Ship losses by month

March 1943

This is the full listing of all ships hit during March 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		Convoy
1 Mar 1943	U-518	Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann	Fitz-John Porter	7,176	am	BT-6
2 Mar 1943	U-634	Eberhard Dahlhaus	Meriwether Lewis	7,176	am	HX-227
3 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Harvey W. Scott	7,176	am	DN-21
3 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Nirpura	5,961	br	DN-21
3 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Tibia (d.)	10,356	nl	DN-21
3 Mar 1943	U-43	Hans-Joachim Schwantke	Doggerbank	5,154	dt
4 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Empire Mahseer	5,087	br	DN-21
4 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Marietta E.	7,628	br	DN-21
4 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Sheaf Crown (d.)	4,868	br	DN-21
4 Mar 1943	U-172	Carl Emmermann	City of Pretoria	8,049	br
4 Mar 1943	U-515	Werner Henke	California Star	8,300	br
5 Mar 1943	U-130	Siegfried Keller	Empire Tower	4,378	br	XK-2
5 Mar 1943	U-130	Siegfried Keller	Fidra	1,574	br	XK-2
5 Mar 1943	U-130	Siegfried Keller	Ger-y-Bryn	5,108	br	XK-2
5 Mar 1943	U-130	Siegfried Keller	Trefusis	5,299	br	XK-2
5 Mar 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Executive	4,978	am	RA-53
6 Mar 1943	U-172	Carl Emmermann	Thorstrand	3,041	nw
6 Mar 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Fort Battle River	7,133	br	KMS-10
6 Mar 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Fort Paskoyac (d.)	7,134	br	KMS-10
7 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Jamaica	3,015	nw
7 Mar 1943	U-230	Paul Siegmann	Egyptian	2,868	br	SC-121
7 Mar 1943	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Sabor	5,212	br
7 Mar 1943	U-591	Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche	Empire Impala	6,116	br	SC-121
7 Mar 1943	U-638	Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck	Empire Light (d.)	6,537	br	ON-168
8 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	James B. Stephens	7,176	am
8 Mar 1943	U-190	Max Wintermeyer	Empire Lakeland	7,015	br	SC-121
8 Mar 1943	U-527	Herbert Uhlig	Fort Lamy	5,242	br	SC-121
8 Mar 1943	U-527	Herbert Uhlig	HMS LCT-2480 [Trans.]	291	br	SC-121
8 Mar 1943	U-591	Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche	Vojvoda Putnik	5,879	yu	SC-121
8 Mar 1943	U-633	Bernhard Müller	Guido	3,921	br	SC-121
8 Mar 1943	U-642	Herbert Brünning	Leadgate	2,125	br	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-405	Rolf-Heinrich Hopman	Bonneville	4,665	nw	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-405	Rolf-Heinrich Hopman	HMS LCT-2341 [Trans.]	291	br	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-409	Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann	Malantic	3,837	am	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-409	Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann	Rosewood	5,989	br	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Tabor	4,768	nw
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	George G. Meade (d.)	7,176	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	James K. Polk (t.)	7,177	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	James Smith (d.)	7,181	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	Joseph Rodman Drake (d.)	7,181	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	Kelvinbank	3,872	br	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	Mark Hanna (d.)	7,176	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	Tabitha Brown (d.)	7,176	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-510	Karl Neitzel	Thomas Ruffin (t.)	7,191	am	BT-6
9 Mar 1943	U-530	Kurt Lange	Milos	3,058	sw	SC-121
9 Mar 1943	U-586	Dietrich von der Esch	Puerto Rican	6,076	am	RA-53
9 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Empire Standard (d.)	7,047	br	KMS-10
9 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Fort Norman (d.)	7,133	br	KMS-10
10 Mar 1943	U-182	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Richard D. Spaight	7,177	am
10 Mar 1943	U-185	August Maus	James Sprunt	7,177	am	KG-123
10 Mar 1943	U-185	August Maus	Virginia Sinclair	6,151	am	KG-123
10 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Andrea F. Luckenbach	6,565	am	HX-228
10 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Lawton B. Evans (d.)	7,197	am	HX-228
10 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Tucurinca	5,412	br	HX-228
10 Mar 1943	U-229	Robert Schetelig	Coulmore (d.)	3,670	br	SC-121
10 Mar 1943	U-229	Robert Schetelig	Nailsea Court	4,946	br	SC-121
10 Mar 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Richard Bland (t.)	7,191	am	RA-53
10 Mar 1943	U-621	Max Kruschka	Baron Kinnaird	3,355	br	ON-169
11 Mar 1943	U-160	Georg Lassen	Aelybryn	4,986	br
11 Mar 1943	U-183	Heinrich Schäfer	Olancho	2,493	ho
11 Mar 1943	U-432	Hermann Eckhardt	HMS Harvester (H 19)	1,340	br	HX-228
11 Mar 1943	U-590	Heinrich Müller-Edzards	Jamaica Producer (d.)	5,464	br	HX-228
11 Mar 1943	U-757	Friedrich Deetz	HMS LCT-2398 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-228
11 Mar 1943	U-757	Friedrich Deetz	William C. Gorgas	7,197	am	HX-228
11 Mar 1943	U-86	Walter Schug	Brant County	5,001	nw	HX-228
12 Mar 1943	U-468	Klemens Schamong	Empire Light	6,537	br	ON-168
