This is the full listing of all ships hit during October 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 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Empire Tennyson | 2,880 | | br | |
1 Oct 1942 | U-202 | Günter Poser | | Achilles | 1,815 | | nl | |
2 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Aneroid | 5,074 | | pa | |
2 Oct 1942 | U-201 | Günther Rosenberg | | Alcoa Transport | 2,084 | | am | |
3 Oct 1942 | U-254 | Odo Loewe | | Esso Williamsburg | 11,237 | | am | |
4 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Caribstar | 2,592 | | am | |
5 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | William A. McKenney | 6,153 | | am | |
6 Oct 1942 | U-333 | Peter-Erich Cremer | | HMS Crocus (K 49) (d.) | 925 | | br | |
7 Oct 1942 | U-107 | Harald Gelhaus | | Andalucia Star | 14,943 | | br | |
7 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Boringia | 5,821 | | br | |
7 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Chickasaw City | 6,196 | | am | |
7 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Firethorn | 4,700 | | pa | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-125 | Ulrich Folkers | | Glendene | 4,412 | | br | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Clan Mactavish | 7,631 | | br | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Pantelis | 3,845 | | gr | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-179 | Ernst Sobe | | City of Athens | 6,558 | | br | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-201 | Günther Rosenberg | | John Carter Rose | 7,191 | | am | TRIN-15 |
8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Gaasterkerk | 8,679 | | nl | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Koumoundouros | 3,598 | | gr | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Sarthe | 5,271 | | br | |
8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Swiftsure | 8,207 | | am | |
9 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Coloradan | 6,557 | | am | |
9 Oct 1942 | U-201 | Günther Rosenberg | | Flensburg | 6,421 | | nl | |
9 Oct 1942 | U-254 | Odo Loewe | | Pennington Court | 6,098 | | br | SC-103 |
9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Belgian Fighter | 5,403 | | be | |
9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Examelia | 4,981 | | am | |
9 Oct 1942 | U-69 | Ulrich Gräf | | Carolus | 2,375 | | ca | NL-9 |
10 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Orcades | 23,456 | | br | |
10 Oct 1942 | U-178 | Hans Ibbeken | | Duchess of Atholl | 20,119 | | br | |
11 Oct 1942 | U-106 | Hermann Rasch | | Waterton | 2,140 | | br | BS-31 |
11 Oct 1942 | U-589 | Hans-Joachim Horrer | | Musson (No 23) [Mine] | 417 | | sj | |
11 Oct 1942 | U-615 | Ralph Kapitzky | | El Lago | 4,221 | | pa | ONS-136 |
11 Oct 1942 | U-87 | Joachim Berger | | Agapenor | 7,392 | | br | |
12 Oct 1942 | U-514 | Hans-Jürgen Auffermann | | Steel Scientist | 5,688 | | am | |
12 Oct 1942 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | | Bringhi (t.) | 200 | | ag | |
12 Oct 1942 | U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | | Stornest | 4,265 | | br | ONS-136 |
13 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Empire Nomad | 7,167 | | br | |
13 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Ashworth | 5,227 | | br | SC-104 |
13 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Fagersten | 2,342 | | nw | SC-104 |
13 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Senta | 3,785 | | nw | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-508 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-509 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-519 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-522 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-523 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-532 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-537 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-547 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCM-620 [Trans.] | 52 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | HMS LCT-2006 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Southern Empress | 12,398 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Susana | 5,929 | | am | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-592 | Carl Borm | | Shchors [Mine] | 3,770 | | sj | |
14 Oct 1942 | U-607 | Ernst Mengersen | | Nellie | 4,826 | | gr | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-618 | Kurt Baberg | | Empire Mersey | 5,791 | | br | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-661 | Erich von Lilienfeld | | Nikolina Matkovic | 3,672 | | yu | SC-104 |
14 Oct 1942 | U-69 | Ulrich Gräf | | Caribou | 2,222 | | br | NL-9 |
15 Oct 1942 | U-410 | Kurt Sturm | | Newton Pine | 4,212 | | br | ONS-136 |
16 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Trafalgar | 5,542 | | nw | |
16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Castle Harbour | 730 | | br | TRIN-19 |
16 Oct 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Winona (d.) | 6,197 | | am | TRIN-19 |
17 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Empire Chaucer | 5,970 | | br | |
18 Oct 1942 | U-618 | Kurt Baberg | | Angelina | 4,772 | | am | ON-137 |
19 Oct 1942 | U-332 | Johannes Liebe | | Rothley | 4,996 | | br | |
