Allied Ships not hit by U-boats


These ships below have been in our Ships Attacked databases at one time but removed after further research. We decided to include them as a special list to give you a fuller view of the databases and also show you that we simply did not forget to include them :)

We list the U-boat that was believed to have been responsible for the attack.

Date U-boat NameTypeTonsNat.
 27 Apr, 1941 U-110André Moyrand Steam merchant2.471+
 The ship survived the war, the victim of U-110 was Henri Mory.

 3 Feb, 1940 U-26British Councillor Steam tanker7.048+
 The tanker sank after a mine hit on 3 February. The U-boat reported a hit with a dud torpedo on a Norwegian ship.

 12 Dec, 1942 U-632C.J. Barkdull Steam tanker6.773+
 The tanker collided with another ship when forming convoy UGS-3 and continued, but was reported missing thereafter. The U-boat attacked an unknown tanker far north from her route, so she was probably lost by marine accident in heavy weather.

 22 Dec, 1942 U-565Cameronia Troop transport16.297=
 At 06.34 hours on 22 December, the ship was damaged by a torpedo from a German Ju88 aircraft (III./KG 26) in convoy KMF-5 and not by the attack of U-565 at 01.24 hours on 21 December. The U-boat apparently missed the intended target, later heard a torpedo detonation and claimed a hit that is not confirmed by Allied sources.

 21 Aug, 1943 U-458Cape Mohican Steam merchant5.094=
 The ship was accidently hit by an Allied torpedo during a night time alarm. The U-boat did not report an attack.

 21 Jun, 1940 U-65Champlain Steam passenger ship28.124+
 The ship already sank on 17 June by an air-laid mine off La Pallice. U-65 sank Berenice in this attack.

 26 Sep, 1943 U-161Cisne Branco Sailing ship300
 The ship was lost after a collision with the Brazilian motor merchant Aracati, the U-boat did not report an attack.

 29 Sep, 1943 U-20Dunaj 2 Barge1.150+
 The barge was lost on a mine in the Asow Sea, so the mine was for sure not laid by U-20.

 28 Dec, 1944 U-772Empire Javelin Landing ship infantry7.177+
 The fate of U-772 was revised. It was lost earlier and no other U-boat is known that could have been the attacker. The ship was probably mined.

 19 Jan, 1942 U-109Empire Kingfisher Motor merchant6.082+
 The ship was lost by grounding, the target of U-109 is unknown.

 10 Nov, 1944 U-300Empire Wold Steam tug269+
 The KTB does not mention an attack, so the ship was more likely lost in stormy weather.

 4 Jan, 1945 U-1232HMCS HDML-1163 Motor launch65=
 The vessel was damaged in a collision with another escort vessel when hunting the U-boat.

 3 Feb, 1943 U-456HMS Londonderry (U 76) Sloop990=
 The ship was damaged by a premature detonation of a depth charge when attacking the U-boat.

 15 Nov, 1943 U-565HMS Simoom (P 225) Submarine715
 On 2 Nov, 1943, the submarine sailed from Port Said, Egypt to operate in the Aegean Sea and was reported missing thereafter. On 15 November, U-565 fired a Gnat at a submarine southeast of Kos and heard a detonation, but it is improbable that HMS Simoom (P 225) was in this area. She was possibly lost on 4 November of Donoussa island, Cyclades, Greece in a newly laid German minefield.

 31 Dec, 1944 U-1020HMS Zephyr Destroyer1.710=
 On 31 Dec, 1944, the British destroyer HMS Zephyr was slightly damaged by an explosion west of the Pentland Firth. According to British reports this was very likely caused by a floating mine and not by a torpedo.

 4 Jul, 1944 U-539Hollywood Steam tanker5.498=
 The ship was only identified by a radio message, a damage can not be confirmed from Allied sources.

 9 Dec, 1944 U-862Ilissos Steam merchant4.724=
 The U-boat attacked this ship with gunfire, but missed.

 17 Oct, 1941 U-83Indra Steam merchant2.032+
 The U-boat reported an attack with gunfire on a patrol craft, the target could not have been this old ship, which was either lost by marine accident or by air attack.

 5 Oct, 1941 U-204Jon Steam merchant744+
 The U-boat did not return from patrol, so there is no attack report. The ship was sunk by German aircraft.

 8 May, 1941 U-201Kervegan Steam merchant2.018+
 The ship was lost by marine accident on 9 February. U-201 hit an unknown passenger vessel with a dud torpedo.

 19 Oct, 1944 U-1165KM-321 Coastal minesweeper12+
 The vessel was lost on a mine in Narwa Bay, the target of U-1165 is not known.

