This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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 May 1943 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Port Victor | 12,411 |  | br | |
| 1 May 1943 | U-182 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen |  | Adelfotis | 5,838 |  | gr | |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | City of Singapore | 6,555 | | br | TS-37 |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Clan Macpherson | 6,940 | | br | TS-37 |
| 1 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Mokambo | 4,996 |  | be | TS-37 |
| 4 May 1943 | U-125 | Ulrich Folkers | | Lorient | 4,737 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 4 May 1943 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Panam | 7,277 |  | pa | NK-538 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Holmbury | 4,566 | | br | |
| 5 May 1943 | U-264 | Hartwig Looks | | Harperley | 4,586 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-264 | Hartwig Looks | | West Maximus | 5,561 |  | am | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-266 | Ralf von Jessen | | Bonde | 1,570 |  | nw | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-266 | Ralf von Jessen | | Gharinda | 5,306 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-266 | Ralf von Jessen | | Selvistan | 5,136 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-358 | Rolf Manke | | Bristol City | 2,864 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-358 | Rolf Manke | | Wentworth | 5,212 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-584 | Joachim Deecke | | West Madaket | 5,565 | | am | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | | Harbury | 5,081 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-638 | Oskar Staudinger | | Dolius | 5,507 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 5 May 1943 | U-707 | Günter Gretschel | | North Britain | 4,635 | | br | ONS-5 |
| 7 May 1943 | U-195 | Heinz Buchholz | | Samuel Jordan Kirkwood | 7,191 | | am | |
| 7 May 1943 | U-89 | Dietrich Lohmann | | Laconikos | 3,803 | | gr | SL-128 |
| 9 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Kanbe | 6,244 | | br | TS-38 |
| 9 May 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Corneville | 4,544 | | nw | |
| 11 May 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Tinhow | 5,232 | | br | DN-37 |
| 11 May 1943 | U-196 | Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat | | Nailsea Meadow | 4,962 | | br | |
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Antigone | 4,545 | | br | SC-129 |
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Grado | 3,082 | | nw | SC-129 |
| 12 May 1943 | U-195 | Heinz Buchholz | | Cape Neddick (d.) | 6,797 | | am | |
| 12 May 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Sandanger | 9,432 | | nw | HX-237 |
| 12 May 1943 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Fort Concord | 7,138 | | br | HX-237 |
| 12 May 1943 | U-603 | Rudolf Baltz | | Brand | 4,819 | | nw | HX-237 |
| 13 May 1943 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Mambi | 1,983 |  | cu | NC-18 |
| 13 May 1943 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Nickeliner | 2,249 | | am | NC-18 |
| 15 May 1943 | U-105 | Jürgen Nissen | | Maroussio Logothetis | 4,669 | | gr | |
| 15 May 1943 | U-607 | Wolf Jeschonnek | | Irish Oak | 5,589 |  | ir | |
| 17 May 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Northmoor | 4,392 | | br | LMD-17 |
| 17 May 1943 | U-657 | Heinrich Göllnitz | | Aymeric | 5,196 | | br | ONS-7 |
| 18 May 1943 | U-414 | Walther Huth | | Empire Eve | 5,979 | | br | KMS-14 |
| 18 May 1943 | U-414 | Walther Huth | | Fort Anne (d.) | 7,134 | | br | KMS-14 |
| 19 May 1943 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | Angelus | 255 |  | ca | |
| 20 May 1943 | U-197 | Robert Bartels | | Benakat | 4,763 |  | nl | |
| 27 May 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Sicilia | 1,633 |  | sw | |
| 28 May 1943 | U-154 | Oskar-Heinz Kusch | | Cardinal Gibbons (d.) | 7,191 | | am | BT-14 |
| 28 May 1943 | U-154 | Oskar-Heinz Kusch | | Florida (d.) | 8,580 | | am | BT-14 |
| 28 May 1943 | U-154 | Oskar-Heinz Kusch | | John Worthington (t.) | 8,166 | | am | BT-14 |
| 28 May 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Agwimonte | 6,679 | | am | CD-20 |
| 28 May 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Storaas | 7,886 | | nw | CD-20 |
| 29 May 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Hopetarn | 5,231 | | br | |
| 30 May 1943 | U-126 | Siegfried Kietz | | Flora MacDonald (t.) | 7,177 | | am | TS-41 |
| | 266,884 | |
45 ships sunk (237,182 tons) and 4 ships damaged (29,702 tons). Legend
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This map shows where Allied ships were hit during May 1943
