This is the full listing of all ships hit during February 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 Feb 1943 | U-617 | Albrecht Brandi |  | HMS Welshman (M 84) | 2,650 |  | br | |
| 1 Feb 1943 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Joseph Elise | 113 |  | fr | |
| 2 Feb 1943 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer | 7,177 |  | am | HX-224 |
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-217 | Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke | | Rhexenor | 7,957 | | br | |
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-223 | Karl-Jürg Wächter | | Dorchester | 5,649 | | am | SG-19 |
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-255 | Reinhart Reche | | Greylock | 7,460 | | am | RA-52 |
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Inverilen | 9,456 | | br | HX-224 |
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-632 | Hans Karpf | | Cordelia | 8,190 | | br | HX-224 |
| 5 Feb 1943 | U-413 | Gustav Poel | | West Portal | 5,376 | | am | SC-118 |
| 5 Feb 1943 | U-617 | Albrecht Brandi | | Corona | 3,264 |  | nw | AW-22 |
| 5 Feb 1943 | U-617 | Albrecht Brandi | | Henrik | 1,350 | | nw | AW-22 |
| 6 Feb 1943 | U-262 | Rudolf Heinz Franke | | Zagloba | 2,864 |  | po | SC-118 |
| 6 Feb 1943 | U-266 | Ralf von Jessen | | Polyktor | 4,077 |  | gr | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | Baltonia [Mine] | 2,013 | | br | MKS-7 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | Empire Mordred [Mine] | 7,024 | | br | MKS-7 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | Mary Slessor [Mine] | 5,027 | | br | MKS-7 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Afrika | 8,597 | | br | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Daghild (d.) | 9,272 | | nw | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Henry R. Mallory | 6,063 | | am | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Kalliopi | 4,965 | | gr | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Robert E. Hopkins | 6,625 | | am | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Toward | 1,571 | | br | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn | | HMS LCI(L)-162 | 246 | | br | |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-614 | Wolfgang Sträter | | Harmala | 5,730 | | br | SC-118 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-77 | Otto Hartmann | | Empire Banner | 6,699 | | br | KMS-8 |
| 7 Feb 1943 | U-77 | Otto Hartmann | | Empire Webster | 7,043 | | br | KMS-8 |
| 8 Feb 1943 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Roger B. Taney | 7,191 | | am | |
| 8 Feb 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Newton Ash | 4,625 | | br | SC-118 |
| 8 Feb 1943 | U-521 | Klaus Heinrich Bargsten | | HMS Bredon (T 223) | 750 | | br | Gibr-2 |
| 8 Feb 1943 | U-608 | Rolf Struckmeier | | Daghild | 9,272 | | nw | SC-118 |
| 8 Feb 1943 | U-608 | Rolf Struckmeier | | HMS LCT-2335 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | SC-118 |
| 10 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | Duero (d.) [Mine] | 2,008 |  | sp | |
| 10 Feb 1943 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Queen Anne | 4,937 | | br | CA-11 |
| 10 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Saroena (d.) | 6,671 |  | nl | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Helmspey | 4,764 | | br | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Al Kasbanah | 110 |  | ag | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Dolphin | 135 |  | pl | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Husni | 107 |  | lb | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Sabah el Kheir | 36 | | ag | |
| 15 Feb 1943 | U-607 | Ernst Mengersen | | Atlantic Sun | 11,355 | | am | ON-165 |
| 17 Feb 1943 | U-182 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | | Llanashe | 4,836 | | br | |
| 17 Feb 1943 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Deer Lodge | 6,187 | | am | |
| 18 Feb 1943 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | Brasiloide | 6,075 |  | bz | |
| 19 Feb 1943 | U-403 | Heinz-Ehlert Clausen | | Zeus | 5,961 | | gr | ONS-165 |
| 20 Feb 1943 | U-525 | Hans-Joachim Drewitz | | Radhurst | 3,454 | | br | ONS-165 |
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-332 | Eberhard Hüttemann | | Stigstad (d.) | 5,964 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-603 | Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann | | Stigstad | 5,964 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-664 | Adolf Graef | | H.H. Rogers | 8,807 |  | pa | ONS-167 |
