Ship losses by month

September 1942

This is the full listing of all ships hit during September 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 Sep 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Ilorin	815	br
3 Sep 1942	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Hollinside	4,172	br
3 Sep 1942	U-107	Harald Gelhaus	Penrose	4,393	br
3 Sep 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Ocean Might	7,173	br	OS-37
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Arnon	558	pl
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Miriam	38	pl
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Turkian	113	ag
3 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Donald Stewart	1,781	ca	LN-7
4 Sep 1942	U-171	Günther Pfeffer	Amatlan	6,511	me
5 Sep 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Myrmidon	6,278	br
5 Sep 1942	U-513	Rolf Rüggeberg	Lord Strathcona	7,335	ca
5 Sep 1942	U-513	Rolf Rüggeberg	Saganaga	5,454	br
6 Sep 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Tuscan Star	11,449	br
6 Sep 1942	U-164	Otto Fechner	John A. Holloway	1,745	ca	GAT-2
6 Sep 1942	U-165	Eberhard Hoffmann	Aeas	4,729	gr	QS-33
6 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Salina	108	pl
6 Sep 1942	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Helen Forsey	167	br
7 Sep 1942	U-165	Eberhard Hoffmann	HMCS Raccoon	358	ca	QS-33
7 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Mount Pindus	5,729	gr	QS-33
7 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Mount Taygetus	3,286	gr	QS-33
7 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Oakton	1,727	ca	QS-33
7 Sep 1942	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Tor II	292	fa
9 Sep 1942	U-66	Friedrich Markworth	Peiping	6,390	sw
9 Sep 1942	U-755	Walter Göing	USS Muskeget (WAG 48)	1,827	am
10 Sep 1942	U-659	Hans Stock	Empire Oil (d.)	8,029	br	ON-127
10 Sep 1942	U-96	Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel	Elisabeth van Belgie	4,241	be	ON-127
10 Sep 1942	U-96	Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel	F.J. Wolfe (d.)	12,190	br	ON-127
10 Sep 1942	U-96	Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel	Sveve	6,313	nw	ON-127
11 Sep 1942	U-218	Richard Becker	Fjordaas (d.)	7,361	nw	ON-127
11 Sep 1942	U-404	Otto von Bülow	Marit II (d.)	7,417	nw	ON-127
11 Sep 1942	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Cornwallis (d.)	5,458	ca
11 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	HMCS Charlottetown (K 244)	900	ca	SQ-35
11 Sep 1942	U-584	Joachim Deecke	Empire Oil	8,029	br	ON-127
11 Sep 1942	U-584	Joachim Deecke	Hindanger	4,884	nw	ON-127
11 Sep 1942	U-96	Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel	Delães	415	pt
12 Sep 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Laconia	19,695	br
12 Sep 1942	U-211	Karl Hause	Empire Moonbeam (d.)	6,849	br	ON-127
12 Sep 1942	U-211	Karl Hause	Hektoria (d.)	13,797	br	ON-127
12 Sep 1942	U-404	Otto von Bülow	Daghild (d.)	9,272	nw	ON-127
12 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Stanvac Melbourne	10,013	pa
12 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Woensdrecht (t.)	4,668	nl
12 Sep 1942	U-608	Rolf Struckmeier	Empire Moonbeam	6,849	br	ON-127
12 Sep 1942	U-608	Rolf Struckmeier	Hektoria	13,797	br	ON-127
12 Sep 1942	U-68	Karl-Friedrich Merten	Trevilley	5,296	br	OS-38
13 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen	Oliver Ellsworth	7,191	am	PQ-18
13 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen	Stalingrad	3,559	sj	PQ-18
13 Sep 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Lima	3,764	sw
13 Sep 1942	U-512	Wolfgang Schultze	Patrick J. Hurley	10,865	am
13 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Nimba	1,854	pa
13 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Ocean Vanguard	7,174	br
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Empire Lugard	7,241	br	TAG-5
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Suriname	7,915	nl	TAG-5
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Vilja (t.)	6,672	nw	TAG-5
13 Sep 1942	U-594	Friedrich Mumm	Stone Street	6,131	pa	ON-127
14 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen	Atheltemplar	8,939	br	PQ-18
14 Sep 1942	U-457	Karl Brandenburg	Atheltemplar (d.)	8,939	br	PQ-18
14 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Harborough	5,415	br
14 Sep 1942	U-91	Heinz Walkerling	HMCS Ottawa (H 60)	1,375	ca	ON-127
15 Sep 1942	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Kioto	3,297	br
