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 1944 | U-804 | Herbert Meyer | | USS Fiske (DE 143) | 1,300 | | am | |
6 Aug 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | | Empire City | 7,295 | | br | DKA-21 |
7 Aug 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | | Empire Day | 7,242 | | br | |
8 Aug 1944 | U-667 | Karl-Heinz Lange | | Ezra Weston | 7,176 | | am | EBC-66 |
8 Aug 1944 | U-667 | Karl-Heinz Lange | | HMCS Regina (K 234) | 925 | | ca | EBC-66 |
12 Aug 1944 | U-365 | Heimar Wedemeyer | | Marina Raskova | 7,540 | | sj | BD-5 |
12 Aug 1944 | U-365 | Heimar Wedemeyer | | T-114 | 625 | | sj | BD-5 |
12 Aug 1944 | U-365 | Heimar Wedemeyer | | T-118 | 625 | | sj | BD-5 |
13 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Radbury | 3,614 | | br | |
14 Aug 1944 | U-667 | Karl-Heinz Lange | | HMS LCI(L)-99 | 246 | | br | EBC-72 |
14 Aug 1944 | U-667 | Karl-Heinz Lange | | USS LST-921 (t.) | 1,653 | | am | EBC-72 |
15 Aug 1944 | U-741 | Gerhard Palmgren | | HMS LST-404 (t.) | 1,625 | | br | FTM-69 |
16 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Empire Lancer | 7,037 | | br | |
18 Aug 1944 | U-307 | Friedrich-Georg Herrle | | Lennox | 50 | | nw | |
18 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Nairung | 5,414 | | br | |
19 Aug 1944 | U-413 | Dietrich Sachse | | Saint Enogat | 2,360 | | br | ETC-70 |
19 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Wayfarer | 5,068 | | br | |
20 Aug 1944 | U-764 | Hanskurt von Bremen | | Coral | 638 | | br | ETC-72 |
20 Aug 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | Berwickshire | 7,464 | | br | DN-68 |
20 Aug 1944 | U-861 | Jürgen Oesten | | Daronia (d.) | 8,139 | | br | DN-68 |
21 Aug 1944 | U-344 | Ulrich Pietsch | | HMS Kite (U 87) | 1,350 | | br | JW-59 |
21 Aug 1944 | U-480 | Hans-Joachim Förster | | HMCS Alberni (K 103) | 925 | | ca | |
22 Aug 1944 | U-354 | Hans-Jürgen Sthamer | | HMS Bickerton (K 466) | 1,300 | | br | |
22 Aug 1944 | U-354 | Hans-Jürgen Sthamer | | HMS Nabob (D 77) (t.) | 11,420 | | br | |
22 Aug 1944 | U-480 | Hans-Joachim Förster | | HMS Loyalty (J 217) | 850 | | br | |
23 Aug 1944 | U-480 | Hans-Joachim Förster | | Fort Yale | 7,134 | | br | ETC-72 |
23 Aug 1944 | U-989 | Hardo Rodler von Roithberg | | Louis Kossuth (d.) | 7,176 | | am | EPM-42 |
25 Aug 1944 | U-242 | Karl-Wilhelm Pancke | | KKO-2 | 600 | | sj | |
25 Aug 1944 | U-242 | Karl-Wilhelm Pancke | | VRD-96 Del´fin | 500 | | sj | |
25 Aug 1944 | U-480 | Hans-Joachim Förster | | Orminster | 5,712 | | br | FTM-74 |
25 Aug 1944 | U-764 | Hanskurt von Bremen | | HMS LCT-1074 | 611 | | br | |
26 Aug 1944 | U-745 | Wilhelm von Trotha | | T-45 Antikajnen (No 48) | 140 | | sj | |
26 Aug 1944 | U-957 | Gerd Schaar | | Nord | 411 | | sj | |
26 Aug 1944 | U-989 | Hardo Rodler von Roithberg | | Ashmun J. Clough | 1,791 | | br | EBC-82 |
27 Aug 1944 | U-92 | Wilhelm Brauel | | USS LST-327 (t.) | 1,625 | | am | |
28 Aug 1944 | U-859 | Johann Jebsen | | John Barry | 7,176 | | am | |
30 Aug 1944 | U-482 | Hartmut Graf von Matuschka, Freiherr von Toppolczan und Spaetgen | | Jacksonville | 10,448 | | am | CU-36 |
| 135,205 | |
35 ships sunk (119,890 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,315 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). |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during August 1944