Ship losses by month

January 1943

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1943. 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 Jan 1943U-164Otto Fechner Brageland2,608sw
1 Jan 1943U-73Horst Deckert Arthur Middleton7,176amUGS-3
1 Jan 1943U-73Horst Deckert USS LCT-21 [Trans.]255amUGS-3
3 Jan 1943U-507Harro Schacht Baron Dechmont3,675br
3 Jan 1943U-514Hans-Jürgen Auffermann British Vigilance (d.)8,093brTM-1
7 Jan 1943U-371Waldemar Mehl HMS Jura (T 169)545br
7 Jan 1943U-371Waldemar Mehl Ville de Strasbourg (d.)7,159brMKS-5
8 Jan 1943U-436Günther Seibicke Albert L. Ellsworth8,309nwTM-1
8 Jan 1943U-436Günther Seibicke Oltenia II6,394brTM-1
8 Jan 1943U-507Harro Schacht Yorkwood5,401br
9 Jan 1943U-124Johann Mohr Birmingham City6,194amTB-1
9 Jan 1943U-124Johann Mohr Broad Arrow7,718amTB-1
9 Jan 1943U-124Johann Mohr Collingsworth5,101amTB-1
9 Jan 1943U-124Johann Mohr Minotaur4,554amTB-1
9 Jan 1943U-384Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski Louise Lykes6,155am
9 Jan 1943U-442Hans-Joachim Hesse Empire Lytton9,807brTM-1
9 Jan 1943U-511Fritz Schneewind William Wilberforce5,004br
9 Jan 1943U-522Herbert Schneider Minister Wedel6,833nwTM-1
9 Jan 1943U-522Herbert Schneider Norvik10,034paTM-1
11 Jan 1943U-186Siegfried Hesemann Ocean Vagabond7,174brSC-115
11 Jan 1943U-522Herbert Schneider British Dominion (d.)6,983brTM-1
11 Jan 1943U-620Heinz Stein British Dominion6,983brTM-1
12 Jan 1943U-105Jürgen Nissen C.S. Flight67br
15 Jan 1943U-182Asmus Nicolai Clausen Ocean Courage7,173br
15 Jan 1943U-617Albrecht Brandi Annitsa4,324gr
15 Jan 1943U-617Albrecht Brandi Harboe Jensen1,862nw
17 Jan 1943U-268Ernst Heydemann HMS LCT-2239 [Trans.]291brHX-222
17 Jan 1943U-268Ernst Heydemann HMS LCT-2267 [Trans.]291brHX-222
17 Jan 1943U-268Ernst Heydemann HMS LCT-2344 [Trans.]291brHX-222
17 Jan 1943U-268Ernst Heydemann Vestfold14,547paHX-222
20 Jan 1943U-453Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach Jean Jadot5,859beKMS-7
22 Jan 1943U-358Rolf Manke Neva1,456swUR-59
22 Jan 1943U-413Gustav Poel Mount Mycale3,556grSC-117
23 Jan 1943U-175Heinrich Bruns Benjamin Smith7,177am
23 Jan 1943U-431Dietrich Schöneboom Alexandria100ag
24 Jan 1943U-105Jürgen Nissen British Vigilance8,093brTM-1
25 Jan 1943U-431Dietrich Schöneboom Mouyassar47sy
25 Jan 1943U-431Dietrich Schöneboom Omar el Kattab38sy
25 Jan 1943U-575Günther Heydemann City of Flint4,963amUGS-4
25 Jan 1943U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Lackenby5,112brSC-117
26 Jan 1943U-255Reinhart Reche Krasnyj Partizan2,418sj
26 Jan 1943U-358Rolf Manke Nortind8,221nwHX-223
26 Jan 1943U-431Dietrich Schöneboom Hassan80sy
26 Jan 1943U-594Friedrich Mumm Kollbjørg8,259nwHX-223
26 Jan 1943U-607Ernst Mengersen Kollbjørg (d.)8,259nwHX-223
27 Jan 1943U-105Jürgen Nissen Cape Decision5,106am
27 Jan 1943U-442Hans-Joachim Hesse Julia Ward Howe7,176amUGS-4
27 Jan 1943U-514Hans-Jürgen Auffermann Charles C. Pinckney7,177amUGS-4
29 Jan 1943U-255Reinhart Reche Ufa1,892sj
 245,990

45 ships sunk (215,496 tons) and 4 ships damaged (30,494 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

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