This is the full listing of all ships hit during July 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 Jul 1943 | U-513 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Tutoya | 1,125 | | bz | |
2 Jul 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Hoihow | 2,798 | | br | |
2 Jul 1943 | U-618 | Kurt Baberg | | Empire Kohinoor | 5,225 | | br | |
2 Jul 1943 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Bloody Marsh | 10,195 | | am | |
3 Jul 1943 | U-513 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Elihu B. Washburne | 7,176 | | am | |
4 Jul 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Breiviken | 2,669 | | nw | DN-50 |
4 Jul 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Michael Livanos | 4,774 | | gr | |
4 Jul 1943 | U-199 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Changri-Lá | 20 | | bz | |
4 Jul 1943 | U-375 | Jürgen Koenenkamp | | St. Essylt | 5,634 | | br | KMS-18B |
4 Jul 1943 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | City of Venice | 8,762 | | br | KMS-18B |
4 Jul 1943 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | HMS LCE-14 [Trans.] | 10 | | br | KMS-18B |
4 Jul 1943 | U-590 | Werner Krüer | | Pelotaslóide | 5,228 | | bz | |
5 Jul 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | Devis | 6,054 | | br | KMS-18B |
5 Jul 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | HMS LCM-1123 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | KMS-18B |
5 Jul 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | HMS LCM-1129 (d.) [Trans.] | 52 | | br | KMS-18B |
5 Jul 1943 | U-759 | Rudolf Friedrich | | Maltran | 3,513 | | am | GTMO-134 |
6 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Jasper Park | 7,129 | | ca | |
6 Jul 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Hydraios | 4,476 | | gr | |
6 Jul 1943 | U-453 | Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach | | Shahjehan | 5,454 | | br | MWS-36 |
6 Jul 1943 | U-759 | Rudolf Friedrich | | Poelau Roebiah | 9,251 | | nl | ZG-36 |
7 Jul 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | James Robertson | 7,176 | | am | BT-18 |
7 Jul 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | S.B. Hunt (d.) | 6,840 | | am | BT-18 |
7 Jul 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | Thomas Sinnickson | 7,176 | | am | BT-18 |
7 Jul 1943 | U-185 | August Maus | | William Boyce Thompson | 7,061 | | am | BT-18 |
7 Jul 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Leana | 4,742 | | br | |
8 Jul 1943 | U-510 | Alfred Eick | | B.P. Newton | 10,324 | | nw | TJ-1 |
8 Jul 1943 | U-510 | Alfred Eick | | Eldena | 6,900 | | am | TJ-1 |
8 Jul 1943 | U-510 | Alfred Eick | | Everagra (d.) | 3,702 | | le | TJ-1 |
9 Jul 1943 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | De la Salle | 8,400 | | br | ST-71 |
9 Jul 1943 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Manchester Citizen | 5,343 | | br | ST-71 |
9 Jul 1943 | U-511 | Fritz Schneewind | | Samuel Heintzelman | 7,176 | | am | |
10 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Alice F. Palmer | 7,176 | | am | |
10 Jul 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | | Gulfprince (d.) | 6,561 | | am | ET-22A |
10 Jul 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | | Matthew Maury (d.) | 7,176 | | am | ET-22A |
10 Jul 1943 | U-510 | Alfred Eick | | Scandinavia | 1,641 | | sw | |
11 Jul 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Mary Livanos | 4,771 | | gr | |
12 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | African Star | 6,507 | | am | |
14 Jul 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | Robert Bacon | 7,197 | | am | |
14 Jul 1943 | U-572 | Heinz Kummetat | | Harvard | 114 | | br | |
15 Jul 1943 | U-135 | Otto Luther | | Twickenham (d.) | 4,762 | | br | OS-51 |
15 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Harmonic | 4,558 | | br | |
15 Jul 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Empire Lake | 2,852 | | br | |
15 Jul 1943 | U-572 | Heinz Kummetat | | Gilbert B. Walters | 176 | | br | |
16 Jul 1943 | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Fort Franklin | 7,135 | | br | |
16 Jul 1943 | U-306 | Claus von Trotha | | Kaipara (d.) | 5,882 | | br | SL-133 |
16 Jul 1943 | U-513 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Richard Caswell | 7,177 | | am | |
17 Jul 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Dommes | | City of Canton | 6,692 | | br | |
18 Jul 1943 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Incomati | 7,369 | | br | |
22 Jul 1943 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Cherry Valley (d.) | 10,172 | | am | |
22 Jul 1943 | U-81 | Johann-Otto Krieg | | Empire Moon (t.) | 7,472 | | br | |
23 Jul 1943 | U-407 | Ernst-Ulrich Brüller | | HMS Newfoundland (59) (d.) | 8,800 | | br | |
24 Jul 1943 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Fort Chilcotin | 7,133 | | br | JT-2 |
24 Jul 1943 | U-197 | Robert Bartels | | Pegasus | 9,583 | | sw | |
24 Jul 1943 | U-199 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Henzada | 4,161 | | br | |
25 Jul 1943 | U-625 | Hans Benker | | T-904 (No 58) [Mine] | 557 | | sj | |
27 Jul 1943 | U-255 | Erich Harms | | Akademik Shokalskij | 411 | | sj | |
28 Jul 1943 | U-119 | Horst-Tessen von Kameke | | John A. Poor (d.) [Mine] | 7,176 | | am | BX-65 |
28 Jul 1943 | U-615 | Ralph Kapitzky | | Rosalia | 3,177 | | nl | |
29 Jul 1943 | U-177 | Robert Gysae | | Cornish City | 4,952 | | br | DN-53 |
30 Jul 1943 | U-197 | Robert Bartels | | William Ellery (d.) | 7,181 | | am | |
30 Jul 1943 | U-24 | Klaus Petersen | | Emba (t.) | 7,886 | | sj | |
30 Jul 1943 | U-703 | Joachim Brünner | | T-911 (No 65) | 559 | | sj | BA-12 |
| 331,403 | |
51 ships sunk (263,099 tons) and 11 ships damaged (68,304 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. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during July 1943