Ship losses by month

June 1943

This is the full listing of all ships hit during June 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 Nat. Convoy
1 Jun 1943U-178Wilhelm Dommes Salabangka6,586nlCD-20
2 Jun 1943U-126Siegfried Kietz Standella (d.)6,197brTS-42
3 Jun 1943U-119Horst-Tessen von Kameke Halma [Mine]2,937paBX-55
3 Jun 1943U-180Werner Musenberg Boris5,166gr
5 Jun 1943U-198Werner Hartmann Dumra2,304br
6 Jun 1943U-198Werner Hartmann William King7,176am
7 Jun 1943U-181Wolfgang Lüth Harrier193sa
10 Jun 1943U-66Friedrich Markworth Esso Gettysburg10,173am
12 Jun 1943U-97Hans-Georg Trox Palima1,179nl
15 Jun 1943U-24Klaus Petersen BTSC-411 Zashchitnik (No 26)441sj
15 Jun 1943U-97Hans-Georg Trox Athelmonarch8,995br
17 Jun 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Yoma8,131brGTX-2
20 Jun 1943U-214Rupprecht Stock Santa Maria (d.) [Mine]6,507am
21 Jun 1943U-513Friedrich Guggenberger Venezia1,673sw
21 Jun 1943U-73Horst Deckert Brinkburn1,598brTE-22
22 Jun 1943U-572Heinz Kummetat Lot4,220frUGS-10
22 Jun 1943U-593Gerd Kelbling USS LST-333 (t.)1,625amElastic
22 Jun 1943U-593Gerd Kelbling USS LST-387 (d.)1,625amElastic
25 Jun 1943U-513Friedrich Guggenberger Eagle (d.)6,003am
25 Jun 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Nisr80ag
26 Jun 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Nelly80sy
26 Jun 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Toufic Allah75sy
27 Jun 1943U-511Fritz Schneewind Sebastian Cermeno7,194am
27 Jun 1943U-73Horst Deckert Abbeydale (d.)8,299brXTG-2
27 Jun 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Michalios3,742gr
28 Jun 1943U-172Carl Emmermann Vernon City4,748brOS-49
30 Jun 1943U-453Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach Oligarch (d.)6,894brGTX-3
 113,841

21 ships sunk (78,316 tons) and 6 ships damaged (35,525 tons).

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(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.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during June 1943

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