This is the full listing of all ships hit during August 1942. 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 |
|---|
| 1 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening |  | Clan Macnaughton | 6,088 |  | br | |
| 1 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Kentar | 5,878 |  | nl | |
| 1 Aug 1942 | U-601 | Peter-Ottmar Grau | | Krest’janin | 2,513 |  | sj | |
| 1 Aug 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | St. Simon | 85 |  | ag | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Treminnard | 4,694 | | br | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | U-254 | Hans Gilardone | | Flora II | 1,218 | | br | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Maldonado | 5,285 |  | ur | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | HMS MTB-339 (d.) [Mine] | 32 | | br | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | HMS MTB-342 (d.) [Mine] | 32 | | br | |
| 3 Aug 1942 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Tricula | 6,221 | | br | E-6 |
| 3 Aug 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | G.S. Walden (d.) | 10,627 | | br | ON-115 |
| 3 Aug 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Lochkatrine | 9,419 | | br | ON-115 |
| 3 Aug 1942 | U-553 | Karl Thurmann | | Belgian Soldier (d.) | 7,167 |  | be | ON-115 |
| 3 Aug 1942 | U-605 | Herbert-Viktor Schütze | | Bombay | 229 | | br | |
| 4 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Empire Arnold | 7,045 | | br | E-6 |
| 4 Aug 1942 | U-160 | Georg Lassen | | Havsten (d.) | 6,161 |  | nw | |
| 4 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Richmond Castle | 7,798 | | br | |
| 4 Aug 1942 | U-607 | Ernst Mengersen | | Belgian Soldier | 7,167 | | be | ON-115 |
| 5 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Draco | 389 | | nl | |
| 5 Aug 1942 | U-458 | Kurt Diggins | | Arletta | 4,870 | | br | ON-115 |
| 5 Aug 1942 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | | Spar | 3,616 | | nl | SC-94 |
| 6 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Rozewie | 766 |  | po | |
| 6 Aug 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | Adnan (d.) | 155 | | ag | |
| 6 Aug 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | Ezzet | 158 | | ag | |
| 6 Aug 1942 | U-86 | Walter Schug | | Wawaloam | 342 |  | am | |
| 7 Aug 1942 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Breñas | 2,687 | | nw | |
| 7 Aug 1942 | U-109 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Arthur W. Sewall | 6,030 | | nw | |
| 7 Aug 1942 | U-572 | Heinz Hirsacker | | Delfshaven | 5,281 | | nl | |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Kelso | 3,956 | | br | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Mount Kassion | 7,914 |  | gr | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Trehata | 4,817 | | br | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-379 | Paul-Hugo Kettner | | Anneberg | 2,537 | | br | SC-94 |
| 8 Aug 1942 | U-379 | Paul-Hugo Kettner | | Kaimoku | 6,367 | | am | SC-94 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Malmanger | 7,078 | | nw | E-5 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | San Emiliano | 8,071 | | br | E-7 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Radchurch | 3,701 | | br | SC-94 |
| 9 Aug 1942 | U-752 | Karl-Ernst Schroeter | | Mendanau | 6,047 | | nl | |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-155 | Adolf Cornelius Piening | | Strabo | 383 | | nl | |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-438 | Rudolf Franzius | | Condylis | 4,439 | | gr | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-438 | Rudolf Franzius | | Oregon | 6,008 | | br | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Alexia (d.) | 8,016 | | br | |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-600 | Bernhard Zurmühlen | | Vivian P. Smith | 130 | | br | |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-660 | Götz Baur | | Cape Race | 3,807 | | br | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-660 | Götz Baur | | Condylis (d.) | 4,439 | | gr | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-660 | Götz Baur | | Empire Reindeer | 6,259 | | br | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-660 | Götz Baur | | Oregon (d.) | 6,008 | | br | SC-94 |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | Kharouf | 158 |  | pl | |
