Ship losses by month
May 1940
This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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 | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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4 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | San Tiburcio [Mine] | 5,995 | br | |||
9 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | Doris (Q 135) | 552 | fr | |||
11 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | Tringa | 1,930 | br | |||
11 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | Viiu | 1,908 | es | |||
19 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Erik Frisell | 5,066 | sw | |||
22 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Dunster Grange (d.) | 9,494 | br | |||
23 May 1940 | U-9 | Wolfgang Lüth | Sigurd Faulbaum | 3,256 | be | |||
24 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Kyma | 3,994 | gr | |||
27 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Sheaf Mead | 5,008 | br | |||
27 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Uruguay | 3,425 | ar | |||
28 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Brazza | 10,387 | fr | 60-XF | ||
28 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Julien | 116 | fr | |||
29 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Marie José | 2,477 | fr | |||
29 May 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Telena | 7,406 | br | |||
29 May 1940 | U-62 | Hans-Bernhard Michalowski | HMS Grafton (H 89) | 1,350 | br | |||
30 May 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Stanhall | 4,831 | br | |||
31 May 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Orangemoor | 5,775 | br | HG-31F | ||
72,970 | ||||||||
16 ships sunk (63,476 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,494 tons). Legend |