Ship losses by month

September 1940

This is the full listing of all ships hit during September 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 Sep 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Efploia	3,867	gr	OB-205
1 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	HMS Fiji (58) (d.)	8,000	br	MP
2 Sep 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Thornlea	4,261	br	OB-206
2 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Ville de Mons	7,463	be
3 Sep 1940	U-60	Adalbert Schnee	Ulva	1,401	br
4 Sep 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Luimneach	1,074	ir
4 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Titan	9,035	br	OA-207
7 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Gro	4,211	nw	SC-2
7 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	José de Larrinaga	5,303	br	SC-2
7 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Neptunian	5,155	br	SC-2
9 Sep 1940	U-28	Günter Kuhnke	Mardinian	2,434	br	SC-2
9 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Possidon	3,840	gr	SC-2
11 Sep 1940	U-28	Günter Kuhnke	Harpenden (d.)	4,678	br	OA-210
11 Sep 1940	U-28	Günter Kuhnke	Maas	1,966	nl	OA-210
11 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Albionic	2,468	br
15 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Alexandros	4,343	gr	SC-3
15 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Empire Volunteer	5,319	br	SC-3
15 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	HMS Dundee (L 84)	1,060	br	SC-3
15 Sep 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	Hird	4,950	nw	HX-70
15 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Kenordoc	1,780	ca	SC-3
16 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Lotos	1,327	nw	SC-3
17 Sep 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	Tregenna	5,242	br	HX-71
17 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Crown Arun	2,372	br	HX-71
18 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	City of Benares	11,081	br	OB-213
18 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Magdalena	3,118	br	SC-3
18 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Marina	5,088	br	OB-213
20 Sep 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	Boka	5,560	pa	OB-216
20 Sep 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	City of Simla	10,138	br	OB-216
20 Sep 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	New Sevilla	13,801	br	OB-216
21 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Canonesa	8,286	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Dalcairn	4,608	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Torinia	10,364	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-138	Wolfgang Lüth	Empire Adventure	5,145	br	OB-216
21 Sep 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Elmbank (d.)	5,156	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Blairangus	4,409	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Broompark (d.)	5,136	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Baron Blythswood	3,668	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Elmbank	5,156	br	HX-72
21 Sep 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Invershannon	9,154	br	HX-72
22 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Empire Airman	6,586	br	HX-72
22 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Frederick S. Fales	10,525	br	HX-72
22 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Scholar	3,940	br	HX-72
22 Sep 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Simla	6,031	nw	HX-72
22 Sep 1940	U-31	Wilfried Prellberg	Union Jack	81	fa
22 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Collegian (d.)	7,886	br	HX-72
25 Sep 1940	U-29	Otto Schuhart	Eurymedon	6,223	br	OB-217
25 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Mabriton	6,694	br	OB-216
25 Sep 1940	U-43	Wilhelm Ambrosius	Sulairia	5,802	br	OB-217
26 Sep 1940	U-137	Herbert Wohlfarth	Ashantian (d.)	4,917	br	OB-218
26 Sep 1940	U-137	Herbert Wohlfarth	Manchester Brigade	6,042	br	OB-218
26 Sep 1940	U-137	Herbert Wohlfarth	Stratford	4,753	br	OB-218
26 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Corrientes (d.)	6,863	br	OB-217
26 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Darcoila	4,084	br	OB-217
26 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Tancred	6,094	nw	OB-217
26 Sep 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Coast Wings	862	br	OG-43
26 Sep 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass	Siljan	3,058	sw
27 Sep 1940	U-31	Wilfried Prellberg	Vestvard	4,319	nw	OB-218
27 Sep 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	Georges Mabro	2,555	ag
28 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Empire Ocelot	5,759	br	OB-218
28 Sep 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	Corrientes	6,863	br	OB-217
29 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Bassa	5,267	br	OB-218
30 Sep 1940	U-32	Hans Jenisch	Haulerwijk	3,278	nl	OB-219
30 Sep 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	Heminge	2,499	br	OB-220
30 Sep 1940	U-37	Victor Oehrn	Samala	5,390	br
				327,788
57 ships sunk (285,152 tons) and 7 ships damaged (42,636 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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