Events on this day
18 July
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (0) | Launched (5) | Commissioned (4) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | No boats laid down on this date | 1940: U-95 1941: U-703 1942: U-666 1944: U-2504, U-3003 | 1935: U-7 1942: U-384 1944: U-327U-2323 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-58 | Schonder | Gyda | 1,591 |  nw | |||
| U-99 | Kretschmer |  | Woodbury | 4,434 |  br | ||
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-160 | Lassen | Carmona | 5,496 |  pa | |||
| U-575 | Heydemann | Comrade | 69 | br | |||
| U-575 | Heydemann | | Glacier | 75 | br | ||
| U-575 | Heydemann | | San Gaspar (d) | 12,910 | br | ||
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-508 | Staats | | Incomati | 7,369 | br | ||
| 1944 | |||||||
| U-479 | Sons | MO-304 (d) | 56 |  sj | |||
| 32,000 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
1943
U-134. Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
USN Blimp K-74 (Sqdn ZP 21)
This was the only airship shot down during WWII. For more information see this page.
1944
U-286. North Sea south of Norway, outbound: a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/K) attacked U-286. Despite being left damaged and with casualties of one dead and seven wounded, the boat reached Kristiansand, Norway the same day.
U-boats lost
1944: U-672 , U-742 +
52 men died when those 2 U-boats were lost on this date. 52 men survived.
Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 18 July.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Günter Lüders (1920).
The following men died on this day:
Heinz Schwassmann (1944).
See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 18 July
This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1940
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-59
U-boats entering base:
To Lorient, France: U-34 (27 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-164, U-210 (lost 20 days later), U-435
From Lorient, France: U-109
From Narvik, Norway: U-255, U-376, U-457
From Skjomenfjord: U-408
From Trondheim, Norway: U-377
1943
Sailed:
From Narvik, Norway: U-586
From Sevastopol: U-23
U-boats entering base:
To St. Nazaire, France: U-608 (72 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Hammerfest, Norway: U-425, U-997
From Horten, Norway: U-300
From Kiel, Germany: U-244
From Narvik, Norway: U-957
From Reval: U-679
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-1061 (2 days)
To Kristiansand U-286 (14 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-1229 (3 days)
U-boats at sea on 18 July
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1940
U-30, U-43, U-52, U-56, U-57, U-58, U-59, U-61, U-62, U-99, UA.
11 boats at sea.
1941
U-66, U-68, U-74, U-81, U-93, U-94, U-95, U-97, U-98, U-109, U-123, U-124, U-125, U-126, U-140, U-141, U-144, U-145, U-201, U-202, U-203, U-331, U-372, U-401 (+), U-431, U-553, U-561, U-562, U-564, U-565, UA.
31 boats at sea.
1942
U-43, U-66, U-67, U-71, U-77, U-84, U-86, U-89, U-90 (+), U-98, U-108, U-109, U-116, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-132, U-134, U-154, U-155, U-160, U-161, U-162 (+), U-164, U-166 (+), U-171 (+), U-172, U-173, U-201, U-202, U-203, U-209, U-210 (+), U-217, U-254, U-332, U-375, U-377, U-379 (+), U-402, U-403, U-405, U-437, U-453, U-454, U-458, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-463, U-505, U-507, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-552, U-561, U-562, U-564, U-565, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-582, U-584, U-589, U-592, U-597, U-598, U-600, U-601, U-607, U-609, U-654 (+), U-658, U-704, U-752, U-754 (+).
80 boats at sea.
1943
U-18, U-20, U-23, U-43 (+), U-66, U-81, U-84 (+), U-86, U-134 (+), U-155, U-159 (+), U-168, U-172, U-177, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-185 (+), U-188, U-190, U-193, U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-221, U-228, U-230, U-257, U-277, U-302, U-306, U-307, U-333, U-340, U-355, U-358, U-359 (+), U-373, U-375 (+), U-382, U-387, U-403 (+), U-406, U-407, U-415, U-445, U-453, U-455, U-466, U-468 (+), U-508, U-510, U-511, U-513 (+), U-516, U-527 (+), U-532, U-533 (+), U-558 (+), U-565, U-566, U-571, U-572 (+), U-591 (+), U-598 (+), U-600, U-601, U-604 (+), U-613 (+), U-615 (+), U-617, U-618, U-625, U-634 (+), U-648, U-653, U-662 (+), U-667, U-709, U-713, U-732, U-757, U-953.
85 boats at sea.
1944
U-9, U-24, U-107, U-129, U-181, U-196, U-198 (+), U-212 (+), U-242, U-247, U-275, U-299, U-300, U-309, U-348, U-354, U-362, U-365, U-370, U-387, U-396, U-425, U-475, U-479, U-481, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-546, U-547, U-621, U-636, U-673, U-679, U-716, U-736 (+), U-802, U-804, U-855 (+), U-857, U-858, U-859 (+), U-861, U-862, U-921, U-953, U-956, U-963, U-965, U-992, U-995, U-1062 (+), U-1163.
56 boats at sea.
1945
U-977.
1 boats at sea.
General Events on 18 July
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