Ships hit by U-53
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Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below.
| Date | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1939 | Ernst-Günter Heinicke |  | Cheyenne | 8,825 |  | br | A | |
| 17 Sep 1939 | Ernst-Günter Heinicke | | Kafiristan | 5,193 | | br | B | |
| 11 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Snestad | 4,114 |  | nw | C | |
| 11 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Imperial Transport (d.) | 8,022 | | br | D | |
| 12 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Dalarö | 3,927 |  | sw | E | |
| 13 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | Norna | 1,022 | | sw | F | ||
| 14 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Martin Goldschmidt | 2,095 |  | da | G | |
| 18 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Banderas | 2,140 |  | sp | H | |
| 35,338 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (27,316 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,022 tons). Legend | ||||||||
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.
In other cases the posititions are too close and the markers overlap, not much we can do about that.