Date |
Ship |
Type |
Cause |
Result |
Deaths |
03/11/42 |
Halo
|
American Steam Tanker
6,986 tons |
Torpedo
U-130 |
Damaged |
None |
04/26/42 |
USS Sturtevant
Lies in 60 feet
24.45.857N
82.01.174W |
American 4 stack
Destroyer
(DD-240) |
Hit an Allied Mine |
Sunk |
Crew 15 |
05/04/42 |
Joseph M. Cudahy
Lies in 145 feet
Identified by the AUE as the
"OIL WK"
25.01.370N
82.45.380W |
American Steam Tanker
6,950 tons |
Torpedo
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 27 |
05/04/42 |
Munger T. Ball
Lies in 423 feet
Identified by the AUE as the "PHOSPHATE WK"
25.10.13N
84.00.34W |
American Steam Tanker
5,104 tons
built as Lilmae , in 1927 renamed
Chilsco, 1935 renamed Munger T Ball |
Torpedo &
machine-gunned by
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 30 |
05/04/42 |
Norlindo
U-507 reports sunk in
24.57N/84.00W |
American Steam Freighter
2,686 tons
Built as Lake Glaucus for US Shipping
Board, Washington DC. 1925 sold to Merchants & Miners
Transportation Co, Baltimore MD and renamed Volusia. In 1941
sold to Norlasco SS Co, New York and renamed Norlindo,
but in the same year given back to Merchants & Miners
Transportation Co. |
Torpedo
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 5 |
05/06/42 |
Alcoa Puritan
Located in 6,400 feet
U-507 reports sunk in
28.35N/88.22W |
American Steam Freighter
6,795 tons |
Torpedo & Shelled
U-507 |
Sunk |
None |
05/06/42 |
Ontario
U-507 reports sunk in
28.11N/87.32W |
Honduras Steam Freighter
3,099 tons
|
Shelled
U-507 |
Sunk |
None |
05/08/42 |
Torny
U-507 reports sunk in
26.40N/86.40W |
Norwegian Steam
Freighter
2,424 tons
|
Torpedo
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 2 |
05/10/42 |
Aurora |
American Motor Tanker
7,050 tons
built
as steam merchant Miller County, 1923 converted to motor
tanker, in 1927 renamed Aurora. 1942 transferred to US
Maritime Commission, repaired and returned to service as
Jamestown, in 1945 taken over by US Navy and renamed USS
Mariveles (IX 197) |
Torpedo & Shelled
by
U-506 |
Damaged & repaired.
|
Crew 1 |
05/12/42 |
Virginia
Located in 280 feet
U-507 reports sunk in
28.53N/89.29W |
American Steam Tanker
10,731 tons |
Torpedo
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 27 |
05/13/42 |
David McKelvey
U-506 reports sunk in
28.30N/89.55W |
American Steam Tanker
6,821 tons |
Torpedo
U-506 |
Total loss |
Crew 16; Ag 1 |
05/13/42 |
Gulfpenn
Located in 1,820 feet
U-506 reports sunk in
28.29N/89.17W |
American Steam Tanker
8,862 tons |
Torpedo
U-506 |
Sunk |
Crew 13 |
05/13/42 |
Gulfprince |
American Steam Tanker
6,561 tons |
Torpedo & damaged
U-507 |
Damaged |
Crew 1 |
05/14/42 |
Amapala
U-507 reports sunk in
26.30N/89.12W |
Honduran Steam Freighter
4,148 tons
|
Shelled & scuttled
by
U-507 |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
05/14/42 |
Eastern Sun |
Tanker |
Torpedo attack |
No damage |
None |
05/16/42 |
Gulfoil
U-506 reports sunk in
28.08N/89.46W |
American Steam Tanker
5,189 tons |
Torpedo
U-506 |
Sunk |
Crew 17; Ag 4 |
05/16/42 |
Sun
U-506 reports vessel attacked in
28.41N/90.19W |
American Steam Tanker
9,002 tons |
Torpedo & gunfire
U-506 |
Damaged |
None |
05/16/42 |
William C. McTarnahan
