U-boat successes in the Mediterranean

Summary of U-boat successes in the Mediterranean

Includes warships (see also Warships hit in the Mediterranean).

Year	Tons sunk	Ships
1941	98,314	21
1942	202,385	66
1943	261,554	86
1944	87,466	21
	649,719	194

"Tons sunk" includes ships declared a total loss.

Merchant ships sunk in the Mediterranean

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
17 Oct 1941	U-97	Udo Heilmann	Samos	1,208	gr	Cultivate
17 Oct 1941	U-97	Udo Heilmann	Pass of Balmaha	758	br	Cultivate
2 Dec 1941	U-562	Horst Hamm	Grelhead	4,274	br
2 Dec 1941	U-557	Ottokar Arnold Paulssen	Fjord	4,032	nw
9 Dec 1941	U-652	Georg-Werner Fraatz	Saint Denis	1,595	fr
13 Dec 1941	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Badalona	4,202	sp
13 Dec 1941	U-431	Wilhelm Dommes	Myriel (d.)	3,560	br
19 Dec 1941	U-652	Georg-Werner Fraatz	Varlaam Avanesov	6,557	sj
21 Dec 1941	U-573	Heinrich Heinsohn	Hellen	5,289	nw
23 Dec 1941	U-559	Hans Heidtmann	Shuntien	3,059	br	TA-5
26 Dec 1941	U-559	Hans Heidtmann	Warszawa	2,487	po	AT-6
28 Dec 1941	U-75	Helmuth Ringelmann	Volo	1,587	br	ME-8

17 Mar 1942	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Crista (d.)	2,590	br	AT-34
26 Mar 1942	U-652	Georg-Werner Fraatz	Slavol	2,623	br
7 Apr 1942	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	HMHS Somersetshire (d.)	9,716	br
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Caspia	6,018	br
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Fatouh el Kher	97	ag
16 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Bab el Farag	105	ag
19 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Hefz el Rahman	90	ag
22 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Aziza	100	ag
22 Apr 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	El Saadiah	122	ag
23 Apr 1942	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Kirkland	1,361	br	TA-36
29 Apr 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Terpsithea [Mine]	157	br
29 Apr 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Alliance [Mine]	81	br
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Mount Olympus [Mine]	6,692	gr
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Hav (t.) [Mine]	5,062	nw
14 May 1942	U-561	Robert Bartels	Fred (d.) [Mine]	4,043	gr
20 May 1942	U-431	Wilhelm Dommes	Eocene	4,216	br	AT-46
8 Jun 1942	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Said	231	ag
8 Jun 1942	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Esther	100	pl
9 Jun 1942	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Typhoon	175	pl
10 Jun 1942	U-559	Hans Heidtmann	Brambleleaf (t.)	5,917	br	AT-49
10 Jun 1942	U-559	Hans Heidtmann	Athene	4,681	nw	AT-49
10 Jun 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Havre	2,073	br	AT-49
28 Jun 1942	U-97	Friedrich Bürgel	Memas	1,755	gr	Metril
28 Jun 1942	U-97	Friedrich Bürgel	Zealand	1,433	br	Metril
1 Jul 1942	U-97	Friedrich Bürgel	Marilyse Moller	786	br
6 Jul 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Hero	1,376	nw
14 Jul 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Adinda (d.)	3,359	nl
22 Jul 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Vassiliki	140	gr
24 Jul 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Toufic El Rahman	30	sy
30 Jul 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Fany	43	ag
30 Jul 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Amina	87	ag
30 Jul 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Ikbal	176	ag
1 Aug 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	St. Simon	85	ag
6 Aug 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Ezzet	158	ag
6 Aug 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Adnan (d.)	155	ag
10 Aug 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Kharouf	158	pl
16 Aug 1942	U-77	Heinrich Schonder	Daniel	100	pl
17 Aug 1942	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Princess Marguerite	5,875	ca
26 Aug 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Empire Kumari (t.)	6,288	br	LW-38
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Turkian	113	ag
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Arnon	558	pl
3 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Miriam	38	pl
6 Sep 1942	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	Salina	108	pl
24 Sep 1942	U-561	Heinz Schomburg	Sphinx	39	ag
12 Oct 1942	U-559	Hans Heidtmann	Bringhi (t.)	200	ag
20 Oct 1942	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Mahrous	18	sy
10 Nov 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Garlinge	2,012	br
11 Nov 1942	U-407	Ernst-Ulrich Brüller	Viceroy of India	19,627	br	Torch
11 Nov 1942	U-380	Josef Röther	Nieuw Zeeland	11,069	nl	Torch
12 Nov 1942	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Browning	5,332	br	KMS-2
13 Nov 1942	U-81	Friedrich Guggenberger	Maron	6,487	br	Torch
14 Nov 1942	U-73	Horst Deckert	Lalande (d.)	7,453	br	Torch
14 Dec 1942	U-443	Konstantin von Puttkamer	Edencrag	1,592	br	TE-9
21 Dec 1942	U-562	Horst Hamm	Strathallan	23,722	br	KMF-5

