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German, Italian and Japanese U-Boat Casualties During the War ADMIRALTY German, Italian and Japanese U-Boat Casualties during the War PARTICULARS OF DESTRUCTION Presented by the First Lord o f the Admiralty to Parliament by Command o f His Majesty June 1946 LONDON HIS MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE SIXPENCE NET Cmd. 6843 2 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTS OF U-BOAT CASUALTIES THE accompanying lists show, in chronological order, the cause of destruction of all commissioned German, Italian and Japanese U-boats lost during the war. As in the Statistical Statement given in the White Paper of March 1946 (Cmd. 6751) these details are intended to present the facts as at present known, and are liable to minor alterations as the full history of the war is pieced together. It will be seen from the statistical tables accompanying these lists that small amendments have already been necessitated by a more detailed examination of enemy records since the issue of the Statistical Statement in March. NOTES AMPLIFYING LISTS : Abbreviations Used : H.M.A.S. Australian Forces ... ■{R.A.A.F. H.M.C.S. Canadian Forces ... {R.C.A.F. Dutch Ships H.Neth.M.S. French Ships F.S. Greek Ships H.H.M.S. Indian Ships H.M.I.S. New Zealand Ships H.M.N.Z.S. Norwegian Ships ... H.Nor.M.S. Polish Ships O. R.P. /H.M.S.A.S. South African Forces \S.A.A.F. Aircraft A/C Coastguard Cutter... C.G.C. Escort Group E.G. Patrol Craft P. C. Submarine............... S/M Submarine Chaser s.c. Squadron............... Sq. Unserviceable u/s Naval Air Arm N.A.A. “ Cause of Sinking A letter (A to T) under “ Cause of Sinking ” provides a cross reference to the appropriate line in the accompanying statistical tables. Where more than one of these letters is entered for the “ cause of sinking ” , credit for the destruction of that U-boat has been shared equally between the causes indicated, irrespective of their relative importance in achieving the “ kill ” . 3 NOTES AMPLIFYING TABLE HEADINGS : Lines A, C, E, G, I, K, M, 0 , Q include all British, Dominion, Imperial and Allied (other than U.S.) forces under British operational control. Lines B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R include all U.S., and Allied (other than British, Dominion and Imperial) forces under U.S. operational control. Dominion and Imperial Forces referred to above were those of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and also of India. The Allied Forces referred to above include those of Brazil, Cuba, Czecho-Slovakia, France, Greece, Holland, Norway and Poland. Joint Attacks whether “ Ship and Shore-based Aircraft ” or “ Ship and Ship-borne Aircraft ” , include all actions where ships and aircraft have co-operated in the location or destruction of a U-boat, irrespective of which unit actually achieved the “ kill Bombing Raids only include those operations in which a commissioned U-boat is known to have been destroyed. Many other U-boats were damaged whilst building. Mining Casualties. In some cases U-boats were lost where there is good reason to believe that the cause was due to mines but where the evidence is insufficient to justify a firm decision. In these cases the “ kill ” has been divided between “ Unknown Cause ” and the appropriate category of mine. “ Other Causes ” . These include collisions, scuttling in or near harbour as a result of Allied action during the war, accidental sinking by Axis mines, grounding and accidents, etc. ” Unknown Causes ” . Apart from the “ kills ” shared with Mining as explained above, these include all those U-boats lost on operations whose destruction is confirmed, but the cause of whose fate remains unknown and whose loss is unlikely to have been directly attributable to Allied attack. Nationality of U-boats. The. nationality of U-boats is shown according to the nationality of the crew at the time of destruction. For example, Italian U-boats taken over and manned by Germans are included in German casualties, and German U-boats taken over and manned by Japanese are listed under Japanese casualties. 