Ship losses by month

January 1942

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1942. 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
2 Jan 1942	U-134	Rudolf Schendel	Waziristan	5,135	br	PQ-7A
6 Jan 1942	U-701	Horst Degen	Baron Erskine	3,657	br	SC-62
10 Jan 1942	U-584	Joachim Deecke	M-175	206	sj
12 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Cyclops	9,076	br
12 Jan 1942	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Yngaren	5,246	sw	HX-168
12 Jan 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	HMS Kimberley (F 50) (d.)	1,690	br
13 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Friar Rock	5,427	pa	SC-64
13 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Frisco	1,582	nw
14 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Norness	9,577	pa
14 Jan 1942	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Chepo	5,707	pa	ON-55
14 Jan 1942	U-43	Wolfgang Lüth	Empire Surf	6,641	br	ON-55
15 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Coimbra	6,768	br
15 Jan 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	Catalina	632	pt
15 Jan 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Dayrose	4,113	br
15 Jan 1942	U-553	Karl Thurmann	Diala (d.)	8,106	br	ON-52
16 Jan 1942	U-402	Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner	Llangibby Castle (d.)	11,951	br	WS-15
16 Jan 1942	U-86	Walter Schug	Toorak (d.)	8,627	br	ON-52
17 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Octavian	1,345	nw
17 Jan 1942	U-133	Hermann Hesse	HMS Gurkha (G 63)	1,920	br	MW-8B
17 Jan 1942	U-454	Burckhard Hackländer	Harmatris (d.)	5,395	br	PQ-8
17 Jan 1942	U-454	Burckhard Hackländer	HMS Matabele (G 26)	1,870	br	PQ-8
17 Jan 1942	U-454	Burckhard Hackländer	RT-68 Enisej	557	sj
17 Jan 1942	U-87	Joachim Berger	Nyholt	8,087	nw	ON-52
18 Jan 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Frances Salman	2,609	am
18 Jan 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Allan Jackson	6,635	am
18 Jan 1942	U-86	Walter Schug	Dimitrios G. Thermiotis	4,271	gr	SC-63
19 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Ciltvaira	3,779	le
19 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	City of Atlanta	5,269	am
19 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Malay (d.)	8,206	am
19 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Norvana	2,677	am
19 Jan 1942	U-581	Werner Pfeifer	HMS Rosemonde	364	br
19 Jan 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Lady Hawkins	7,988	ca
20 Jan 1942	U-552	Erich Topp	Maro	3,838	gr	ON-53
21 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Alexandra Høegh	8,248	nw
21 Jan 1942	U-203	Rolf Mützelburg	North Gaspe (d.)	888	ca
21 Jan 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Belize	2,153	nw
22 Jan 1942	U-135	Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius	Gandia	9,626	be	ON-56
22 Jan 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Vassilios A. Polemis	3,429	gr	ON-53
22 Jan 1942	U-553	Karl Thurmann	Innerøy	8,260	nw
22 Jan 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Caledonian Monarch	5,851	br	SC-63
22 Jan 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Olympic	5,335	pa
22 Jan 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	William Hansen	1,344	nw
22 Jan 1942	U-82	Siegfried Rollmann	Athelcrown	11,999	br	ON-56
23 Jan 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Thirlby	4,887	br	SC-66
23 Jan 1942	U-82	Siegfried Rollmann	Leiesten	6,118	nw	ON-56
24 Jan 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Empire Wildebeeste	5,631	br	ON-53
24 Jan 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Ringstad	4,765	nw	ON-55
24 Jan 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Empire Gem	8,139	br
24 Jan 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Venore	8,017	am
25 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Culebra	3,044	br	ON-53
25 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Varanger	9,305	nw
25 Jan 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Mount Kitheron	3,876	gr	ON-55
26 Jan 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Traveller	3,963	br
26 Jan 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	West Ivis	5,666	am
26 Jan 1942	U-582	Werner Schulte	Refast	5,189	br	ON-56
27 Jan 1942	U-123	Reinhard Hardegen	Pan Norway	9,231	nw	ON-56
27 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Francis E. Powell	7,096	am
27 Jan 1942	U-130	Ernst Kals	Halo (d.)	6,986	am
27 Jan 1942	U-754	Hans Oestermann	Icarion	4,013	gr	ON-53
29 Jan 1942	U-132	Ernst Vogelsang	USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG 34)	2,216	am	HX-170
29 Jan 1942	U-431	Wilhelm Dommes	HMS Sotra	313	br	TA-21
30 Jan 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Rochester	6,836	am
31 Jan 1942	U-105	Heinrich Schuch	HMS Culver (Y 87)	1,546	br	SL-98
31 Jan 1942	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	San Arcadio	7,419	br
31 Jan 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Spreewald	5,083	dt
31 Jan 1942	U-82	Siegfried Rollmann	HMS Belmont (H 46)	1,190	br	NA-2
				336,613
58 ships sunk (284,764 tons) and 8 ships damaged (51,849 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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