| 10 Aug 1942 | U-98 | Wilhelm Schulze | | USS Bold (AMc 67) (d.) [Mine] | 185 | | am | |
| 11 Aug 1942 | U-109 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Vimeira | 5,728 | | br | E-6 |
| 11 Aug 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Mirlo | 7,455 | | nw | E-6 |
| 11 Aug 1942 | U-73 | Helmut Rosenbaum | | HMS Eagle (94) | 22,600 | | br | WS-21S |
| 12 Aug 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Manzanillo | 1,025 |  | cu | SpecCon-12 |
| 12 Aug 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Santiago de Cuba | 1,685 | | cu | SpecCon-12 |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-171 | Günther Pfeffer | | R.M. Parker Jr. | 6,779 | | am | |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-600 | Bernhard Zurmühlen | | Delmundo | 5,032 | | am | TAW-12 |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-600 | Bernhard Zurmühlen | | Everelza | 4,520 |  | le | TAW-12 |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-658 | Hans Senkel | | Medea | 1,311 | | nl | WAT-13 |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-752 | Karl-Ernst Schroeter | | Cripple Creek | 6,347 | | am | |
| 14 Aug 1942 | U-598 | Gottfried Holtorf | | Empire Corporal | 6,972 | | br | TAW-12J |
| 14 Aug 1942 | U-598 | Gottfried Holtorf | | Michael Jebsen | 2,323 | | br | TAW-12J |
| 14 Aug 1942 | U-598 | Gottfried Holtorf | | Standella (d.) | 6,197 | | br | TAW-12J |
| 15 Aug 1942 | U-705 | Karl-Horst Horn | | Balladier | 3,279 | | am | SC-95 |
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Annibal Benévolo | 1,905 |  | bz | |
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Araraquara | 4,872 | | bz | |
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Baependy | 4,801 | | bz | |
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn | | Suecia | 4,966 |  | sw | SC-95 |
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-77 | Heinrich Schonder | | Daniel | 100 | | pl | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-108 | Klaus Scholtz | | Louisiana | 8,587 | | am | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-209 | Heinrich Brodda | | Komiles | 136 | | sj | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-209 | Heinrich Brodda | | Komsomolets (t.) | 220 | | sj | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-209 | Heinrich Brodda | | P-4 | 500 | | sj | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-209 | Heinrich Brodda | | Sh-500 | 500 | | sj | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Arará | 1,075 | | bz | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Itagiba | 2,169 | | bz | |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-566 | Gerhard Remus | | Triton | 6,607 | | nw | SL-118 |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-658 | Hans Senkel | | Fort la Reine | 7,133 | | br | PG-6 |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-658 | Hans Senkel | | Laguna (d.) | 6,466 | | br | PG-6 |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-658 | Hans Senkel | | Samir | 3,702 | | ag | PG-6 |
| 17 Aug 1942 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | Princess Marguerite | 5,875 |  | ca | |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-214 | Günther Reeder | | Balingkar | 6,318 | | nl | SL-118 |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-214 | Günther Reeder | | Hatarana | 7,522 | | br | SL-118 |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-214 | Günther Reeder | | HMS Cheshire (F 18) (d.) | 10,552 | | br | SL-118 |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-553 | Karl Thurmann | | Blankaholm | 2,845 | | sw | TAW-13 |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-553 | Karl Thurmann | | Empire Bede | 6,959 | | br | TAW-13 |
| 18 Aug 1942 | U-553 | Karl Thurmann | | John Hancock | 7,176 | | am | TAW-13 |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | West Celina | 5,722 | | am | TAW(S) |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-217 | Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke | | Sea Gull D. | 75 | | br | |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-406 | Horst Dieterichs | | City of Manila | 7,452 | | br | SL-118 |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Jacyra | 89 | | bz | |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Cressington Court | 4,971 | | br | TRIN-1 |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | | British Consul | 6,940 | | br | TAW(S) |