19 Oct 1942 | U-610 | Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen | | Steel Navigator | 5,718 | | am | ON-137 |
20 Oct 1942 | U-77 | Otto Hartmann | | Mahrous | 18 | | sy | |
22 Oct 1942 | U-443 | Konstantin von Puttkamer | | Donax | 8,036 | | br | ON-139 |
22 Oct 1942 | U-443 | Konstantin von Puttkamer | | Winnipeg II | 9,807 | | br | ON-139 |
23 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Reuben Tipton | 6,829 | | am | |
23 Oct 1942 | U-161 | Albrecht Achilles | | HMS Phoebe (43) (d.) | 5,450 | | br | |
23 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | City of Johannesburg | 5,669 | | br | |
23 Oct 1942 | U-615 | Ralph Kapitzky | | Empire Star | 12,656 | | br | |
23 Oct 1942 | U-621 | Horst Schünemann | | Empire Turnstone | 6,113 | | br | ONS-136 |
24 Oct 1942 | U-383 | Horst Kremser | | Jon Olafsson | 423 | | is | |
24 Oct 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Holmpark | 5,780 | | br | |
25 Oct 1942 | U-67 | Günther Müller-Stöckheim | | Primero | 4,414 | | nw | |
26 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Anne Hutchinson (t.) | 7,176 | | am | |
26 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Anglo Mærsk (d.) | 7,705 | | br | SL-125 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | Frontenac (d.) | 7,350 | | nw | HX-212 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | Gurney E. Newlin (d.) | 8,225 | | am | HX-212 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | HMS LCT-2281 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | HX-212 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | Sourabaya | 10,107 | | br | HX-212 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Pacific Star | 7,951 | | br | SL-125 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Stentor | 6,148 | | br | SL-125 |
27 Oct 1942 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | | Anglo Mærsk | 7,705 | | br | SL-125 |
28 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Hopecastle (d.) | 5,178 | | br | SL-125 |
28 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Nagpore | 5,283 | | br | SL-125 |
28 Oct 1942 | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler | | Gurney E. Newlin | 8,225 | | am | HX-212 |
28 Oct 1942 | U-606 | Hans-Heinrich Döhler | | Kosmos II (d.) | 16,966 | | nw | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Laplace | 7,327 | | br | |
29 Oct 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | | Ross | 4,978 | | br | |
29 Oct 1942 | U-203 | Hermann Kottmann | | Hopecastle | 5,178 | | br | SL-125 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-224 | Hans-Karl Kosbadt | | Bic Island | 3,921 | | ca | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | | Barrwhin | 4,998 | | br | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Corinaldo (d.) | 7,131 | | br | SL-125 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | | Abosso | 11,330 | | br | |
29 Oct 1942 | U-624 | Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | | HMS LCT-2190 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-624 | Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | | HMS LCT-2192 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-624 | Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | | HMS LCT-2284 [Trans.] | 291 | | br | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-624 | Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | | Kosmos II | 16,966 | | nw | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | U-624 | Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | | Pan-New York | 7,701 | | am | HX-212 |
29 Oct 1942 | UD-5 | Bruno Mahn | | Primrose Hill | 7,628 | | br | ON-139 |
30 Oct 1942 | unknown | | | HMS Northern Spray (FY 129) (d.) | 655 | | br | |
30 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | West Kebar | 5,620 | | am | |
30 Oct 1942 | U-203 | Hermann Kottmann | | Corinaldo | 7,131 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | Bullmouth (d.) | 7,519 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | Silverwillow | 6,373 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-509 | Werner Witte | | Brittany | 4,772 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | | Baron Vernon | 3,642 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | | Président Doumer | 11,898 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-659 | Hans Stock | | Bullmouth | 7,519 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-659 | Hans Stock | | Corinaldo (d.) | 7,131 | | br | SL-125 |
30 Oct 1942 | U-659 | Hans Stock | | Tasmania (d.) | 6,405 | | br | SL-125 |
31 Oct 1942 | U-103 | Gustav-Adolf Janssen | | Tasmania | 6,405 | | br | SL-125 |
31 Oct 1942 | U-172 | Carl Emmermann | | Aldington Court | 4,891 | | br | TRIN-16 |
31 Oct 1942 | U-174 | Ulrich Thilo | | Marylyn | 4,555 | | br | |
31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Empire Guidon | 7,041 | | br | |
31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Reynolds | 5,113 | | br | |
31 Oct 1942 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Alaska (d.) | 5,681 | | nw | SL-125 |
| 659,457 | |
105 ships sunk (566,939 tons) and 14 ships damaged (92,518 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). [Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during October 1942