Ships hit by U-553
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Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below.
| Date | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1941 | Karl Thurmann |  | Susan Mærsk | 2,355 |  | br | OG-64 | A |
| 12 Jun 1941 | Karl Thurmann | | Ranella | 5,590 |  | nw | OG-64 | B |
| 15 Oct 1941 | Karl Thurmann | | Silvercedar | 4,354 | | br | SC-48 | C |
| 15 Oct 1941 | Karl Thurmann | | Ila | 1,583 | | nw | SC-48 | D |
| 17 Oct 1941 | Karl Thurmann | | HMS Gladiolus (K 34) | 925 | | br | SC-48 | E |
| 15 Jan 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Diala (d.) | 8,106 | | br | ON-52 | F |
| 22 Jan 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Innerøy | 8,260 | | nw | G | |
| 12 May 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Nicoya | 5,364 | | br | H | |
| 12 May 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Leto | 4,712 |  | nl | I | |
| 2 Jun 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Mattawin | 6,919 | | br | J | |
| 3 Aug 1942 | Karl Thurmann | Belgian Soldier (d.) | 7,167 |  | be | ON-115 | K | |
| 18 Aug 1942 | Karl Thurmann | Empire Bede | 6,959 | | br | TAW-13 | L | |
| 18 Aug 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Blankaholm | 2,845 |  | sw | TAW-13 | M |
| 18 Aug 1942 | Karl Thurmann | John Hancock | 7,176 |  | am | TAW-13 | N | |
| 9 Dec 1942 | Karl Thurmann | | Charles L.D. | 5,273 | | br | HX-217 | O |
| 77,588 | ||||||||
13 ships sunk (62,315 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,273 tons). Legend | ||||||||
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.
In other cases the posititions are too close and the markers overlap, not much we can do about that.