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | | Empire Cloud | 5,969 | | br | TAW(S) |
| 21 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | City of Wellington | 5,733 | | br | |
| 22 Aug 1942 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert | | Chaika | 80 | | sj | |
| 22 Aug 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Hammaren | 3,220 | | sw | OS-36 |
| 23 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Hamla | 4,416 | | br | |
| 24 Aug 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Moena | 9,286 | | nl | |
| 24 Aug 1942 | U-601 | Peter-Ottmar Grau | | Kujbyshev | 2,332 | | sj | |
| 24 Aug 1942 | U-601 | Peter-Ottmar Grau | | Medvezhonok | 50 | | sj | |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Viking Star | 6,445 | | br | |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-164 | Otto Fechner | | Stad Amsterdam | 3,780 | | nl | WAT-15 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-176 | Reiner Dierksen | | Empire Breeze | 7,457 | | br | ONS-122 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-438 | Rudolf Franzius | | Trolla | 1,598 | | nw | ONS-122 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Amakura | 1,987 | | br | WAT-15 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | | Abbekerk | 7,906 | | nl | |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-605 | Herbert-Viktor Schütze | | Katvaldis | 3,163 | | br | ONS-122 |
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-605 | Herbert-Viktor Schütze | | Sheaf Mount | 5,017 | | br | ONS-122 |
| 26 Aug 1942 | U-130 | Ernst Kals | | Beechwood | 4,897 | | br | |
| 26 Aug 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Thelma | 8,297 | | nw | |
| 26 Aug 1942 | U-375 | Jürgen Koenenkamp | | Empire Kumari (t.) | 6,288 | | br | LW-38 |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Clan Macwhirter | 5,941 | | br | SL-119 |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-511 | Friedrich Steinhoff | | Esso Aruba (d.) | 8,773 | | am | TAW-15 |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-511 | Friedrich Steinhoff | | Rotterdam | 8,968 | | nl | TAW-15 |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-511 | Friedrich Steinhoff | | San Fabian | 13,031 | | br | TAW-15 |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Port Jackson (d.) | 9,687 | | br | |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-517 | Paul Hartwig | | Chatham | 5,649 | | am | SG-6F |
| 28 Aug 1942 | U-165 | Eberhard Hoffmann | | Arlyn (d.) | 3,304 | | am | SG-6 |
| 28 Aug 1942 | U-165 | Eberhard Hoffmann | | USS Laramie (AO 16) (d.) | 7,252 | | am | SG-6 |
| 28 Aug 1942 | U-517 | Paul Hartwig | | Arlyn | 3,304 | | am | SG-6 |
| 28 Aug 1942 | U-566 | Gerhard Remus | | City of Cardiff | 5,661 | | br | SL-119 |
| 28 Aug 1942 | U-566 | Gerhard Remus | | Zuiderkerk | 8,424 | | nl | SL-119 |
| 29 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Topa Topa | 5,356 | | am | |
| 30 Aug 1942 | U-162 | Jürgen Wattenberg | | Star of Oregon | 7,176 | | am | |
| 30 Aug 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | | Vardaas | 8,176 | | nw | |
| 30 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Sir Huon | 6,049 |  | pa | |
| 30 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | West Lashaway | 5,637 | | am | |
| 31 Aug 1942 | unknown | | | Sande | 60 |  | ho | |
| 31 Aug 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | | Jack Carnes | 10,907 | | am | |
| 31 Aug 1942 | U-609 | Klaus Rudloff | | Bronxville | 4,663 | | nw | SC-97 |
| 31 Aug 1942 | U-609 | Klaus Rudloff | | Capira | 5,625 | | pa | SC-97 |
| 31 Aug 1942 | U-66 | Friedrich Markworth | | Winamac | 8,621 | | br | TRIN-3 |
| | 639,946 | |
114 ships sunk (544,893 tons) and 17 ships damaged (95,053 tons). Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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This map shows where Allied ships were hit during August 1942
