 Nov 1942U-431Wilhelm Dommes HNMS Isaac Sweers (G 83)1,628nl
13 Nov 1942U-81Friedrich Guggenberger Maron6,487brTorch
14 Nov 1942U-134Rudolf Schendel Scapa Flow4,827pa
14 Nov 1942U-413Gustav Poel Warwick Castle20,107brMKF-1X
14 Nov 1942U-73Horst Deckert Lalande (d.)7,453brTorch
15 Nov 1942U-155Adolf Cornelius Piening Ettrick11,279brMKF-1Y
15 Nov 1942U-155Adolf Cornelius Piening HMS Avenger (D 14)13,785brMKF-1Y
15 Nov 1942U-155Adolf Cornelius Piening USS Almaack (AK 27) (d.)6,736amMKF-1Y
15 Nov 1942U-173Hans-Adolf Schweichel USS Electra (AK 21) (d.)8,113amMKF-1
15 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Adviser (d.)6,348br
15 Nov 1942U-67Günther Müller-Stöckheim King Arthur5,224br
16 Nov 1942U-608Rolf Struckmeier Irish Pine5,621ir
16 Nov 1942U-92Adolf Oelrich Clan Mactaggart7,622brMKS-1X
17 Nov 1942U-184Günther Dangschat Widestone3,192brONS-144
17 Nov 1942U-264Hartwig Looks Mount Taurus6,696grONS-144
17 Nov 1942U-508Georg Staats City of Corinth5,318br
18 Nov 1942U-154Heinrich Schuch Tower Grange5,226br
18 Nov 1942U-262Heinz Franke HNoMS Montbretia (K 208)925nwONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-43Hans-Joachim Schwantke Brilliant (t.)9,131amSC-109
18 Nov 1942U-522Herbert Schneider Yaka5,432amONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen Parismina4,732amONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen President Sergent5,344brONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen Yaka (d.)5,432amONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-67Günther Müller-Stöckheim Tortugas4,697nw
19 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Scottish Chief7,006br
19 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Gunda2,241nw
20 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Pierce Butler7,191am
20 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Corinthiakos3,562gr
20 Nov 1942U-263Kurt Nölke Grangepark5,132brKMS-3
20 Nov 1942U-263Kurt Nölke Prins Harald7,244nwKMS-3
21 Nov 1942U-160Georg Lassen Bintang6,481nl
21 Nov 1942U-163Kurt-Eduard Engelmann Empire Starling6,060br
21 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann British Promise (d.)8,443brON-145
21 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann British Renown (d.)6,997brON-145
21 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann Empire Sailor6,140brON-145
22 Nov 1942U-163Kurt-Eduard Engelmann Apalóide3,766bzBRN-3
22 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Alcoa Pathfinder6,797am
23 Nov 1942U-172Carl Emmermann Benlomond6,630br
23 Nov 1942U-518Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann Caddo10,172am
23 Nov 1942U-601Peter-Ottmar Grau Kuznets Lesov3,974sjQP-15
23 Nov 1942U-625Hans Benker Goolistan5,851brQP-15
24 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Dorington Court5,281br
24 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Mount Helmos6,481gr
26 Nov 1942U-262Heinz Franke Ocean Crusader7,178brHX-216
26 Nov 1942U-663Heinrich Schmid Barberrys5,170brSC-110
26 Nov 1942UD-3Hermann Rigele Indra5,041nw
27 Nov 1942U-176Reiner Dierksen Polydorus5,922nlON-145
27 Nov 1942U-178Hans Ibbeken Jeremiah Wadsworth7,176am
27 Nov 1942U-508Georg Staats Clan Macfayden6,191br
28 Nov 1942U-172Carl Emmermann Alaskan5,364am
28 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Nova Scotia6,796br
28 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Evanthia3,551gr
28 Nov 1942U-508Georg Staats Empire Cromwell5,970br
28 Nov 1942U-67Günther Müller-Stöckheim Empire Glade (d.)7,006br
29 Nov 1942U-161Albrecht Achilles Tjileboet5,760nlON-145
30 Nov 1942U-177Robert Gysae Llandaff Castle10,799br
30 Nov 1942U-181Wolfgang Lüth Cleanthis4,153gr
 877,774

123 ships sunk (768,732 tons) and 19 ships damaged (109,042 tons).

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This map shows where Allied ships were hit during November 1942.

Resource id #165

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

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