Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy RB-1


Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat.Map
25 Sep 1942U-216Karl-Otto Schultz Boston4,989brA
25 Sep 1942U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel New York (d.)4,989brB
26 Sep 1942U-91Heinz Walkerling New York4,989brC
26 Sep 1942U-404Otto von Bülow HMS Veteran (D 72)1,120brD
26 Sep 1942U-619Kurt Makowski Yorktown1,547brE
 17,634

4 ships sunk (12,645 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,989 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.


This was the only convoy on route RB hit by U-boats in the war.


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