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-664 | Adolf Graef | | Rosario | 4,659 | | am | ONS-167 |
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-92 | Adolf Oelrich | | Empire Trader | 9,990 | | br | ON-166 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Roxburgh Castle | 7,801 | | br | |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | HMCS Weyburn (K 173) [Mine] | 925 |  | ca | MKS-8 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-118 | Werner Czygan | | Thorsholm (d.) [Mine] | 9,937 | | nw | GUS-4 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler | | Chattanooga City | 5,687 | | am | ON-166 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler | | Empire Redshank | 6,615 | | br | ON-166 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler | | Expositor (d.) | 4,959 | | am | ON-166 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-753 | Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein | | N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | 9,348 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 22 Feb 1943 | U-92 | Adolf Oelrich | | N.T. Nielsen-Alonso (d.) | 9,348 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-186 | Siegfried Hesemann | | Eulima | 6,207 | | br | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-186 | Siegfried Hesemann | | Hastings | 5,401 | | am | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-202 | Günter Poser | | British Fortitude (d.) | 8,482 | | br | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-202 | Günter Poser | | Empire Norseman (d.) | 9,811 | | br | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-202 | Günter Poser | | Esso Baton Rouge | 7,989 | | am | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-202 | Günter Poser | | Murena (d.) | 8,252 | | nl | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-223 | Karl-Jürg Wächter | | Winkler | 6,907 | | pa | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-303 | Karl-Franz Heine | | Expositor | 4,959 | | am | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | | Fintra | 2,089 | | br | Ropsley |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-382 | Herbert Juli | | Empire Norseman (d.) | 9,811 | | br | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Kyleclare | 700 |  | ir | |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-522 | Herbert Schneider | | Athelprincess | 8,882 | | br | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Empire Norseman | 9,811 | | br | UC-1 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-603 | Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann | | Glittre | 6,409 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | | Stockport | 1,683 | | br | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Glittre (d.) | 6,409 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Winkler (d.) | 6,907 | | pa | ON-166 |
| 24 Feb 1943 | U-565 | Wilhelm Franken | | Nathanael Greene (d.) | 7,176 | | am | MKS-8 |
| 24 Feb 1943 | U-600 | Bernhard Zurmühlen | | Ingria (d.) | 4,391 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 24 Feb 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Ingria | 4,391 | | nw | ON-166 |
| 24 Feb 1943 | U-653 | Gerhard Feiler | | Madoera (d.) | 9,382 | | nl | ON-166 |
| 24 Feb 1943 | U-707 | Günter Gretschel | | Jonathan Sturges | 7,176 | | am | ON-166 |
| 25 Feb 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Manchester Merchant | 7,264 | | br | ON-166 |
| 27 Feb 1943 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Colombia | 10,782 | | nl | |
| 27 Feb 1943 | U-565 | Wilhelm Franken | | Seminole (d.) | 10,389 | | br | TE-16 |
| 27 Feb 1943 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | St. Margaret | 4,312 | | br | ON-165 |
| 28 Feb 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | | Daniel Carroll (d.) | 7,176 | | am | TE-16 |
| 28 Feb 1943 | U-405 | Rolf-Heinrich Hopman | | RPT-1 [Trans.] | 35 |  | sj | HX-227 |
| 28 Feb 1943 | U-405 | Rolf-Heinrich Hopman | | RPT-3 [Trans.] | 35 | | sj | HX-227 |
| 28 Feb 1943 | U-405 | Rolf-Heinrich Hopman | | Wade Hampton | 7,176 | | am | HX-227 |
| | 495,621 | |
70 ships sunk (359,276 tons) and 18 ships damaged (136,345 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during February 1943
