Ship losses by month

May 1942

This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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
1 May 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	La Paz (d.)	6,548	br
1 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Parnahyba	6,692	bz
1 May 1942	U-589	Hans-Joachim Horrer	Tsiolkovskij (d.)	2,847	sj	QP-11
1 May 1942	U-69	Ulrich Gräf	James E. Newsom	671	ca
1 May 1942	U-752	Karl-Ernst Schroeter	Bidevind	4,956	nw
2 May 1942	U-402	Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner	USS Cythera (PY 26)	602	am
2 May 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Sandar	7,624	nw
3 May 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Laertes	5,825	nl
3 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	San Rafael	1,973	do
3 May 1942	U-251	Heinrich Timm	Jutland	6,153	br	PQ-15
3 May 1942	U-455	Hans-Heinrich Giessler	British Workman	6,994	br	ON-89
3 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Sama	567	ni
3 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Ocean Venus	7,174	br
3 May 1942	U-66	Richard Zapp	Geo. W. McKnight (d.)	12,502	br	ON-87
4 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Tuscaloosa City	5,687	am
4 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Eastern Sword	3,785	am
4 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Florence M. Douglas	119	br
4 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Norlindo	2,686	am
4 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Eclipse (d.)	9,767	br	ON-87
5 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Stanbank	5,966	br
5 May 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Lady Drake	7,985	ca
5 May 1942	U-108	Klaus Scholtz	Afoundria	5,010	am
5 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Joseph M. Cudahy	6,950	am
5 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Munger T. Ball	5,104	am
5 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Delisle (d.)	3,478	am
6 May 1942	U-108	Klaus Scholtz	Abgara	4,422	le
6 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Empire Buffalo	6,404	br
6 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Green Island	1,946	am
6 May 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Amazone	1,294	nl
6 May 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Halsey	7,088	am
6 May 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Java Arrow (d.)	8,327	am
6 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Alcoa Puritan	6,759	am
7 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Frank Seamans	4,271	nw
7 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Ontario	3,099	ho
8 May 1942	U-136	Heinrich Zimmermann	Mildred Pauline	300	ca
8 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Torny	2,424	nw
8 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Ohioan	6,078	am
9 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Calgarolite	11,941	ca
9 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Mont Louis	1,905	ca
9 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Lubrafol	7,138	pa
9 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Greylock (d.)	7,460	am
10 May 1942	U-333	Peter-Erich Cremer	Clan Skene	5,214	br
10 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Aurora (d.)	7,050	am
10 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Kitty´s Brook	4,031	br
11 May 1942	U-502	Jürgen von Rosenstiel	Cape of Good Hope	4,963	br
12 May 1942	U-124	Johann Mohr	Cristales	5,389	br	ONS-92
12 May 1942	U-124	Johann Mohr	Empire Dell	7,065	br	ONS-92
12 May 1942	U-124	Johann Mohr	Llanover	4,959	br	ONS-92
12 May 1942	U-124	Johann Mohr	Mount Parnes	4,371	gr	ONS-92
12 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Virginia	10,731	am
12 May 1942	U-553	Karl Thurmann	Leto	4,712	nl
12 May 1942	U-553	Karl Thurmann	Nicoya	5,364	br
12 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	HMS Bedfordshire (FY 141)	913	br
12 May 1942	U-69	Ulrich Gräf	Lise	6,826	nw
12 May 1942	U-94	Otto Ites	Cocle	5,630	pa	ONS-92
13 May 1942	U-128	Ulrich Heyse	Denpark	3,491	br	SL-109
13 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	City of Melbourne	6,630	br
13 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Koenjit	4,551	nl
13 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Esso Houston	7,699	am
13 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Gulfpenn	8,862	am
13 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Gulfprince (d.)	6,561	am
13 May 1942	U-69	Ulrich Gräf	Norlantic	2,606	am
13 May 1942	U-94	Otto Ites	Batna	4,399	br	ONS-92
13 May 1942	U-94	Otto Ites	Tolken	4,471	sw	ONS-92
14 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Comayagua	2,493	ho
14 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Brabant	2,483	be
14 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	British Colony	6,917	br
14 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	David McKelvy (t.)	6,821	am
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Fred (d.) [Mine]	4,043	gr
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Hav (t.) [Mine]	5,062	nw
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Mount Olympus [Mine]	6,692	gr
14 May 1942	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Potrero del Llano	4,000	me
14 May 1942	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Stavros (d.)	4,853	gr
15 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Kupa	4,382	yu
