Ship losses by month
May 1945
This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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 May 1945 | U-979 | Johannes Meermeier | HMS Ebor Wyke (FY 1601) | 348 |  | br | ||
| 5 May 1945 | U-853 | Helmut Frömsdorf |  | Black Point | 5,353 |  | am | |
| 5 May 1945 | U-979 | Johannes Meermeier | | Empire Unity (d.) | 6,386 | | br | RU-161 |
| 7 May 1945 | U-1023 | Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler | HNoMS NYMS-382 | 335 |  | nw | ||
| 7 May 1945 | U-2336 | Emil Klusmeier | Avondale Park | 2,878 |  | ca | EN-591 | |
| 7 May 1945 | U-2336 | Emil Klusmeier | | Sneland I | 1,791 | | nw | EN-591 |
| 17,091 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (10,705 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,386 tons). Legend | ||||||||