Ships hit by U-boats in WWII


Allied Auxiliary Warships hit by U-boats


The armed yacht HMCS Raccoon. She was hit by U-165 on 7 Sep 1942.

Listing of Allied auxiliary warships (see also warship listing) so marked in our databases.

Loss dateTypeName of shipTonsNat.U-boat
30 Oct 1939A/S trawlerHMS Northern Rover (4.58)655 U-59
11 Mar 1942A/S trawlerHMS Stella Capella (FY 107)507 U-701
8 Mar 1942A/S trawlerHMS Notts County (FY 250)541 U-701
3 Mar 1945A/S trawlerHMS Southern Flower328 U-1022
24 Feb 1945A/S trawlerHMS Ellesmere (FY 204)580 U-1203
19 Jan 1942A/S trawlerHMS Rosemonde364 U-581
14 Jun 1944A/S trawlerHMS Birdlip (T 218)750 U-547
11 Dec 1941A/S trawlerHMS Lady Shirley477 U-374
5 Jul 1944A/S trawlerHMS Ganilly (T 376)545 U-390
16 Apr 1942A/S trawlerFFL Vikings (P 41)1,150 U-81
12 May 1942A/S trawlerHMS Bedfordshire (FY 141)913 U-558
8 Feb 1943A/S trawlerHMS Bredon (T 223)750 U-521
26 Mar 1943A/S trawlerFFL Sergent Gouarne (P 43)1,147 U-755
30 Oct 1942A/S trawlerHMS Northern Spray (FY 129) (d.)655 unknown
19 Sep 1942A/S trawlerHMS Alouette (FY 101)520 U-552
19 Jun 1942A/S trawlerUSS YP-389170 U-701
15 Jun 1942A/S trawlerHMS Kingston Ceylonite (FY 214)448 U-701
28 Dec 1939A/S trawlerHMS Barbara Robertson325 U-30
11 Oct 1942A/S trawlerMusson (No 23)417 U-589
8 Mar 1942A/S trawlerHMS Northern Princess (4.06)655 U-587
26 Jan 1940Accommodation shipHMS Durham Castle8,240 U-57
21 Oct 1941Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Aurania (F 28) (d.)13,984 U-123
16 Jun 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Andania13,950 UA
6 Jun 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Carinthia20,277 U-46
10 Aug 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Transylvania (F 56)16,923 U-56
27 Aug 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Dunvegan Castle15,007 U-46
3 Nov 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Laurentic (F 51)18,724 U-99
4 Nov 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Patroclus11,314 U-99
14 Oct 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Cheshire (F 18) (d.)10,552 U-137
18 Aug 1942Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Cheshire (F 18) (d.)10,552 U-214
13 Jun 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Scotstoun17,046 U-25
3 Apr 1941Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Worcestershire (F 29) (d.)11,402 U-74
2 Dec 1940Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Forfar (F 30)16,402 U-99
13 Apr 1941Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Rajputana (F 35)16,644 U-108
13 May 1941Armed Merchant CruiserHMS Salopian (F 94)10,549 U-98
7 Sep 1942Armed YachtHMCS Raccoon358 U-165
26 Aug 1941Auxiliary minelayerHMS Southern Prince (d.)10,917 U-652
25 Aug 1944BargeVRD-96 Del´fin500 U-242
1 Jun 1940Boom defence vesselHMS Astronomer8,401 U-58
21 Dec 1939Boom defence vesselHMS Bayonet (Z 05)605 U-21
15 Nov 1942Cargo transportUSS Electra (AK 21) (d.)8,113 U-173
15 Nov 1942Cargo transportUSS Almaack (AK 27) (d.)6,736 U-155
6 Aug 1941Despatch vesselPS-70558 U-652
12 Nov 1942Destroyer tenderHMS Hecla (F 20)10,850 U-515
26 Oct 1941Fighter catapult shipHMS Ariguani (F 105) (d.)6,746 U-83
27 Sep 1941Fighter catapult shipHMS Springbank5,155 U-201
28 Aug 1942Fleet oilerUSS Laramie (AO 16) (d.)7,252 U-165
11 Sep 1943Fleet oilerUSS Rapidan (AO 18) (d.)8,246 U-107