U-506 reports attack in
28.52N/90.20W |
American Diesel
Tanker
7,302 tons |
Torpedo & gunfire
U-506 |
Damaged |
Crew 18 |
05/19/42 |
Heredia
U-506 reports sunk in
28.53N/91.03W |
American Steam
Freighter
4,732 tons |
Torpedo
U-506 |
Sunk |
Crew 29; Ag 5; Passenger1 |
05/19/42 |
Ogontz
U-103 reports sunk in
23.30N/86.37W |
American
Steam
Freighter
5,037 tons |
Torpedo
U-103 |
Sunk |
Crew 17; Ag 2 |
05/20/42 |
Halo
Located in 480 feet
U-506 reports sunk in
28.42N/90.08W |
American Steam Tanker
6.986 tons |
Torpedo
U-506 |
Sunk |
Crew 39 |
05/26/42 |
Atenas
U-106 reports attacking vessel at
25.50N/89.05W |
American Steam Freighter
4,639 tons |
Shelled
U-106 |
Damaged |
None |
05/26/42 |
Carrabulle
U-106 reports sunk in
26.18N/89.21W |
American Steam Tanker
5,030 tons |
Shelled & Torpedo
U-106 |
Sunk |
Crew 22 |
05/28/42 |
Mentor
U-106 reports sunk in
24.11N/87.02W |
British Steam
Freighter
7,383 tons |
Torpedo
U-106 |
Sunk |
Crew 4 |
05/28/42 |
Yorkmoor
U-506 reports sinking this
vessel with gunfire
29.30N/72.29W |
British Steam
Freighter
4,457 tons |
Gunfire
U-506 |
Sunk |
None |
05/31/42 |
Cacalilao |
Tanker |
Explosion |
Damaged |
Crew 4 |
06/01/42 |
Hampton Roads
U-106 reports sinking in
22.45N/85.13W |
American Steam Freighter
2,689 tons
Built as Lake Galien, later renamed
Hampton Roads |
Shelled & Torpedo
U-106 |
Sunk |
Crew 5 |
06/02/42 |
Domino |
Freighter |
Shelled |
No damage |
None |
06/07/42 |
Bayard
U-67 reports sunk in
29.35N/88.44W |
Norwegian
Motor
Freighter
2,160 tons |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Sunk |
Crew 11 |
06/11/42 |
Sheherazade
U-158 reports sunk in
28.41N/91.20W |
Panamanian
Motor
Tanker
13,467 tons
Formerly a French Vessel |
Torpedo & Gunfire
U-158 |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
06/12/42 |
Cities Service Toledo
U-158 reports sunk in
29.02N/91.59W |
American
Steam
Tanker
8.192 tons |
Torpedo
U-158 |
Sunk |
Crew 11; Ag 4 |
06/14/42 |
Gunvor
Lies in 60 feet
24.55.413N
81.46.254W |
Norwegian Steam
Freighter
|
Hit an Allied Mine |
Sunk |
Crew 2 |
06/16/42 |
San Blas
U-158 reports sunk in
25.26N/95.33W |
Panamanian
Steam
Freighter
3,601 tons |
Torpedo
U-158 |
Sunk |
Crew 27; Ag 3 |
06/16/42 |
Managua
U-67 reports sunk in
24.05N/81.40W |
Freighter
Nicaraguan |
Torpedo |
Sunk |
None |
06/17/42 |
Moira
U-158 reports sunk in
25.35N/96.20W |
Norwegian
Steam
Tanker
1,560 tons |
Torpedo
U-158 |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
06/19/42 |
Bosiljka
Lies in 60 feet
24.58.200N
81.52.800W |
Yugoslavian Steam
Freighter
3,009 tons
built as the Polycarp in March 1896, in 1912 sold to
Sweden and renamed Augusta, sold again renamed Bia,
in 1921 renamed Falco, in 1935 sold and renamed
Bosiljka for Yugoslavian owners. |
Hit an Allied Mine |
Sunk |
None |
06/20/42 |
Nortind
U-67 reports attacking vessel at
28.41N/89.34W |
Norwegian
Motor
Tanker
8,221 tons
Formerly called
Empire Onyx in 1942 |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Damaged |
|
06/22/42 |
Rawleigh Warner
U-67 reports sunk in
28.53N/89.15W |
American
Steam
Tanker
3,664 tons |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Sunk |
Crew 33 |
06/23/42 |
Major General Henry Gibbins (USAT)
