This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 1945. 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 |
|---|
| 5 Apr 1945 | U-2321 | Hans-Heinrich Barschkis |  | Gasray | 1,406 |  | br | |
| 5 Apr 1945 | U-879 | Erwin Manchen | | Atlantic States (d.) | 8,537 |  | am | |
| 6 Apr 1945 | U-1195 | Ernst Cordes | | Cuba | 11,420 | | br | VWP-116 |
| 7 Apr 1945 | U-1024 | Hans-Joachim Gutteck | | James W. Nesmith (t.) | 7,176 | | am | HX-346 |
| 12 Apr 1945 | U-1024 | Hans-Joachim Gutteck | | Will Rogers (d.) | 7,200 | | am | BB-80 |
| 14 Apr 1945 | U-857 | Rudolf Premauer | | Belgian Airman | 6,959 |  | be | |
| 16 Apr 1945 | U-1274 | Hans-Hermann Fitting | | Athelduke | 8,966 | | br | FS-1784 |
| 16 Apr 1945 | U-190 | Hans-Erwin Reith | | HMCS Esquimalt (J 272) | 590 |  | ca | |
| 18 Apr 1945 | U-1107 | Fritz Parduhn | | Cyrus H. McCormick | 7,181 | | am | HX-348 |
| 18 Apr 1945 | U-1107 | Fritz Parduhn | | Empire Gold | 8,028 | | br | HX-348 |
| 18 Apr 1945 | U-245 | Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg | | Filleigh | 4,856 | | br | TAM-142 |
| 18 Apr 1945 | U-245 | Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg | | Karmt | 4,991 |  | nw | TAM-142 |
| 18 Apr 1945 | U-857 | Rudolf Premauer | | Swiftscout | 8,300 | | am | |
| 20 Apr 1945 | U-218 | Rupprecht Stock | | Ethel Crawford [Mine] | 200 | | br | |
| 22 Apr 1945 | U-997 | Hans Lehmann | | Idefjord (d.) | 4,287 | | nw | PK-9 |
| 22 Apr 1945 | U-997 | Hans Lehmann | | Onega | 1,603 |  | sj | PK-9 |
| 23 Apr 1945 | U-1023 | Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler | | Riverton (d.) | 7,345 | | br | TBC-135 |
| 23 Apr 1945 | U-853 | Helmut Frömsdorf | | USS PE-56 | 430 | | am | |
| 23 Apr 1945 | U-857 | Rudolf Premauer | | Katy (d.) | 6,825 | | nw | |
| 24 Apr 1945 | U-1305 | Helmuth Christiansen | | Monmouth Coast | 878 | | br | |
| 24 Apr 1945 | U-546 | Paul Just | | USS Frederick C. Davis (DE 136) | 1,200 | | am | |
| 27 Apr 1945 | U-1105 | Hans-Joachim Schwarz | | HMS Redmill (K 554) (t.) | 1,300 | | br | |
| 29 Apr 1945 | U-286 | Willi Dietrich | | HMS Goodall (K 479) | 1,150 | | br | RA-66 |
| | 110,828 | |
18 ships sunk (76,634 tons) and 5 ships damaged (34,194 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 April 1945
