April 1940
This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 1940. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Signe | 1,540 |  | fi | HN-23A |
| 6 Apr 1940 | U-59 | Harald Jürst | Navarra | 2,118 |  | nw | ||
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Sveaborg | 9,076 |  | sw | ||
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | | Tosca | 5,128 | | nw | |
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-4 | Hans-Peter Hinsch | | HMS Thistle (N 24) | 1,090 |  | br | |
| 12 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Stancliffe | 4,511 | | br | ||
| 13 Apr 1940 | U-34 | Wilhelm Rollmann | | HNoMS Frøya (t.) | 595 | | nw | |
| 17 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | Swainby | 4,935 | | br | ||
| 21 Apr 1940 | U-26 | Heinz Scheringer | | Cedarbank | 5,159 | | br | AP-1 |
| 26 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | | Lily | 1,281 |  | da | |
| 28 Apr 1940 | U-13 | Max-Martin Schulte | | Scottish American (d.) | 6,999 | | br | |
| 42,432 | ||||||||
10 ships sunk (35,433 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,999 tons). Legend | ||||||||
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during April 1940.
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.