1 Jan 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	Arthur Middleton	7,176	am	UGS-3
7 Jan 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Ville de Strasbourg (d.)	7,159	br	MKS-5
15 Jan 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Annitsa	4,324	gr
15 Jan 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Harboe Jensen	1,862	nw
20 Jan 1943	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Jean Jadot	5,859	be	KMS-7
23 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Alexandria	100	ag
25 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Omar el Kattab	38	sy
25 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Mouyassar	47	sy
26 Jan 1943	U-431	Dietrich Schöneboom	Hassan	80	sy
5 Feb 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Henrik	1,350	nw	AW-22
5 Feb 1943	U-617	Albrecht Brandi	Corona	3,264	nw	AW-22
7 Feb 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Empire Webster	7,043	br	KMS-8
7 Feb 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Empire Banner	6,699	br	KMS-8
10 Feb 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Saroena (d.)	6,671	nl
11 Feb 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Al Kasbanah	110	ag
11 Feb 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Husni	107	lb
11 Feb 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Sabah el Kheir	36	ag
11 Feb 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Dolphin	135	pl
23 Feb 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Fintra	2,089	br	Ropsley
24 Feb 1943	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Nathanael Greene (d.)	7,176	am	MKS-8
27 Feb 1943	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Seminole (d.)	10,389	br	TE-16
28 Feb 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Daniel Carroll (d.)	7,176	am	TE-16
9 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Fort Norman (d.)	7,133	br	KMS-10
9 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Empire Standard (d.)	7,047	br	KMS-10
15 Mar 1943	U-380	Josef Röther	Ocean Seaman (t.)	7,178	br	ET-14
16 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Merchant Prince (d.)	5,229	br	ET-14
16 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	Hadleigh (t.)	5,222	br	ET-14
18 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Kaying	2,626	br
18 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Dafila	1,940	br
20 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Bourghieh	244	ag
20 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Mawahab Allah	77	sy
26 Mar 1943	U-77	Otto Hartmann	City of Perth (t.)	6,415	br	MKS-10
27 Mar 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	City of Guildford	5,157	br	XT-7
28 Mar 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Rousdi	133	ag
30 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Hallanger	9,551	nw	ET-16
30 Mar 1943	U-596	Gunter Jahn	Fort a la Corne	7,133	br	ET-16
2 Apr 1943	U-755	Walter Göing	Simon Duhamel II	928	fr	TE-20
11 Apr 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Runo	1,858	br
20 Apr 1943	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Michigan	5,594	am	UGS-7
20 Apr 1943	U-565	Wilhelm Franken	Sidi-Bel-Abbès	4,392	fr	UGS-7
27 Apr 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Merope	1,162	nl
18 May 1943	U-414	Walther Huth	Empire Eve	5,979	br	KMS-14
18 May 1943	U-414	Walther Huth	Fort Anne (d.)	7,134	br	KMS-14
12 Jun 1943	U-97	Hans-Georg Trox	Palima	1,179	nl
15 Jun 1943	U-97	Hans-Georg Trox	Athelmonarch	8,995	br
17 Jun 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Yoma	8,131	br	GTX-2
21 Jun 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	Brinkburn	1,598	br	TE-22
25 Jun 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Nisr	80	ag
26 Jun 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Toufic Allah	75	sy
26 Jun 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Nelly	80	sy
27 Jun 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Michalios	3,742	gr
27 Jun 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	Abbeydale (d.)	8,299	br	XTG-2
30 Jun 1943	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Oligarch (d.)	6,894	br	GTX-3
4 Jul 1943	U-375	Jürgen Koenenkamp	St. Essylt	5,634	br	KMS-18B
4 Jul 1943	U-409	Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann	City of Venice	8,762	br	KMS-18B
5 Jul 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Devis	6,054	br	KMS-18B
6 Jul 1943	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Shahjehan	5,454	br	MWS-36
10 Jul 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Matthew Maury (d.)	7,176	am	ET-22A
10 Jul 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Gulfprince (d.)	6,561	am	ET-22A
22 Jul 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Empire Moon (t.)	7,472	br
7 Aug 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Contractor	6,004	br	GTX-5
20 Aug 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	El Sayeda	68	ag
21 Aug 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Panikos	21	ag
21 Aug 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Lily	132	pl
21 Aug 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Namaz	50	ag
23 Aug 1943	U-380	Josef Röther	Pierre Soulé (d.)	7,191	am
26 Aug 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	John Bell	7,242	am	UGS-14
26 Aug 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Richard Henderson	7,194	am	UGS-14
30 Aug 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Nagwa	183	ag
7 Sep 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Hamidieh	80	ag
21 Sep 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	William W. Gerhard	7,176	am	NSS-3
26 Sep 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Christian Michelsen	7,176	nw	UGS-17
1 Oct 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Fort Howe	7,133	br	MKS-26
1 Oct 1943	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Empire Commerce (t.)	3,722	br	MKS-26
2 Oct 1943	U-223	Karl-Jürg Wächter	Stanmore (t.)	4,970	br	KMS-27
4 Oct 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Marit	5,542	nw	XT-4
15 Oct 1943	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	James Russell Lowell (t.)	7,176	am	GUS-18
3 Nov 1943	U-593	Gerd Kelbling	Mont Viso	4,531	fr	KMS-30
18 Nov 1943	U-81	Johann-Otto Krieg	Empire Dunstan	2,887	br	AH-9
20 Nov 1943	U-453	Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach	Jela [Mine]	335	yu
9 Dec 1943	U-596	Victor-Wilhelm Nonn	Cap Padaran	8,009	br	HA-11
16 Dec 1943	U-73	Horst Deckert	John S. Copley (d.)	7,176	am	GUS-24

