Ship losses by month

January 1943

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1943. 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 Jan 1943	U-164	Otto Fechner	Brageland	2,608	sw
1 Jan 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	Arthur Middleton	7,176	am	UGS-3
1 Jan 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	USS LCT-21 [Trans.]	255	am	UGS-3
3 Jan 1943	U-507	Harro Schacht	Baron Dechmont	3,675	br
3 Jan 1943	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	British Vigilance (d.)	8,093	br	TM-1
7 Jan 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	HMS Jura (T 169)	545	br
7 Jan 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Ville de Strasbourg (d.)	7,159	br	MKS-5
8 Jan 1943	U-436	Günther Seibicke	Albert L. Ellsworth	8,309	nw	TM-1
8 Jan 1943	U-436	Günther Seibicke	Oltenia II	6,394	br	TM-1
8 Jan 1943	U-507	Harro Schacht	Yorkwood	5,401	br
9 Jan 1943	U-124	Johann Mohr	Birmingham City	6,194	am	TB-1
9 Jan 1943	U-124	Johann Mohr	Broad Arrow	7,718	am	TB-1
9 Jan 1943	U-124	Johann Mohr	Collingsworth	5,101	am	TB-1
9 Jan 1943	U-124	Johann Mohr	Minotaur	4,554	am	TB-1
9 Jan 1943	U-384	Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski	Louise Lykes	6,155	am
9 Jan 1943	U-442	Hans-Joachim Hesse	Empire Lytton	9,807	br	TM-1
9 Jan 1943	U-511	Fritz Schneewind	William Wilberforce	5,004	br
9 Jan 1943	U-522	Herbert Schneider	Minister Wedel	6,833	nw	TM-1
9 Jan 1943	U-522	Herbert Schneider	Norvik	10,034	pa	TM-1
11 Jan 1943	U-186	Siegfried Hesemann	Ocean Vagabond	7,174	br	SC-115
11 Jan 1943	U-522	Herbert Schneider	British Dominion (d.)	6,983	br	TM-1
11 Jan 1943	U-620	Heinz Stein	British Dominion	6,983	br	TM-1
12 Jan 1943	U-105	Jürgen Nissen	C.S. Flight	67	br
15 Jan 1943	U-182	Asmus Nicolai Clausen	Ocean Courage	7,173	br
15 Jan 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Annitsa	4,324	gr
15 Jan 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Harboe Jensen	1,862	nw
17 Jan 1943	U-268	Ernst Heydemann	HMS LCT-2239 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	Ernst Heydemann	HMS LCT-2267 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	Ernst Heydemann	HMS LCT-2344 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	Ernst Heydemann	Vestfold	14,547	pa	HX-222
20 Jan 1943	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Jean Jadot	5,859	be	KMS-7
22 Jan 1943	U-358	Rolf Manke	Neva	1,456	sw	UR-59
22 Jan 1943	U-413	Gustav Poel	Mount Mycale	3,556	gr	SC-117
23 Jan 1943	U-175	Heinrich Bruns	Benjamin Smith	7,177	am
23 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Alexandria	100	ag
24 Jan 1943	U-105	Jürgen Nissen	British Vigilance	8,093	br	TM-1
25 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Mouyassar	47	sy
25 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Omar el Kattab	38	sy
25 Jan 1943	U-575	Günther Heydemann	City of Flint	4,963	am	UGS-4
25 Jan 1943	U-624	Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen	Lackenby	5,112	br	SC-117
26 Jan 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Krasnyj Partizan	2,418	sj
26 Jan 1943	U-358	Rolf Manke	Nortind	8,221	nw	HX-223
26 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Hassan	80	sy
26 Jan 1943	U-594	Friedrich Mumm	Kollbjørg	8,259	nw	HX-223
26 Jan 1943	U-607	Ernst Mengersen	Kollbjørg (d.)	8,259	nw	HX-223
27 Jan 1943	U-105	Jürgen Nissen	Cape Decision	5,106	am
27 Jan 1943	U-442	Hans-Joachim Hesse	Julia Ward Howe	7,176	am	UGS-4
27 Jan 1943	U-514	Hans-Jürgen Auffermann	Charles C. Pinckney	7,177	am	UGS-4
29 Jan 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Ufa	1,892	sj
				245,990
45 ships sunk (215,496 tons) and 4 ships damaged (30,494 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. [Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

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