15 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Siljestad	4,301	nw
16 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Sun (d.)	9,002	am
16 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	William C. McTarnahan (d.)	7,306	am
16 May 1942	U-507	Harro Schacht	Amapala	4,148	ho
16 May 1942	U-751	Gerhard Bigalk	Nicarao	1,445	am
17 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Ruth Lykes	2,612	am
17 May 1942	U-135	Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius	Fort Qu´Appelle	7,127	br
17 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Challenger	7,667	am
17 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	San Victorio	8,136	br
17 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Barrdale	5,072	br
17 May 1942	U-432	Heinz-Otto Schultze	Foam	324	am
17 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Gulfoil	5,189	am
17 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Skottland	2,117	nw
17 May 1942	U-653	Gerhard Feiler	Peisander	6,225	br
18 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Mercury Sun	8,893	am
18 May 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	William J. Salman	2,616	am
18 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Quaker City	4,961	am
18 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	San Eliseo (d.)	8,042	br
18 May 1942	U-162	Jürgen Wattenberg	Beth	6,852	nw
18 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Fauna	1,254	nl
18 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Fort Binger (d.)	5,671	br	ONS-92
19 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Ogontz	5,037	am
19 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Heredia	4,732	am
19 May 1942	U-751	Gerhard Bigalk	Isabela	3,110	am
20 May 1942	U-108	Klaus Scholtz	Norland	8,134	nw	ON-93
20 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Sylvan Arrow	7,797	pa	OT-1
20 May 1942	U-158	Erwin Rostin	Darina	8,113	br	ON-93
20 May 1942	U-431	Wilhelm Dommes	Eocene	4,216	br	AT-46
20 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Halo	6,986	am
20 May 1942	U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	George Calvert	7,191	am
21 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Clare	3,372	am
21 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Elizabeth	4,727	am
21 May 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Faja de Oro	6,067	me
21 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Presidente Trujillo	1,668	do
21 May 1942	U-159	Helmut Friedrich Witte	Montenol	2,646	br	OS-28
21 May 1942	U-159	Helmut Friedrich Witte	New Brunswick	6,529	br	OS-28
21 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Troisdoc	1,925	ca
21 May 1942	U-69	Ulrich Gräf	Torondoc	1,927	ca
22 May 1942	U-158	Erwin Rostin	Frank B. Baird	1,748	ca
22 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Plow City	3,282	am
22 May 1942	U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	E.P. Theriault (d.)	326	br
23 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Samuel Q. Brown	6,625	am
23 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Watsonville	2,220	pa
23 May 1942	U-432	Heinz-Otto Schultze	Zurichmoor	4,455	br
23 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	William Boyce Thompson (d.)	7,061	am
23 May 1942	U-588	Victor Vogel	Margot	4,545	br
24 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Hector	1,828	nl
24 May 1942	U-502	Jürgen von Rosenstiel	Gonçalves Dias	4,996	bz
25 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	USS Blakeley (DD 150) (d.)	1,190	am
25 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Beatrice	3,451	am
25 May 1942	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Persephone (t.)	8,426	pa
25 May 1942	U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	Haakon Hauan (d.)	6,582	nw
26 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	Alcoa Carrier	5,588	am
26 May 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Carrabulle	5,030	am
26 May 1942	U-703	Heinz Bielfeld	Syros	6,191	am	PQ-16
27 May 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Atenas (d.)	4,639	am
27 May 1942	U-172	Carl Emmermann	Athelknight	8,940	br	OS-28
27 May 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Jack	2,622	am
27 May 1942	U-578	Ernst-August Rehwinkel	Polyphemus	6,269	nl
27 May 1942	U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	Hamlet	6,578	nw
28 May 1942	U-103	Werner Winter	New Jersey	6,414	am
28 May 1942	U-106	Hermann Rasch	Mentor	7,383	br
28 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Poseidon	1,928	nl
28 May 1942	U-502	Jürgen von Rosenstiel	Alcoa Pilgrim	6,759	am
28 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Yorkmoor	4,457	br
29 May 1942	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Western Head	2,599	br
29 May 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Norman Prince	1,913	br
29 May 1942	U-504	Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske	Allister	1,597	br
30 May 1942	U-155	Adolf Cornelius Piening	Baghdad	2,161	nw
30 May 1942	U-404	Otto von Bülow	Alcoa Shipper	5,491	am
31 May 1942	U-432	Heinz-Otto Schultze	Liverpool Packet	1,188	ca
31 May 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Fred W. Green	2,292	br
				722,666
126 ships sunk (599,411 tons) and 20 ships damaged (123,255 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost). [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

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