Ship losses by month

July 1940

This is the full listing of all ships hit during July 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 Jul 1940	U-102	Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt	Clearton	5,219	br	SL-36
1 Jul 1940	U-26	Heinz Scheringer	Zarian (d.)	4,871	br	OA-175
1 Jul 1940	U-29	Otto Schuhart	Adamastos	7,466	gr
1 Jul 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	Beignon	5,218	br	SL-36
1 Jul 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	Amstelland (d.)	8,156	nl	OA-175
2 Jul 1940	U-29	Otto Schuhart	Athellaird	8,999	br	OB-176
2 Jul 1940	U-29	Otto Schuhart	Santa Margarita	4,919	pa
2 Jul 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Arandora Star	15,501	br
5 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	HMS Whirlwind (D 30)	1,100	br
5 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Magog	2,053	ca	HX-52
6 Jul 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	Angele Mabro	3,154	ag
6 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Vapper	4,543	es
7 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Lucrecia	2,584	nl
7 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Bissen	1,514	sw
7 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Sea Glory	1,964	br
8 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Humber Arm	5,758	br	HX-53
9 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Tiiu	1,865	es
9 Jul 1940	U-43	Wilhelm Ambrosius	Aylesbury	3,944	br
10 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Petsamo	4,596	fi
10 Jul 1940	U-61	Jürgen Oesten	Alwaki	4,533	nl	OA-180
11 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Janna	2,197	nw	HX-54
12 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Ia	4,860	gr
12 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Merisaar (c.)	2,136	es
14 Jul 1940	U-52	Otto Salman	Thetis A.	4,111	gr
14 Jul 1940	UA	Hans Cohausz	Sarita	5,824	nw
15 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Evdoxia	2,018	gr
16 Jul 1940	U-61	Jürgen Oesten	Scottish Minstrel	6,998	br	HX-55
17 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Naftilos	3,531	gr
17 Jul 1940	U-43	Wilhelm Ambrosius	Fellside	3,509	br	OA-184
17 Jul 1940	U-57	Erich Topp	Manipur	8,652	br	HX-55A
17 Jul 1940	U-57	Erich Topp	O.A. Brodin	1,960	sw
18 Jul 1940	U-58	Heinrich Schonder	Gyda	1,591	nw
18 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Woodbury	4,434	br
19 Jul 1940	U-62	Hans-Bernhard Michalowski	Pearlmoor	4,581	br	SL-38
21 Jul 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	Ellaroy	712	br
26 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Accra	9,337	br	OB-188
26 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Vinemoor	4,359	br	OB-188
27 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Sambre	5,260	br	OB-188
27 Jul 1940	U-34	Wilhelm Rollmann	Thiara	10,364	br	OB-188
28 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Auckland Star	13,212	br
29 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Clan Menzies	7,336	br
31 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Jamaica Progress	5,475	br
31 Jul 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Jersey City	6,322	br	OB-191
				216,736
41 ships sunk (203,709 tons) and 2 ships damaged (13,027 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. (c.) means the ship was captured (included in ships & tonnage lost).

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