U-158 reports sunk in
24N/89W |
American
US Army Transport
5,766 tons |
Torpedo
U-158 |
Sunk |
None |
07/26/42 |
Hameln
U-171 reports sunk in
28.23N/96.08W |
Mexican
Steam Freighter
4,351 tons |
Torpedo
U-171 |
Sunk |
Crew 6 |
07/02/42 |
Edward Luckenbach
Lies in 65 feet
24.57.830N
81.53.270W |
American Steam Freighter
7,916 tons |
Hit an Allied Mine |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
07/03/42 |
San Pablo
Lies in 80 feet
30.11.305N
87.13.095W |
Panamanian Steam Freighter
3,305 tons |
Torpedo
U-161 |
Sunk &
refloated. Declared constructive loss and sunk |
|
07/06/42 |
Hermis
U-158 reports sunk in
23.08N/84.42W |
Panamanian
Steam
Freighter
5,234 tons |
Torpedo
U-158 |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
07/07/42 |
Paul H. Harwood
U-67 reports attacking vessel at
29.26N/88.38W |
American
Steam
Tanker
6,610 tons |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Damaged |
None |
07/08/42 |
J. A. Moffett, Jr.
U-571 reports attacking vessel at
24.47N/80.42W |
American
Steam
Tanker
9,788 tons |
Torpedo & Shelled
by
U-571 |
Total loss |
Crew 1 |
07/09/42 |
Benjamin Brewster
U-67 reports sunk in
29.05N/90.05W |
American
Steam
Tanker
5,950 tons |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Sunk |
Crew 24; Ag 1 |
07/09/42 |
Nicholas Cuneo
U-571 reports sunk in
23.54N/82.33W |
Honduras
Steam
Freighter
1,051 tons |
Gunfire
U-571 |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
07/12/42 |
Andrew Jackson
U-84
reports sunk in
23.32N/81.02W |
American
Steam
Freighter
5,990 tons
Formerly called Salaam in 1940 |
Torpedo
U-84 |
Sunk |
Crew 3 |
07/13/42 |
R. W. Gallagher
U-67 reports sunk in
28.50N/91.05W |
American
Steam
Tanker
7.989 tons |
Torpedo
U-67 |
Sunk |
Crew 9;
Ag 2 |
07/15/42 |
Pennsylvania Sun
U-571 reports attacking vessel at in
24.05N/83.42W |
American
Motor
Tanker
11,394 tons |
Torpedo
U-571 |
Damaged |
Crew 2 |
07/16/42 |
Gertrude
U-166 reports sunk in
23.32N/82W |
Steam
Fishing Vessel
16 tons |
Time-bombed
U-166 |
Sunk |
None |
07/18/42 |
Baja California
Lies in 115 feet
25.21.522N
82.31.901W |
Honduras
Steam
Freighter
1,648 tons |
Torpedo
U-84 |
Sunk |
Crew 3 |
07/21/42 |
William Cullen Bryant
U-84 reports attacking vessel at
24.08N/82.23W |
American
Liberty Ship
7,176 tons |
Torpedo
U-84 |
Damaged |
None |
07/30/42 |
Robert E. Lee
Located by BP in
deep water during pipeline survey by ROV
U-166 reports sunk in
28.40N/88.42W |
American
Passenger Ship
5,184 tons |
Torpedo
U-166 |
Sunk |
Crew 10; survivors of Stanvac
Palembang & other ships: 15 |
08/13/42 |
R. M. Parker, Jr.
U-171 reports sunk in
28.50N/90.42W |
American
Steam
Tanker
6,779 tons |
Torpedo & Shelled
U-171 |
Sunk |
None |
01/10/43 |
Norwalk |
Freighter |
Collision |
Sunk |
Crew 1 |
03/11/43 |
Olancho
U-183 reports sunk in
22.08N/85.14N |
Honduras
Steam
Freighter
2,493 tons |
Torpedo
U-183 |
Sunk |
Crew 3 |
04/03/43 |
Gulfstate
U-155 reports sunk in
24.26N/80.18W |
American
Steam
Tanker
6,822 tons |
Torpedo
U-155 |
Sunk |
Crew 30; Ag 6 |
12/03/43 |
Touchet
U-193 reports sunk in
25.50N/86.30W |
American
Turbine
Tanker
10,127 tons |
Torpedo
U-193 |
Sunk |
Ag 10 |