This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 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 |
Nat. |
Convoy |
1 Apr 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Rio Blanco | 4,086 | | br | |
1 Apr 1942 | U-202 | Hans-Heinz Linder | | Loch Don | 5,249 | | br | |
1 Apr 1942 | U-71 | Walter Flachsenberg | | Eastmoor | 5,812 | | br | |
1 Apr 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Tiger | 5,992 | | am | |
2 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Liebre (d.) | 7,057 | | am | |
3 Apr 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | West Irmo | 5,775 | | am | |
3 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | David H. Atwater | 2,438 | | am | |
3 Apr 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Otho | 4,839 | | am | |
4 Apr 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Comol Rico | 5,034 | | am | |
4 Apr 1942 | U-505 | Axel-Olaf Loewe | | Alphacca | 5,759 | | nl | |
4 Apr 1942 | U-572 | Heinz Hirsacker | | Ensis (d.) | 6,207 | | br | |
5 Apr 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Catahoula | 5,030 | | am | |
5 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Byron D. Benson | 7,953 | | am | |
6 Apr 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Bidwell (d.) | 6,837 | | am | |
6 Apr 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | | Koll | 10,044 | | nw | |
6 Apr 1942 | U-754 | Hans Oestermann | | Kollskegg | 9,858 | | nw | |
7 Apr 1942 | U-453 | Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach | | HMHS Somersetshire (d.) | 9,716 | | br | |
7 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | British Splendour | 7,138 | | br | |
7 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Lancing | 7,866 | | nw | |
8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esso Baton Rouge (d.) | 7,989 | | am | |
8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Oklahoma (d.) | 9,264 | | am | |
8 Apr 1942 | U-84 | Horst Uphoff | | Nemanja | 5,226 | | yu | |
9 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esparta | 3,365 | | am | |
9 Apr 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Malchace | 3,516 | | am | |
9 Apr 1942 | U-252 | Kai Lerchen | | Fanefjeld | 1,355 | | nw | |
9 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Atlas | 7,137 | | am | |
10 Apr 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | San Delfino | 8,072 | | br | |
10 Apr 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Tamaulipas | 6,943 | | am | |
10 Apr 1942 | U-654 | Ludwig Forster | | Empire Prairie | 7,010 | | br | |
10 Apr 1942 | U-85 | Eberhard Greger | | Chr. Knudsen | 4,904 | | nw | |
11 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Gulfamerica | 8,081 | | am | |
11 Apr 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Grenanger | 5,393 | | nw | |
11 Apr 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Ulysses | 14,647 | | br | |
11 Apr 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Harry F. Sinclair, Jr. (d.) | 6,151 | | am | |
12 Apr 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Esso Boston | 7,699 | | am | |
12 Apr 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Delvalle | 5,032 | | am | |
12 Apr 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Stanvac Melbourne (d.) | 10,013 | | pa | |
13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Korsholm | 2,647 | | sw | |
13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Leslie | 2,609 | | am | |
13 Apr 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Empire Amethyst | 8,032 | | br | |
13 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Empire Progress | 5,249 | | br | ON-80 |
13 Apr 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | | El Occidente | 6,008 | | pa | QP-10 |
13 Apr 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | | Harpalion | 5,486 | | br | QP-10 |
13 Apr 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | Kiev | 5,823 | | sj | QP-10 |
14 Apr 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | Empire Thrush | 6,160 | | br | |
14 Apr 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | | Margaret | 3,352 | | am | |
14 Apr 1942 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Korthion | 2,116 | | gr | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-403 | Heinz-Ehlert Clausen | | Empire Howard | 6,985 | | br | PQ-14 |
16 Apr 1942 | U-572 | Heinz Hirsacker | | Desert Light | 2,368 | | pa | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | | Robin Hood | 6,887 | | am | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Amsterdam | 7,329 | | nl | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Bab el Farag | 105 | | ag | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Caspia | 6,018 | | br | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Fatouh el Kher | 97 | | ag | |
16 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | FFL Vikings (P 41) | 1,150 | | fr | |
17 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Alcoa Guide | 4,834 | | am | |
17 Apr 1942 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Heinrich von Riedemann | 11,020 | | pa | |
18 Apr 1942 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | Victoria (d.) | 7,417 | | ar | |
19 Apr 1942 | U-136 | Heinrich Zimmermann | | Axtell J. Byles (d.) | 8,955 | | am | |
19 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Hefz el Rahman | 90 | | ag | |
20 Apr 1942 | U-109 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Harpagon | 5,719 | | br | |
20 Apr 1942 | U-154 | Walther Kölle | | Vineland | 5,587 | | ca | |
20 Apr 1942 | U-572 | Heinz Hirsacker | | Empire Dryden | 7,164 | | br | |
20 Apr 1942 | U-654 | Ludwig Forster | | Agra | 4,569 | | sw | |
20 Apr 1942 | U-654 | Ludwig Forster | | Steel Maker | 6,176 | | am | |
21 Apr 1942 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | Bris | 2,027 | | nw | |
21 Apr 1942 | U-576 | Hans-Dieter Heinicke | | Pipestone County | 5,102 | | am | |
21 Apr 1942 | U-752 | Karl-Ernst Schroeter | | West Imboden | 5,751 | | am | |
21 Apr 1942 | U-84 | Horst Uphoff | | Chenango | 3,014 | | pa | |
22 Apr 1942 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | Derryheen | 7,217 | | br | |
22 Apr 1942 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | San Jacinto | 6,069 | | am | |
22 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | Aziza | 100 | | ag | |
22 Apr 1942 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | | El Saadiah | 122 | | ag | |
23 Apr 1942 | U-125 | Ulrich Folkers | | Lammot Du Pont | 5,102 | | am | |
23 Apr 1942 | U-565 | Wilhelm Franken | | Kirkland | 1,361 | | br | TA-36 |
23 Apr 1942 | U-752 | Karl-Ernst Schroeter | | Reinholt (d.) | 4,799 | | nw | |
24 Apr 1942 | U-136 | Heinrich Zimmermann | | Empire Drum | 7,244 | | br | |
25 Apr 1942 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Modesta | 3,849 | | br | |
26 Apr 1942 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Alcoa Partner | 5,513 | | am | |
28 Apr 1942 | U-136 | Heinrich Zimmermann | | Arundo | 5,163 | | nl | |
29 Apr 1942 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Mobiloil | 9,925 | | am | |
29 Apr 1942 | U-562 | Horst Hamm | | Alliance [Mine] | 81 | | br | |
29 Apr 1942 | U-562 | Horst Hamm | | Terpsithea [Mine] | 157 | | br | |
29 Apr 1942 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Harry G. Seidel | 10,354 | | pa | |
30 Apr 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Athelempress | 8,941 | | br | OS-25 |
30 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Ashkhabad | 5,284 | | sj | |
30 Apr 1942 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | HMS Edinburgh (16) (d.) | 11,500 | | br | QP-11 |
30 Apr 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Federal | 2,881 | | am | |
30 Apr 1942 | U-576 | Hans-Dieter Heinicke | | Taborfjell | 1,339 | | nw | |
| 497,334 | |
77 ships sunk (401,429 tons) and 12 ships damaged (95,905 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during April 1942