Ship losses by month

December 1940

This is the full listing of all ships hit during December 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 Dec 1940	U-101	Ernst Mengersen	Appalachee	8,826	br	HX-90
1 Dec 1940	U-101	Ernst Mengersen	Loch Ranza (d.)	4,958	br	HX-90
1 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Palmella	1,578	br	OG-46
2 Dec 1940	U-101	Ernst Mengersen	Kavak	2,782	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-101	Ernst Mengersen	Lady Glanely	5,497	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Gwalia	1,258	sw	OG-46
2 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Jeanne M.	2,465	br	OG-46
2 Dec 1940	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Pacific President	7,113	br	OB-251
2 Dec 1940	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Victor Ross	12,247	br	OB-251
2 Dec 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Conch (d.)	8,376	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Dunsley (d.)	3,862	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Ville d’Arlon	7,555	be	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-52	Otto Salman	Goodleigh	5,448	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-52	Otto Salman	Tasso	1,586	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-94	Herbert Kuppisch	Stirlingshire	6,022	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-94	Herbert Kuppisch	Wilhelmina	6,725	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-95	Gerd Schreiber	Conch (d.)	8,376	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	HMS Forfar (F 30)	16,402	br	HX-90
2 Dec 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Samnanger	4,276	nw	OB-251
3 Dec 1940	U-140	Hans-Peter Hinsch	Victoria City	4,739	br	HX-90
3 Dec 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Conch	8,376	br	HX-90
4 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Daphne	1,513	sw	OG-46
6 Dec 1940	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Skrim	1,902	nw	OB-252
7 Dec 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Farmsum	5,237	nl	OB-252
8 Dec 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Calabria	9,515	br	SLS-56
8 Dec 1940	U-140	Hans-Peter Hinsch	Ashcrest	5,652	br	SC-13
8 Dec 1940	U-140	Hans-Peter Hinsch	Penang	2,019	fi
9 Dec 1940	U-103	Viktor Schütze	Empire Jaguar	5,186	br	OB-252
11 Dec 1940	U-94	Herbert Kuppisch	Empire Statesman	5,306	br	SLS-56
11 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Rotorua	10,890	br	HX-92
11 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Towa	5,419	nl	HX-92
12 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Macedonier	5,227	be	HX-92
12 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Stureholm	4,575	sw	HX-92
13 Dec 1940	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Orari (d.)	10,350	br
14 Dec 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Euphorbia	3,380	br	OB-256
14 Dec 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Kyleglen	3,670	br	OB-256
14 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Empire Razorbill (d.)	5,118	br	OB-257
14 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Western Prince	10,926	br
16 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	San Carlos	223	sp
18 Dec 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Napier Star	10,116	br
18 Dec 1940	U-96	Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock	Pendrecht (d.)	10,746	nl	OB-259
19 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Rhône	2,785	fr
19 Dec 1940	U-37	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Sfax (Q 182)	1,379	fr
21 Dec 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	Charles Pratt	8,982	pa
24 Dec 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	British Premier	5,872	br	SLS-60
26 Dec 1940	U-95	Gerd Schreiber	Waiotira (d.)	12,823	br
27 Dec 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Waiotira	12,823	br
27 Dec 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	Risanger	5,455	nw
31 Dec 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Valparaiso	3,760	sw	HX-97
31 Dec 1940	U-65	Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen	British Zeal (d.)	8,532	br	OB-260
				307,848
41 ships sunk (234,707 tons) and 9 ships damaged (73,141 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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