15 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Sørholt	4,801	nw
15 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Inger Elisabeth	2,166	nw	SQ-36
15 Sep 1942	U-517	Paul Hartwig	Saturnus	2,741	nl	SQ-36
15 Sep 1942	U-68	Karl-Friedrich Merten	Breedijk	6,861	nl
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Eberhard Hoffmann	Essex Lance (d.)	6,625	br	SQ-36
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Eberhard Hoffmann	Joannis	3,667	gr	SQ-36
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Eberhard Hoffmann	Pan York (d.)	4,570	am	SQ-36
16 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech	Commercial Trader	2,606	am
17 Sep 1942	U-109	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Peterton	5,221	br	OG-80
17 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Mae	5,607	am
18 Sep 1942	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	Norfolk	1,901	ca
18 Sep 1942	U-380	Josef Röther	Olaf Fostenes	2,994	nw
19 Sep 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Quebec City	4,745	br
19 Sep 1942	U-512	Wolfgang Schultze	Monte Gorbea	3,720	sp
19 Sep 1942	U-516	Gerhard Wiebe	Wichita	6,174	am
19 Sep 1942	U-552	Klaus Popp	HMS Alouette (FY 101)	520	br
20 Sep 1942	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Silver Sword	4,937	am	QP-14
20 Sep 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	HMS Leda (J 93)	835	br	QP-14
20 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Reedpool	4,838	br
20 Sep 1942	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Empire Hartebeeste	5,676	br	SC-100
20 Sep 1942	U-703	Heinz Bielfeld	HMS Somali (G 33)	1,870	br	QP-14
21 Sep 1942	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	Predsednik Kopajtic	1,798	yu
22 Sep 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	Bellingham	5,345	am	QP-14
22 Sep 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	Grey Ranger	3,313	br	QP-14
22 Sep 1942	U-435	Siegfried Strelow	Ocean Voice	7,174	br	QP-14
22 Sep 1942	U-582	Werner Schulte	Vibran	2,993	nw
23 Sep 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Bruyère	5,335	br
23 Sep 1942	U-211	Karl Hause	Esso Williamsburg (d.)	11,237	am
23 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Antinous (d.)	6,034	am	TRIN-12
23 Sep 1942	U-515	Werner Henke	Lindvangen	2,412	nw
23 Sep 1942	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Athelsultan	8,882	br	SC-100
23 Sep 1942	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Tennessee	2,342	br	SC-100
24 Sep 1942	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	West Chetac	5,627	am	TRIN-14
24 Sep 1942	U-432	Heinz-Otto Schultze	Pennmar	5,868	am	SC-100
24 Sep 1942	U-512	Wolfgang Schultze	Antinous	6,034	am	TRIN-12
24 Sep 1942	U-561	Heinz Schomburg	Sphinx	39	ag
24 Sep 1942	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Roumanie	3,563	be	SC-100
24 Sep 1942	U-619	Kurt Makowski	John Winthrop	7,176	am	ON-131
25 Sep 1942	U-216	Karl-Otto Schultz	Boston	4,989	br	RB-1
25 Sep 1942	U-442	Hans-Joachim Hesse	Empire Bell	1,744	br	UR-42
25 Sep 1942	U-96	Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel	New York (d.)	4,989	br	RB-1
26 Sep 1942	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	Tambour	1,827	pa
26 Sep 1942	U-404	Otto von Bülow	HMS Veteran (D 72)	1,120	br	RB-1
26 Sep 1942	U-619	Kurt Makowski	Yorktown	1,547	br	RB-1
26 Sep 1942	U-91	Heinz Walkerling	New York	4,989	br	RB-1
28 Sep 1942	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	Alcoa Mariner	5,590	am
28 Sep 1942	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Lages (t.)	5,472	bz
28 Sep 1942	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Ozório (t.)	2,730	bz
28 Sep 1942	U-516	Gerhard Wiebe	Antonico	1,223	bz
29 Sep 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Baron Ogilvy	3,391	br
29 Sep 1942	U-332	Johannes Liebe	Registan	6,008	br
29 Sep 1942	U-513	Rolf Rüggeberg	Ocean Vagabond (d.)	7,174	br	HX-209
29 Sep 1942	U-610	Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen	Lifland	2,254	br	SC-101
30 Sep 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Empire Avocet	6,015	br
30 Sep 1942	U-125	Ulrich Folkers	Kumsang	5,447	br
30 Sep 1942	U-506	Erich Würdemann	Siam II	6,637	br
30 Sep 1942	U-516	Gerhard Wiebe	Alipore	5,273	br
				574,898
101 ships sunk (454,957 tons) and 15 ships damaged (119,941 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).

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