1 Feb 1944	U-453	Dierk Lührs	Salem	81	lb
1 Feb 1944	U-453	Dierk Lührs	Himli	67	lb
1 Feb 1944	U-453	Dierk Lührs	Agia Paraskevi	80	gr
2 Feb 1944	U-453	Dierk Lührs	Yahiya	64	sy
15 Feb 1944	U-410	Horst-Arno Fenski	Fort St. Nicolas	7,154	br	Shingle
22 Feb 1944	U-969	Max Dobbert	Peter Skene Ogden (t.)	7,176	am	GUS-31
22 Feb 1944	U-969	Max Dobbert	George Cleeve (t.)	7,176	am	GUS-31
27 Feb 1944	U-407	Hubertus Korndörfer	Rod el Farag	55	ag
29 Feb 1944	U-407	Hubertus Korndörfer	Ensis (d.)	6,207	br
10 Mar 1944	U-952	Oskar Curio	William B. Woods	7,176	am
17 Mar 1944	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Dempo	17,024	nl	SNF-17
17 Mar 1944	U-371	Waldemar Mehl	Maiden Creek (t.)	6,165	am	SNF-17
16 Apr 1944	U-407	Hubertus Korndörfer	Meyer London	7,210	am	UGS-37
16 Apr 1944	U-407	Hubertus Korndörfer	Thomas G. Masaryk (t.)	7,176	am	UGS-37
14 May 1944	U-616	Siegfried Koitschka	G.S. Walden (d.)	10,627	br	GUS-39
14 May 1944	U-616	Siegfried Koitschka	Fort Fidler (d.)	7,127	br	GUS-39
19 May 1944	U-453	Dierk Lührs	Fort Missanabie	7,147	br	HA-43
				644,148
140 ships sunk (480,900 tons) and 25 ships damaged (163,248 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.

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