Ship losses by month

October 1944

This is the full listing of all ships hit during October 1944. 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
4 Oct 1944	U-1227	Friedrich Altmeier		HMCS Chebogue (K 317) (t.)	1,370		ca	ONS-33
14 Oct 1944	U-1223	Albert Kneip		HMCS Magog (K 673) (t.)	1,370		ca	ONS-33G
15 Oct 1944	U-481	Klaus Andersen		Dan	47		fi
15 Oct 1944	U-481	Klaus Andersen		Endla	68		fi
15 Oct 1944	U-481	Klaus Andersen		Maria	50		fi
17 Oct 1944	U-1165	Hans Homann		BMO-512	53		sj
24 Oct 1944	U-958	Gerhard Groth		Linnea	40		fi
24 Oct 1944	U-958	Gerhard Groth		Piikkiö (d.)	40		fi
28 Oct 1944	U-242	Karl-Wilhelm Pancke		Rigel [Mine]	1,495		fi
29 Oct 1944	U-958	Gerhard Groth		SB-2	720		sj
					5,253
9 ships sunk (5,213 tons) and 1 ship damaged (40 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.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during October 1944

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Ships Attacked by U-boats