12 Mar 1943	U-653	Gerhard Feiler	Thomas Hooker	7,176	am	ON-168
13 Mar 1943	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Clan Alpine	5,442	br	OS-44
13 Mar 1943	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Marcella	4,592	br	OS-44
13 Mar 1943	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Oporto	2,352	br	OS-44
13 Mar 1943	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Sembilangan	4,990	nl	OS-44
13 Mar 1943	U-172	Carl Emmermann	Keystone	5,565	am	UGS-6
13 Mar 1943	U-68	Albert Lauzemis	Ceres	2,680	nl	GAT-49
13 Mar 1943	U-68	Albert Lauzemis	Cities Service Missouri	7,506	am	GAT-49
15 Mar 1943	U-380	Josef Röther	Ocean Seaman (t.)	7,178	br	ET-14
15 Mar 1943	U-524	Walter von Steinaecker	Wyoming	8,062	fr	UGS-6
16 Mar 1943	U-172	Carl Emmermann	Benjamin Harrison	7,191	am	UGS-6
16 Mar 1943	U-603	Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann	Elin K.	5,214	nw	HX-229
16 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Hadleigh (t.)	5,222	br	ET-14
16 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Merchant Prince (d.)	5,229	br	ET-14
17 Mar 1943	U-167	Kurt Sturm	Molly Pitcher (d.)	7,200	am	UGS-6
17 Mar 1943	U-305	Rudolf Bahr	Port Auckland	8,789	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-305	Rudolf Bahr	Zouave	4,256	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel	Alderamin	7,886	nl	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel	Fort Cedar Lake (d.)	7,134	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel	Granville	4,071	pa	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel	King Gruffydd	5,072	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel	Kingsbury	4,898	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-384	Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski	Coracero	7,252	br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	William Eustis	7,196	am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen	Irénée Du Pont (d.)	6,125	am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen	Nariva (d.)	8,714	br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen	Southern Princess	12,156	br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-631	Jürgen Krueger	Terkoelei	5,158	nl	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-665	Hans-Jürgen Haupt	Fort Cedar Lake	7,134	br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-758	Helmut Manseck	James Oglethorpe	7,176	am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-758	Helmut Manseck	Zaanland	6,813	nl	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling	Harry Luckenbach	6,366	am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling	Irénée Du Pont	6,125	am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling	Nariva	8,714	br	HX-229
18 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Canadian Star	8,293	br	HX-229
18 Mar 1943	U-221	Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Walter Q. Gresham	7,191	am	HX-229
18 Mar 1943	U-521	Klaus Heinrich Bargsten	Molly Pitcher	7,200	am	UGS-6
18 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Dafila	1,940	br
18 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Kaying	2,626	br
18 Mar 1943	U-663	Heinrich Schmid	Clarissa Radcliffe	5,754	br	SC-122
19 Mar 1943	U-333	Werner Schwaff	Carras	5,234	gr	SC-122
19 Mar 1943	U-523	Werner Pietzsch	Mathew Luckenbach	5,848	am	HX-229
19 Mar 1943	U-527	Herbert Uhlig	Mathew Luckenbach (d.)	5,848	am	HX-229
19 Mar 1943	U-666	Herbert Engel	Carras (d.)	5,234	gr	SC-122
20 Mar 1943	U-516	Gerhard Wiebe	Nortun	3,663	pa	CN-13
20 Mar 1943	U-518	Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann	Mariso	7,659	nl
20 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Bourghieh	244	ag
20 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Mawahab Allah	77	sy
25 Mar 1943	U-518	Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann	Industria	1,688	sw
26 Mar 1943	U-755	Walter Göing	FFL Sergent Gouarne (P 43)	1,147	fr
26 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	City of Perth (t.)	6,415	br	MKS-10
27 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	City of Guildford	5,157	br	XT-7
28 Mar 1943	U-159	Helmut Friedrich Witte	Silverbeech	5,319	br	RS-3
28 Mar 1943	U-167	Kurt Sturm	Lagosian	5,449	br	RS-3
28 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Rousdi	133	ag
29 Mar 1943	U-172	Carl Emmermann	Moanda	4,621	be	RS-3
29 Mar 1943	U-404	Otto von Bülow	Nagara	8,791	br	SL-126
29 Mar 1943	U-610	Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen	William Pierce Frye	7,176	am	HX-230
29 Mar 1943	U-662	Heinz-Eberhard Müller	Empire Whale	6,159	br	SL-126
29 Mar 1943	U-662	Heinz-Eberhard Müller	Ocean Viceroy (d.)	7,174	br	SL-126
29 Mar 1943	U-662	Heinz-Eberhard Müller	Umaria	6,852	br	SL-126
30 Mar 1943	U-404	Otto von Bülow	Empire Bowman	7,031	br	SL-126
30 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Fort a la Corne	7,133	br	ET-16
30 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Hallanger	9,551	nw	ET-16
31 Mar 1943	U-24	Clemens Schöler	Kreml’ (d.)	7,661	sj
				741,019
108 ships sunk (585,404 tons) and 23 ships damaged (155,615 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). [Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

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