This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 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 |
2 Apr 1943 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Gogra | 5,190 | | br | OS-45 |
2 Apr 1943 | U-124 | Johann Mohr | | Katha | 4,357 | | br | OS-45 |
2 Apr 1943 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Melbourne Star | 12,806 | | br | |
2 Apr 1943 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Lysefjord | 1,091 | | nw | |
2 Apr 1943 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | City of Baroda (t.) | 7,129 | | br | NC-9 |
2 Apr 1943 | U-755 | Walter Göing | | Simon Duhamel II | 928 | | fr | TE-20 |
3 Apr 1943 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Gulfstate | 6,882 | | am | |
4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann | | Shillong (d.) | 5,529 | | br | HX-231 |
4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann | | Waroonga (d.) | 9,365 | | br | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-182 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | | Aloe | 5,047 | | br | |
5 Apr 1943 | U-229 | Robert Schetelig | | Vaalaren | 3,406 | | sw | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-530 | Kurt Lange | | Sunoil | 9,005 | | am | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Sunoil (d.) | 9,005 | | am | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | | Shillong | 5,529 | | br | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | | Waroonga | 9,365 | | br | HX-231 |
5 Apr 1943 | U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | | British Ardour | 7,124 | | br | HX-231 |
6 Apr 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | John Sevier | 7,176 | | am | GTMO-83 |
6 Apr 1943 | U-632 | Hans Karpf | | Blitar | 7,065 | | nl | HX-231 |
8 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Castillo Montealegre | 3,972 | | sp | |
9 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Bamako | 2,357 | | fr | |
11 Apr 1943 | U-117 | Hans-Werner Neumann | | Matt W. Ransom (d.) [Mine] | 7,177 | | am | UGS-6A |
11 Apr 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Empire Whimbrel | 5,983 | | br | |
11 Apr 1943 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden | | HMS Beverley (H 64) | 1,190 | | br | ON-176 |
11 Apr 1943 | U-195 | Heinz Buchholz | | James W. Denver | 7,200 | | am | UGS-7 |
11 Apr 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | Runo | 1,858 | | br | |
11 Apr 1943 | U-613 | Helmut Köppe | | Ingerfire | 3,835 | | nw | ONS-2 |
11 Apr 1943 | U-615 | Ralph Kapitzky | | Edward B. Dudley | 7,177 | | am | HX-232 |
12 Apr 1943 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Lancastrian Prince | 1,914 | | br | ON-176 |
12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Fresno City (d.) | 7,261 | | br | HX-232 |
12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Pacific Grove | 7,117 | | br | HX-232 |
12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Ulysses | 2,666 | | nl | HX-232 |
12 Apr 1943 | U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | | Fresno City | 7,261 | | br | HX-232 |
17 Apr 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Fort Rampart (d.) | 7,134 | | br | HX-233 |
18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Empire Bruce | 7,459 | | br | |
18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | HMS P-615 | 683 | | br | |
18 Apr 1943 | U-180 | Werner Musenberg | | Corbis | 8,132 | | br | |
18 Apr 1943 | U-226 | Rolf Borchers | | Fort Rampart | 7,134 | | br | HX-233 |
19 Apr 1943 | U-108 | Ralf-Reimar Wolfram | | Robert Gray | 7,176 | | am | HX-234 |
20 Apr 1943 | U-565 | Wilhelm Franken | | Michigan | 5,594 | | am | UGS-7 |
20 Apr 1943 | U-565 | Wilhelm Franken | | Sidi-Bel-Abbès | 4,392 | | fr | UGS-7 |
21 Apr 1943 | U-191 | Helmut Fiehn | | Scebeli | 3,025 | | nw | ON-178 |
21 Apr 1943 | U-413 | Gustav Poel | | Wanstead | 5,486 | | br | ONS-3 |
21 Apr 1943 | U-415 | Kurt Neide | | Ashantian | 4,917 | | br | ONS-3 |
21 Apr 1943 | U-415 | Kurt Neide | | Wanstead (d.) | 5,486 | | br | ONS-3 |
22 Apr 1943 | U-306 | Claus von Trotha | | Amerika | 10,218 | | br | HX-234 |
23 Apr 1943 | U-306 | Claus von Trotha | | Silvermaple (d.) | 5,313 | | br | HX-234 |
24 Apr 1943 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Santa Catalina | 6,507 | | am | |
25 Apr 1943 | U-117 | Hans-Werner Neumann | | Empire Morn (t.) [Mine] | 7,092 | | br | |
25 Apr 1943 | U-386 | Hans-Albrecht Kandler | | Rosenborg | 1,997 | | br | RU-71 |
25 Apr 1943 | U-455 | Hans-Martin Scheibe | | Rouennais [Mine] | 3,777 | | fr | CG-29 |
27 Apr 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | | Merope | 1,162 | | nl | |
29 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Nanking | 5,931 | | sw | |
29 Apr 1943 | U-258 | Wilhelm von Mässenhausen | | McKeesport | 6,198 | | am | ONS-5 |
30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Bandar Shahpour | 5,236 | | br | TS-37 |
30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Corabella | 5,682 | | br | TS-37 |
30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Kota Tjandi | 7,295 | | nl | TS-37 |
30 Apr 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Nagina | 6,551 | | br | TS-37 |
| 322,544 | |
49 ships sunk (266,274 tons) and 8 ships damaged (56,270 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 April 1943