December 1943
This is the full listing of all ships hit during December 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 1943 | U-193 | Hans Pauckstadt | Touchet | 10,172 |  | am | ||
| 4 Dec 1943 | U-129 | Richard von Harpe | Libertad | 5,441 |  | cu | KN-280 | |
| 8 Dec 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Colombia | 1,064 |  | pa | ||
| 9 Dec 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn |  | Cap Padaran | 8,009 |  | br | HA-11 |
| 11 Dec 1943 | U-223 | Karl-Jürg Wächter | | HMS Cuckmere (K 299) (t.) | 1,300 | | br | KMS-34 |
| 12 Dec 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | HMS Holcombe (L 56) | 1,087 | | br | KMS-34 | |
| 12 Dec 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | HMS Tynedale (L 96) | 1,000 | | br | KMS-34 |
| 16 Dec 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | | McDowell | 10,195 | | am | |
| 16 Dec 1943 | U-73 | Horst Deckert | John S. Copley (d.) | 7,176 | | am | GUS-24 | |
| 17 Dec 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | Kingswood | 5,080 | | br | ||
| 20 Dec 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | Phemius | 7,406 | | br | |
| 24 Dec 1943 | U-275 | Helmut Bork | | USS Leary (DD 158) | 1,090 | | am | |
| 24 Dec 1943 | U-415 | Kurt Neide | HMS Hurricane (H 06) | 1,340 | | br | OS-62 | |
| 24 Dec 1943 | U-515 | Werner Henke | | HMS Dumana | 8,427 | | br | STL-8 |
| 26 Dec 1943 | U-530 | Kurt Lange | | Chapultepec (d.) | 10,195 | | am | |
| 27 Dec 1943 | U-178 | Wilhelm Spahr | | José Navarro | 7,244 | | am | |
| 30 Dec 1943 | U-545 | Gert Mannesmann | Empire Housman (d.) | 7,359 | | br | ON-217 | |
| 93,585 | ||||||||
14 ships sunk (68,855 tons) and 3 ships damaged (24,730 tons). Legend | ||||||||
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during December 1943.
Resource id #40
ms = 04.27N06.58W,05.01N00.47E,05.57N01.43E,08.20N73.55E,09.50N78.55W,10.30N78.58W,13.08N70.02W,25.50N86.30W,34.30N74.32W,35.56N00.54E,36.55N03.01E,37.10N06.05E,37.20N05.30E,39.15N17.30E,45.10N22.05W,45.15N21.40W,60.30N24.35W
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.