The Hog Island class ship
Excello. She was hit by
U-181 on 13 Nov 1942.
Below are the merchant vessels of the Hog Island class:
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| Loss date | | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | U-boat | Commander |
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| 14 Dec 1940 |  | Empire Razorbill (d.) | 5,118 |  | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
| 21 May 1941 | | Robin Moor | 4,999 |  | U-69 | Jost Metzler |
| 19 Oct 1941 | | Lehigh | 4,983 | | U-126 | Ernst Bauer |
| 15 Dec 1941 | | Empire Barracuda | 4,972 | | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder |
| 15 Feb 1942 | | Buarque | 5,152 |  | U-432 | Heinz-Otto Schultze |
| 20 Feb 1942 | | Delplata | 5,127 | | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |
| 3 Mar 1942 | | Mary | 5,104 | | U-129 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen |
| 5 Mar 1942 | | Collamer | 5,112 | | U-404 | Otto von Bülow |
| 7 Mar 1942 | | Cardonia | 5,104 | | U-126 | Ernst Bauer |
| 9 Mar 1942 | | Cayrú | 5,152 | | U-94 | Otto Ites |
| 4 Apr 1942 | | Comol Rico | 5,034 | | U-154 | Walther Kölle |
| 5 Apr 1942 | | Catahoula | 5,030 | | U-154 | Walther Kölle |
| 12 Apr 1942 | | Delvalle | 5,032 | | U-154 | Walther Kölle |
| 20 Apr 1942 | | Vineland | 5,587 |  | U-154 | Walther Kölle |
| 21 Apr 1942 | | Pipestone County | 5,102 | | U-576 | Hans-Dieter Heinicke |
| 5 May 1942 | | Afoundria | 5,010 | | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz |
| 18 May 1942 | | Quaker City | 4,961 | | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |
| 19 May 1942 | | Ogontz | 5,037 | | U-103 | Werner Winter |
| 24 May 1942 | | Gonçalves Dias | 4,996 | | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel |
| 26 May 1942 | | Carrabulle | 5,030 | | U-106 | Hermann Rasch |
| 15 Jun 1942 | | Cold Harbor | 5,010 |  | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel |
| 5 Jul 1942 | | Carlton | 5,127 | | U-88 | Heino Bohmann |
| 7 Jul 1942 | | Alcoa Ranger | 5,116 | | U-255 | Reinhart Reche |
| 10 Jul 1942 | | Hoosier | 5,060 | | U-376 | Friedrich-Karl Marks |
| 26 Jul 1942 | | Tamandaré | 4,942 | | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth |
| 13 Aug 1942 | | Delmundo | 5,032 | | U-600 | Bernhard Zurmühlen |
| 9 Oct 1942 | | Examelia | 4,981 | | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |
| 13 Nov 1942 | | Excello | 4,969 | | U-181 | Wolfgang Lüth |
| 9 Jan 1943 | | Collingsworth | 5,101 | | U-124 | Johann Mohr |
| 25 Jan 1943 | | City of Flint | 4,963 | | U-575 | Günther Heydemann |
| 22 Feb 1943 | | Expositor (d.) | 4,959 | | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler |
| 23 Feb 1943 | | Expositor | 4,959 | | U-303 | Karl-Franz Heine |
| 4 Mar 1943 | | Empire Mahseer | 5,087 | | U-160 | Georg Lassen |
| 5 Mar 1943 | | Executive | 4,978 | | U-255 | Reinhart Reche |
Legend:
(d.) means the ship was damaged in the action.
34 instances of Hog Island class ships hit by U-boats.
If you miss a certain ship from this listing please let us know, we probably just mislabeled her class.