 23 Nov, 1940 U-123Kolchis Steam merchant2.219+
 The ship is reported missing from convoy SC-13 and most likely lost in a storm. The U-boat missed the intended target in convoy OB-244 and reported a hit on another ship, but this is not confirmed by Allied sources.

 17 Jan, 1942 U-203Kolkhoznik Steam merchant3.879+
 The ship was lost by grounding, the target of U-203 was Octavian.

 23 Feb, 1945 U-5330La Combattante Destroyer escort1.050+
 

Claimed torpedoed and sunk east of Dungeness by the German (Seehund) midget submarine U-5330 (Lt. Sparbrodt).

She was more likely sunk on a mine laid on 16 February 1945 by German MTBs (Schnellboote or E-boats) off the Humber estuary.



 23 Jun, 1943 U-18Leningrad Steam merchant1.783+
 The ship had been sunk by German aircraft off Evpatroia in October 1941, was later raised and was still under repair in Batumi on that date. U-18 missed the Soviet steam tug Petrash.

 15 Feb, 1945 U-245Liseta Turbine tanker2.628total loss
 The U-boat did not report an attack on that day. The ship in convoy TAM-80 was torpedoed by the German (Seehund) midget submarine U-5332 (Lt. Wolter) in 51°25N/01°26E and was not repaired during the war.

 7 Sep, 1943 U-431LST-417 Landing ship1.625$
 The ship was hit by German aircraft, the U-boat did not report an attack.

 26 Aug, 1944 U-711M-108 Submarine206+
 The submarine was already reported missing in February 1944. U-711 missed the Soviet submarine S-51.

 4 Dec, 1943 U-20M-36 Submarine161+
 The submarine sank after a marine accident on 4 Jan, 1944 and not on a mine laid by U-20.

 16 Mar, 1942 U-504Manaqui Steam merchant2.802+
 Judging from the date and reported attack position, the victim of this attack must have been Stangarth. She was earlier attributed to an attack of the Italian submarine Morosini on 12 March, which sank Manaqui instead.

 24 Feb, 1942 U-432 Norlavore Steam merchant2.713+
 The ship was lost in heavy weather, the U-boat did not report an attack.

 1 Sep, 1944 U-23Regina Maria Destroyer1.850=
 The destroyer was not hit in the attack on Constanza harbour, the torpedo probably hit the shore.

 17 Jan, 1942 U-123San José Steam merchant3.358+
 The ship sank after a collision with the American steam merchant Santa Elisa off Atlantic City, so the victim of U-123, if any, is not known.

 18 Oct, 1941 U-132SKR-11 (No 70) A/S trawler557+
 The ship was reported missing on 20 October and probably lost on a mine. Victim of U-132 was RT-8 Seld´.

 17 Oct, 1943 U-636SKR-14 M/S trawler558+
 It was believed that this vessel was sunk by a U-boat laid mine, but she was lost by grounding.

 23 Dec, 1944 U-772Slemish Steam merchant1.536+
 The fate of U-772 was revised. It was lost earlier and no other U-boat is known that could have been the attacker. The ship was probably mined.

 31 Mar, 1943 U-24Sovetskaja Neft Motor tanker8.228=
 A damage to this ship is not confirmed. U-24 hit the Kreml´.

 24 Nov, 1939 U-33Sussex Motor merchant13.647=
 The ship hit an air-laid mine and not one in the minefield of U-33.

 20 Mar, 1940 U-22Svinta Steam merchant1.267+
 The U-boat did not return from patrol, but an attack on the ship on this day and the reported position is not possible. The ship had been damaged the same day in an air attack and sank in tow after an explosion, which was probably caused by a mine or a delayed bomb.

 5 Feb, 1945 U-992T-116 Fleet minesweeper625+
 The vessel was not damaged or sunk that day, it is not confirmed that she was the ship attacked.

 5 Jan, 1943 U-354Vanzetti Steam merchant2.363=
 The ship was not hit in the attack.

 17 Jul, 1943 U-18Voroshilov Steam merchant3.908+
 The ship had been sunk by German aircraft off Ozerejka in March 1942, was later raised and still under repair in Suchumi on that date. U-18 missed the Soviet motor merchant Traktorist.

 1 Feb, 1943 U-118Wivern Destroyer1.120=
 The ship was damaged by detonations of depth charges from the sinking HMCS Weyburn and not by a mine from U-118.

 1 May, 1942 U-109Worden Motor merchant555+
 The U-boat apparently misinterpreted a radio message when claiming this ship, which escaped undamaged.

 15 Nov, 1941 U-752ZM-93 Jushar Auxiliary minelayer2.020=
 The U-boat claimed a hit on the vessel, but she escaped undamaged.

Legend

45 ships previously believed to have been hit by U-boats. Total GRT of these ships is 159.951 tons.

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