Ship losses by month

August 1944

This is the full listing of all ships hit during August 1944. 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 Aug 1944U-804Herbert Meyer USS Fiske (DE 143)1,300am
6 Aug 1944U-198Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg Empire City7,295brDKA-21
7 Aug 1944U-198Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg Empire Day7,242br
8 Aug 1944U-667Karl-Heinz Lange Ezra Weston7,176amEBC-66
8 Aug 1944U-667Karl-Heinz Lange HMCS Regina (K 234)925caEBC-66
12 Aug 1944U-365Heimar Wedemeyer Marina Raskova7,540sjBD-5
12 Aug 1944U-365Heimar Wedemeyer T-114625sjBD-5
12 Aug 1944U-365Heimar Wedemeyer T-118625sjBD-5
13 Aug 1944U-862Heinrich Timm Radbury3,614br
14 Aug 1944U-667Karl-Heinz Lange HMS LCI(L)-99246brEBC-72
14 Aug 1944U-667Karl-Heinz Lange USS LST-921 (t.)1,653amEBC-72
15 Aug 1944U-741Gerhard Palmgren HMS LST-404 (t.)1,625brFTM-69
16 Aug 1944U-862Heinrich Timm Empire Lancer7,037br
18 Aug 1944U-307Friedrich-Georg Herrle Lennox50nw
18 Aug 1944U-862Heinrich Timm Nairung5,414br
19 Aug 1944U-413Dietrich Sachse Saint Enogat2,360brETC-70
19 Aug 1944U-862Heinrich Timm Wayfarer5,068br
20 Aug 1944U-764Hanskurt von Bremen Coral638brETC-72
20 Aug 1944U-861Jürgen Oesten Berwickshire7,464brDN-68
20 Aug 1944U-861Jürgen Oesten Daronia (d.)8,139brDN-68
21 Aug 1944U-344Ulrich Pietsch HMS Kite (U 87)1,350brJW-59
21 Aug 1944U-480Hans-Joachim Förster HMCS Alberni (K 103)925ca
22 Aug 1944U-354Hans-Jürgen Sthamer HMS Bickerton (K 466)1,300br
22 Aug 1944U-354Hans-Jürgen Sthamer HMS Nabob (D 77) (t.)11,420br
22 Aug 1944U-480Hans-Joachim Förster HMS Loyalty (J 217)850br
23 Aug 1944U-480Hans-Joachim Förster Fort Yale7,134brETC-72
23 Aug 1944U-989Hardo Rodler von Roithberg Louis Kossuth (d.)7,176amEPM-42
25 Aug 1944U-242Karl-Wilhelm Pancke KKO-2600sj
25 Aug 1944U-242Karl-Wilhelm Pancke VRD-96 Del´fin500sj
25 Aug 1944U-480Hans-Joachim Förster Orminster5,712brFTM-74
25 Aug 1944U-764Hanskurt von Bremen HMS LCT-1074611br
26 Aug 1944U-745Wilhelm von Trotha T-45 Antikajnen (No 48)140sj
26 Aug 1944U-957Gerd Schaar Nord411sj
26 Aug 1944U-989Hardo Rodler von Roithberg Ashmun J. Clough1,791brEBC-82
27 Aug 1944U-92Wilhelm Brauel USS LST-327 (t.)1,625am
28 Aug 1944U-859Johann Jebsen John Barry7,176am
30 Aug 1944U-482Hartmut Graf von Matuschka, Freiherr von Toppolczan und Spaetgen Jacksonville10,448amCU-36
 135,205

35 ships sunk (119,890 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,315 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

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