11 Nov 1942Fleet oilerUSS Winooski (AO 38) (d.)10,172 U-173
30 Oct 1941Fleet oilerUSS Salinas (AO 19) (d.)8,246 U-106
6 Jul 1944Landing ship InfantryHMS Empire Halberd (d.)7,177 U-218
28 Jun 1944Landing Ship InfantryHMS Maid of Orleans2,385 U-988
29 Jul 1944Landing ship InfantryHMS Prince Leopold2,938 U-621
7 Jan 1943M/S trawlerHMS Jura (T 169)545 U-371
21 Oct 1943M/S trawlerHMS Orfasy (T 204)545 U-68
29 Dec 1944M/S trawlerT-883 (No 37)633 U-995
25 Jul 1943M/S trawlerT-904 (No 58)557 U-625
10 Jul 1945M/S trawlerHMS Kurd (FY 639)352 U-218
26 Aug 1944M/S trawlerT-45 Antikajnen (No 48)140 U-745
27 Mar 1944M/S trawlerHMS Maaløy (J 136)249 U-510
29 Aug 1943M/S trawlerTSC-11 Dzhalita400 U-18
2 May 1945M/S trawlerHMS Ebor Wyke (FY 1601)348 U-979
10 Mar 1945M/S trawlerHNoMS Nordhav II (FY 1906)425 U-714
1 Oct 1943M/S trawlerT-896 (No 42)611 U-960
15 Oct 1943M/S trawlerTSC-486 Sovetskaja Rossija (d.)1,005 U-23
30 Jul 1943M/S trawlerT-911 (No 65)559 U-703
30 Mar 1942M/S trawlerHMS Sulla (FY 1874)251 U-456
15 Nov 1941M/S trawlerT-889 (No 34)581 U-752
29 Jan 1942M/S trawlerHMS Sotra313 U-431
25 Jul 1942M/S trawlerHMS Laertes (T 137)545 U-201
25 Aug 1941M/S trawlerT-898 (No 44)553 U-752
25 Dec 1939M/S trawlerHMS Loch Doon534 U-22
23 Dec 1939M/S trawlerHMS Glen Albyn82 U-31
23 Dec 1939M/S trawlerHMS Promotive78 U-31
6 Dec 1939M/S trawlerHMS Washington209 U-59
21 Nov 1939M/S trawlerSte. Claire57 U-16
6 May 1941Ocean boarding vesselHMS Camito (F 77)6,833 U-97
23 Feb 1941Ocean boarding vesselHMS Manistee (F 104)5,360 U-107
3 Feb 1941Ocean boarding vesselHMS Crispin5,051 U-107
2 May 1942Patrol yachtUSS Cythera (PY 26)602 U-402
11 Dec 1941Patrol yachtHMS Rosabelle515 U-374
27 Mar 1942Q-shipUSS Atik (AK 101)3,209 U-123
13 Jun 1942Q-shipHMS Farouk96 U-83
23 Dec 1939Repair shipHMS Dolphin3,099 U-22
25 Aug 1943Salvage vesselASO-1 Shkval572 U-625
14 Feb 1944Salvage vesselHMS Salviking1,440 U-168
24 Dec 1943Seaplane tenderHMS Dumana8,427 U-515
21 Jun 1940Special service vesselHMS Prunella4,443 U-28
30 Dec 1942Special service vesselHMS Fidelity (D 57)2,456 U-435
29 Jun 1940Special service vesselHMS Edgehill (X 39)4,724 U-51
28 Dec 1942Steam tugHMS St. Issey (W 25)810 U-617
22 Sep 1944Stores shipUSS Yukon (AF 9) (d.)5,969 U-979
26 Aug 1941Submarine depot shipMarija Uljanova (t.)3,870 U-571
30 Jun 1942Submarine tenderHMS Medway (F 25)14,650 U-372
12 Nov 1942Troop transportUSS Tasker H. Bliss (AP 42)12,568 U-130
9 Nov 1942Troop transportUSS Leedstown (AP 73)9,135 U-331
11 Nov 1942Troop transportUSS Joseph Hewes (AP 50)9,359 U-173
12 Nov 1942Troop transportUSS Edward Rutledge (AP 52)9,360 U-130
12 Nov 1942Troop transportUSS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43)12,479 U-130
20 Jul 1944Troop transportVital de Oliveira1,737 U-861
9 Sep 1942Weather shipUSS Muskeget (WAG 48)1,827 U-755
101 instances of allied auxiliary warships hit by U-boats.466,981

Legend:
(t.) means the ship was declared a total loss.
(d.) means the ship was damaged in the action.

If you believe an allied auxiliary warship is missing from this listing please let us know so we can edit its entry. Please check Allied Warships hit by U-boats first though :)

According to this, 85 auxiliary warships were sunk or destroyed by German U-boats during WWII.

See also our Allied Warships hit by U-boats page.

Back to Ships Attacked main page.

Added 31 Dec 2005.