Ships hit by U-53
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| Date | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1939 | Ernst-Günter Heinicke |  | Cheyenne | 8,825 |  | br | |
| 17 Sep 1939 | Ernst-Günter Heinicke | | Kafiristan | 5,193 | | br | |
| 11 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Imperial Transport (d.) | 8,022 | | br | |
| 11 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Snestad | 4,114 |  | nw | |
| 12 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Dalarö | 3,927 |  | sw | |
| 13 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | Norna | 1,022 | | sw | ||
| 14 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Martin Goldschmidt | 2,095 |  | da | |
| 18 Feb 1940 | Harald Grosse | | Banderas | 2,140 |  | sp | |
| 35,338 | |||||||
7 ships sunk (27,316 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,022 tons). Legend | |||||||