51044 A 2 4 GERMAN U-BOAT CASUALTIES Cause 1939 1940 I9 4 I 1942 1943 !944 1945 Totals A 6 io | 24 27i 48 57 34* 207J Ships 246 B — — — 5i II io£ H i 381 C — 84 198 Shore-based i 3 25i 5 i 34 Aircraft. 2461 D — — — 10J 32 3 3 48* E 1 I 10J 1 Ship-borne — — Ii 15 Aircraft. 44 F — — — — 23 6 ; — 29 Ships and G — 2 1 3* 7 9 i l 24 Shore-based 32 Aircraft. H — — — 3 3 1 8 Ships and I — — 1 — 2 5 — 8 Ship-borne 14 Aircraft. J — — — — 1 5 — 6 K 1 2 1 2 2 19 Submarines 5 21 6 L — — — — 1 I 2 M — — — — I2 i 21 Bombing — 81 Raids. 63 N — — — — 1 I 3i 42 Naval mines O — — — — 1 6 16 laid by 9 16 Shore-based P — — — — - — — Aircraft. Naval mines Q 2 2 — 3 - i 5 i i6 j laid by 16 J ships. R — — — — — — ^ Other S — 1 4 2* 12 32 s 59i Causes. 82 Unknown T — 3 1 2 4* 4 i M l Causes. T o t a l s 9 22 35 85 237 240 153 781 5 GERMAN U-BOAT CASUALTIES German Kill Date U-boat Cause of Sinking Position No. No. 1 I 4 -9.39 39 H.M.S. Faulknor, Foxhound A W. of Hebrides and Firedrake 2 20.9.39 27 H.M.S. Fortune and Forester A W. of Hebrides 3 8.10.39 12 Mined ... ... ... ... Q Straits of Dover 4 13.10.39 40 Mined ... ... ... ... Q Straits of Dover 5 13.10.39 42 H.M.S. Imogen and Ilex ... A N. Atlantic 6 24.10.39 16 H.M.S. Puffin and Cayton Wyke A Goodwin Sands 7 20.11.39 45 F.S. Siroco ... ... ... A Bay of Biscay 8 29.11.39 35 H.M.S. Kingston, Kashmir and A E. of Shetlands Icarus 9 4 -!2.39 36 H.M.S/M Salmon ................K North Sea 10 30.1.40 55 H.M.S. Fowey, Whitshed and G W. of Channel Sunderland of No. 228 Sq. R.A .F. 11 5 -2 .4° 4 i H.M.S. Antelope ... ... A W. of Channel 12 12.2.40 33 H.M.S. Gleaner ... ... A Firth of Clyde 13 21.2.40 53 H.M.S. Diana ... ... ... A N. of Scotland 14 25.2.40 63 H.M.S. Escort, Narwhal, Ingle- A North Sea field and Imogen 15 P.2.40 15 Rammed by German Warship S Baltic 16 10.4.40 44 H.M.S. Greyhound and Havock A Off Norway 17 13.4.40 64 Swordfish of No. 700 Sq. N.A.A. E Off Norway from H.M.S. Warspite 18 15.4.40 49 H.M.S. Fearless ... ... A Off Norway 19 16.4.40 1 H.M.S/M Porpoise ................K North Sea 20 29.4.40 5° H.M.S. Amazon and Withering- A Off Shetlands ton 21 ?.4 '4 ° 54 Unknown Cause ... ... T North Sea 22 ?-4 -40 22 Mined ... ... ... ... Q North Sea 23 31.5.40 13 H.M.S. Weston ................A North Sea 24 1.7.40 26 Sunderland H No. 10 Sq. G W. of Channel R.A.A.F. and H.M.S. Gladiolus 25 ?-7 -4° 122 Unknown Cause ... ... T North Sea 26 3.8.40 25 Mined ... ... ... ... Q North Sea 27 20.8.40 5 i H.M.S/M Cachalot ................K Bay of Biscay 28 21.8.40 102 Unknown Cause ... ... T North Sea 29 3O.IO.4O 32 H.M.S. Harvester and High- A N. Atlantic lander Bomber A/C, R.A.F. ... ... C\ 30 H.3 .4° N. Atlantic 2.II .40 } 3,{ H.M.S. Antelope ... ... Aj 31 2 1.II .40 104 H.M.S. Rhododendron ... A N. Atlantic 32 7 -3 -4 1 70 H.M.S. Camellia and Arbutus A N. Atlantic 33 8.3.4I 47 H.M.S. Wolverine ... ... A N. Atlantic 34 I 7 .3 .4 I 99 H.M.S. Walker ................A N. Atlantic 35 I 7 -3 «4 I 100 H.M.S. Walker and Vanoc ... A N. Atlantic 36 23.3.41 5 5 i H.M.S. Visenda ................A N. Atlantic 37 5 .4 .4 1 76 H.M.S. Wolverine and A N. Atlantic Scarborough 38 28.4.41 65 H.M.S. Gladiolus ... ... A N. Atlantic 39 9 -5 4 1 n o H.M.S. Aubretia, Bulldog and A N. Atlantic Broadway 40 2.6.41 T47 H.M.S. Wanderer and Peri- A N. Atlantic winkle 51044 A 3 6 German Kill Date U-boat Cause of Sinking Position No. No. 4 i 18.6.41 138 H.M.S. Faulknor, Fearless, A Gibraltar Area Forester, Foresight and Foxhound 42 27.6.41 556 H.M.S. Nasturtium, Celandine A N. Atlantic and Gladiolus 43 29.6.41 651 H.M.S. Malcolm, Violet, A N. Atlantic Scimitar, Arabis and Speed­ well 44 P-7 -4 1 144 Mined ... S Gulf of Finland 45 3-8.41 401 H.M.S. Wanderer, St. Albans A N. Atlantic and Hydrangea 46 25.8.41 452 H.M.S. Vascama and A/C J No. G N. Atlantic 209 Sq. R.A.F. 47 27.8.4I 570 Hudson S No. 269 Sq. R .A .F. C N. Atlantic 48 IO.9.4I 501 H.M.C.S. Chambly and Moose- A N. Atlantic jaw 49 II.9 -4 1 207 H.M.S.
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