Events on this day
1 June
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 (2) | Launched (2) | Commissioned (0) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1940: U-126, U-654 | 1939: U-60 1943: U-922 | No boats commissioned on this date |
| 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-37 | Oehrn |  | Ioanna | 950 |  gr | HG-32F | |
| U-58 | Kuppisch | | HMS Astronomer | 8,401 |  br | ||
| 1941 | |||||||
| U-105 | Schewe | Scottish Monarch | 4,719 | br | OB-319 | ||
| U-107 | Hessler | | Alfred Jones | 5,013 | br | OB-320 | |
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-106 | Rasch | | Hampton Roads | 2,689 |  am | ||
| U-107 | Gelhaus | | Bushranger | 4,536 |  pa | ||
| U-156 | Hartenstein | | Alegrete | 5,970 |  bz | ||
| U-404 | Bülow | | West Notus | 5,492 | am | ||
| U-566 | Borchert | | Westmoreland | 8,967 | br | ||
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-178 | Dommes | | Salabangka | 6,586 |  nl | CD-20 | |
| 53,323 | |||||||
| * 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
1944
U-993. One man was killed in an air attack and another wounded, who died one day later (Aulich). [Maschinenobergefreiter Matthias Giefing, Mechanikergefreiter Horst Aulich]
U-boats lost
No U-boats were lost on this date, 1 June.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
1942
U-595
A crew member fell overboard and drowned during gunnery training off Hela in the Gulf of Danzig at 1523hrs. [Matrosengefreiter Günther Hoppe]
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Albrecht Gänge (1919).
The following men died on this day:
Hans-Rutger Tillessen (1986).
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 1 June
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-46
1941
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-558
1942
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-355
From Kristiansand: U-166
From Skjomenfjord: U-703
U-boats entering base:
To La Pallice U-134 (12 days)
To Lorient, France: U-108 (64 days)
To Skjomenfjord U-408 (12 days), U-586 (23 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-436 (3 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-449 (lost 24 days later), U-536
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-305 (21 days)
To Hammerfest, Norway: U-302 (4 days)
To Lorient, France: U-264 (55 days)
To Toulon, France: U-617 (2 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Egersund: U-290
From Kristiansand: U-1060
From Narvik, Norway: U-394
U-boats entering base:
To Flekkefjord U-1007 (2 days)
U-boats at sea on 1 June
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-8, U-26, U-28, U-29, U-37, U-43, U-46, U-48, U-56, U-58, U-60, U-62, U-101.
13 boats at sea.
1941
U-38, U-43, U-46, U-48, U-66, U-69, U-73, U-75, U-77, U-93, U-94, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-111, U-141, U-147 (+), U-204, U-552, U-557, U-558, U-561, UA.
26 boats at sea.
1942
U-67, U-68, U-69, U-81, U-87, U-94, U-96, U-98, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-116, U-124, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-135, U-155, U-156, U-157 (+), U-158 (+), U-159, U-161, U-162, U-166, U-172, U-202, U-205, U-209, U-213, U-214, U-331, U-332, U-373, U-404, U-406, U-432, U-453, U-455, U-502 (+), U-504, U-506, U-507, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-569, U-578, U-584, U-588, U-590, U-591, U-593, U-594, U-652 (+), U-653, U-701 (+), U-751, U-753.
65 boats at sea.
1943
U-9, U-18, U-66, U-67 (+), U-91, U-92, U-105 (+), U-118 (+), U-119 (+), U-123, U-126 (+), U-154, U-161, U-170, U-172, U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-190, U-193, U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-202 (+), U-211, U-214, U-217 (+), U-218, U-221, U-228, U-229, U-232 (+), U-271, U-308 (+), U-336, U-341, U-354, U-377, U-378, U-409, U-413, U-435 (+), U-449 (+), U-450, U-455, U-459, U-460, U-488, U-511, U-513 (+), U-515, U-521 (+), U-527 (+), U-530, U-535 (+), U-536, U-552, U-558 (+), U-561, U-564, U-575, U-592, U-594 (+), U-603, U-607, U-608, U-621, U-622, U-636, U-639, U-641, U-642, U-645, U-650, U-664, U-666, U-667, U-669, U-711, U-731, U-758, U-951 (+), U-953.
86 boats at sea.
1944
U-18, U-23, U-107, U-129, U-155, U-181, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-196, U-198 (+), U-233 (+), U-247, U-290, U-294, U-307, U-313, U-315, U-344, U-347, U-348, U-362, U-363, U-385, U-387, U-394, U-425, U-471, U-477 (+), U-490 (+), U-505, U-516, U-530, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-541, U-543 (+), U-547, U-548, U-586, U-668, U-671, U-711, U-719 (+), U-737, U-742, U-767 (+), U-843, U-853, U-857, U-859 (+), U-860 (+), U-861, U-952, U-955 (+), U-957, U-987 (+), U-988 (+), U-997, U-1060, U-1061, U-1191 (+), U-1222 (+).
64 boats at sea.
1945
General Events on 1 June
1961
The Norwegian submarine KNM Kinn (ex. U-1202) was transferred to Hamburg, Germany, where she would be broken up in 1963.
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