WWII U-boat Successes

Ships hit by U-56

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Date	Commander	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
2 Dec 1939	Wilhelm Zahn	Eskdene (d.)	3,829	br	HN-3
3 Dec 1939	Wilhelm Zahn	Rudolf	2,119	sw

23 Jan 1940	Wilhelm Zahn	Onto [Mine]	1,333	fi
5 Aug 1940	Otto Harms	Boma	5,408	br	OB-193
10 Aug 1940	Otto Harms	HMS Transylvania (F 56)	16,923	br
			29,612
4 ships sunk (25,783 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,829 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.