Ship losses by month

March 1945

This is the full listing of all ships hit during March 1945. 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 Mar 1945U-1302Wolfgang Herwartz King Edgar4,536brSC-167
2 Mar 1945U-1302Wolfgang Herwartz Novasli3,204nwSC-167
2 Mar 1945U-995Hans-Georg Hess BO-224105sj
3 Mar 1945U-1022Hans-Joachim Ernst HMS Southern Flower (FY 332)328br
6 Mar 1945U-775Erich Taschenmacher Empire Geraint (d.)6,991brMH-44
8 Mar 1945U-275Helmuth Wehrkamp Lornaston4,934brONA-289
10 Mar 1945U-532Ottoheinrich Junker Baron Jedburgh3,656br
10 Mar 1945U-714Hans-Joachim Schwebcke HNoMS Nordhav II (FY 1906)425nwFS-1753
14 Mar 1945U-714Hans-Joachim Schwebcke Magne1,226swFS-1756
16 Mar 1945U-722Hans Reimers Inger Toft2,190brRU-156
17 Mar 1945U-868Eduard Turre HMCS Guysborough (J 52)672ca
20 Mar 1945U-968Otto Westphalen HMS Lapwing (U 62)1,350brJW-65
20 Mar 1945U-968Otto Westphalen Thomas Donaldson7,210amJW-65
20 Mar 1945U-995Hans-Georg Hess Horace Bushnell (t.)7,176amJW-65
21 Mar 1945U-1195Ernst Cordes John R. Park7,194amTBC-102
21 Mar 1945U-399Heinz Buhse James Eagan Layne (t.)7,176amBTC-103
22 Mar 1945U-315Herbert Zoller Empire Kingsley6,996brTBC-103
22 Mar 1945U-711Hans-Günther Lange VPS-5 (d.)20sj
26 Mar 1945U-399Heinz Buhse Pacific362nlBTC-108
28 Mar 1945U-532Ottoheinrich Junker Oklahoma9,298am
29 Mar 1945U-315Herbert Zoller HMCS Teme (K 458) (t.)1,370caBTC-111
 76,419

19 ships sunk (69,408 tons) and 2 ships damaged (7,011 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 March 1945

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Ships Attacked by U-boats