Ship losses by month

January 1940

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1940. 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		Convoy
1 Jan 1940	U-58	Herbert Kuppisch	Lars Magnus Trozelli	1,951	sw
3 Jan 1940	U-58	Herbert Kuppisch	Svartön	2,475	sw	HN-6
6 Jan 1940	U-13	Heinz Scheringer	City of Marseilles (d.) [Mine]	8,317	br
9 Jan 1940	U-19	Joachim Schepke	Manx	1,343	nw
11 Jan 1940	U-23	Otto Kretschmer	Fredville	1,150	nw
11 Jan 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	El Oso [Mine]	7,267	br	HX-14B
12 Jan 1940	U-23	Otto Kretschmer	Danmark (t.)	10,517	da
13 Jan 1940	U-20	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Sylvia	1,524	sw
15 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Arendskerk	7,906	nl
15 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Fagerheim	1,590	nw
16 Jan 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	Gracia (d.) [Mine]	5,642	br	OB-72
16 Jan 1940	U-33	Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky	Inverdargle [Mine]	9,456	br
16 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Panachrandos	4,661	gr
17 Jan 1940	U-25	Viktor Schütze	Enid	1,140	nw
17 Jan 1940	U-25	Viktor Schütze	Polzella	4,751	br
17 Jan 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	Cairnross [Mine]	5,494	br	OB-74
18 Jan 1940	U-25	Viktor Schütze	Pajala	6,873	sw
18 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Canadian Reefer	1,831	da
18 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Foxen	1,304	sw
18 Jan 1940	U-9	Wolfgang Lüth	Flandria	1,179	sw
19 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Telnes	1,694	nw
19 Jan 1940	U-59	Harald Jürst	Quiberon	1,296	fr
19 Jan 1940	U-9	Wolfgang Lüth	Patria	1,188	sw
20 Jan 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Caroni River [Mine]	7,807	br
20 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Ekatontarchos Dracoulis	5,329	gr
20 Jan 1940	U-57	Claus Korth	Miranda	1,328	nw
21 Jan 1940	U-22	Karl-Heinrich Jenisch	Ferryhill [Mine]	1,086	br
21 Jan 1940	U-22	Karl-Heinrich Jenisch	HMS Exmouth (H 02)	1,475	br
21 Jan 1940	U-22	Karl-Heinrich Jenisch	Tekla	1,469	da
21 Jan 1940	U-28	Günter Kuhnke	Protesilaus (t.) [Mine]	9,577	br
21 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Andalusia	1,357	sw
22 Jan 1940	U-25	Viktor Schütze	Songa	2,589	nw
22 Jan 1940	U-51	Dietrich Knorr	Gothia	1,640	sw
22 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Segovia	1,387	nw
22 Jan 1940	U-61	Jürgen Oesten	Sydfold	2,434	nw
23 Jan 1940	U-18	Ernst Mengersen	Bisp	1,000	nw
23 Jan 1940	U-19	Joachim Schepke	Baltanglia	1,523	br
23 Jan 1940	U-19	Joachim Schepke	Pluto	1,598	nw
23 Jan 1940	U-56	Wilhelm Zahn	Onto [Mine]	1,333	fi
24 Jan 1940	U-23	Otto Kretschmer	Varild	1,085	nw
24 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Alsacien	3,819	fr	56-KS
25 Jan 1940	U-14	Herbert Wohlfarth	Biarritz	1,752	nw
25 Jan 1940	U-19	Joachim Schepke	Everene	4,434	le
25 Jan 1940	U-19	Joachim Schepke	Gudveig	1,300	nw
25 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Tourny	2,769	fr	56-KS
26 Jan 1940	U-57	Claus Korth	HMS Durham Castle [Mine]	8,240	br
27 Jan 1940	U-20	Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt	England	2,319	da
27 Jan 1940	U-20	Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt	Faro (t.)	844	nw
27 Jan 1940	U-20	Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt	Fredensborg	2,094	da
27 Jan 1940	U-20	Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt	Hosanger	1,591	nw
28 Jan 1940	U-22	Karl-Heinrich Jenisch	Eston [Mine]	1,487	br	FN-81
28 Jan 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Eleni Stathatou	5,625	gr
28 Jan 1940	U-44	Ludwig Mathes	Flora	2,980	gr
29 Jan 1940	U-51	Dietrich Knorr	Eika	1,503	nw
30 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Keramiai	5,085	gr	OA-80G
30 Jan 1940	U-55	Werner Heidel	Vaclite	5,026	br	OA-80G
31 Jan 1940	U-13	Max-Martin Schulte	Start	1,168	nw
31 Jan 1940	U-21	Wolf-Harro Stiebler	Vidar	1,353	da
				187,955
56 ships sunk (173,996 tons) and 2 ships damaged (13,959 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). [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

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