The following is a table of Allied shipping losses in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. All shipping losses are in Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT).
| Month, year |
Imports to Allies |
Sunk by
U-boat |
Sunk by
aircraft |
Sunk by
warship or raider |
Sunk by
mines |
Total Allied
shipping sunk |
German
submarines lost
|
| 39-09Sep. '39
|
3297070
|
153879
|
0
|
5051
|
29537
|
158930
|
2
|
| 39-10Oct. '39
|
3576135
|
134807
|
0
|
32058
|
29490
|
166865
|
5
|
| 39-11Nov. '39
|
4408689
|
51589
|
0
|
1722
|
120958
|
53311
|
1
|
| 39-12Dec. '39
|
4466664
|
80881
|
2949
|
22506
|
82712
|
106336
|
1
|
| 40-01Jan. '40
|
4847044
|
111263
|
23693
|
0
|
77116
|
134956
|
1
|
| 40-02Feb. '40
|
4348820
|
169566
|
853
|
1761
|
54740
|
172180
|
6
|
| 40-03Mar. '40
|
4970525
|
62781
|
8694
|
0
|
35051
|
71475
|
1
|
| 40-04Apr. '40
|
5336917
|
32467
|
13409
|
5358
|
19799
|
51083
|
5
|
| 40-05May '40
|
5362873
|
55580
|
158348
|
6893
|
47716
|
220127
|
1
|
| 40-06Jun. '40
|
|
284113
|
105193
|
61857
|
86087
|
|
0
|
| 40-07Jul. '40
|
|
195825
|
70193
|
80796
|
33598
|
|
2
|
| 40-08Aug. '40
|
|
267618
|
53283
|
63350
|
11433
|
|
3
|
| 40-09Sep. '40
|
|
295335
|
56328
|
96288
|
8269
|
|
1
|
| 40-10Oct. '40
|
|
352407
|
8752
|
32134
|
32548
|
|
1
|
| 40-11Nov. '40
|
|
146613
|
66438
|
123671
|
46672
|
|
2
|
| 40-12Dec. '40
|
|
212590
|
14890
|
55728
|
54331
|
|
0
|
| 41-01Jan. '41
|
2651399
|
126782
|
78597
|
80796
|
17107
|
302601
|
0
|
| 41-02Feb. '41
|
2621795
|
196783
|
89305
|
89096
|
16507
|
372205
|
0
|
| 41-03Mar. '41
|
2864121
|
243020
|
113314
|
138906
|
23585
|
474879
|
5
|
| 41-04Apr. '41
|
2620531
|
249375
|
323454
|
91579
|
24888
|
616469
|
2
|
| 41-05May '41
|
3466204
|
325492
|
146302
|
15002
|
23194
|
486796
|
1
|
| 41-06Jun. '41
|
3594684
|
310143
|
61414
|
17759
|
15326
|
389316
|
4
|
| 41-07Jul. '41
|
3765724
|
94209
|
9275
|
5792
|
8583
|
109276
|
0
|
| 41-08Aug. '41
|
4002450
|
80310
|
23862
|
24897
|
1400
|
125550
|
4
|
| 41-09Sep. '41
|
4267134
|
202820
|
40812
|
22910
|
14948
|
259866
|
2
|
| 41-10Oct. '41
|
4203224
|
156554
|
35222
|
3305
|
19737
|
191776
|
2
|
| 41-11Nov. '41
|
3336789
|
62196
|
23015
|
17715
|
1714
|
85211
|
5
|
| 41-12Dec. '41
|
3735419
|
124070
|
72850
|
6661
|
63853
|
203581
|
10
|
| 42-01Jan. '42
|
|
327357
|
57086
|
3275
|
10079
|
|
3
|
| 42-02Feb. '42
|
|
476451
|
133746
|
0
|
7242
|
|
2
|
| 42-03Mar. '42
|
|
537980
|
55706
|
25614
|
16862
|
|
6
|
| 42-04Apr. '42
|
|
431664
|
82924
|
131188
|
15002
|
|
3
|
| 42-05May. '42
|
|
607247
|
59041
|
19363
|
18795
|
|
4
|
| 42-06Jun. '42
|
|
700235
|
54769
|
48474
|
19936
|
|
3
|
| 42-07Jul. '42
|
|
476065
|
74313
|
54358
|
8905
|
|
11
|
| 42-08Aug. '42
|
|
544410
|
60532
|
50516
|
0
|
|
9
|
| 42-09Sep. '42
|
|
485413
|
57526
|
24388
|
0
|
|
10
|
| 42-10Oct. '42
|
|
619417
|
5686
|
7576
|
5157
|
|
16
|
| 42-11Nov. '42
|
|
729160
|
53868
|
19178
|
992
|
|
13
|
| 42-12Dec. '42
|
|
330816
|
4853
|
12312
|
1618
|
|
4
|
| 43-01Jan. '43
|
|
203128
|
25503
|
7040
|
18475
|
|
6
|
| 43-02Feb. '43
|
|
359328
|
75
|
4858
|
34153
|
|
19
|
| 43-03Mar. '43
|
|
627377
|
65128
|
0
|
884
|
|
15
|
| 43-04Apr. '43
|
|
327943
|
3034
|
1742
|
11961
|
|
15
|
| 43-05May. '43
|
|
264853
|
20942
|
0
|
1568
|
|
41
|
| 43-06Jun. '43
|
|
97753
|
6083
|
17655
|
4334
|
|
17
|
| 43-07Jul. '43
|
|
242145
|
106005
|
7176
|
72
|
|
37
|
| 43-08Aug. '43
|
|
86579
|
14133
|
0
|
19
|
|
25
|
| 43-09Sep. '43
|
|
118841
|
22905
|
9977
|
4396
|
|
10
|
| 43-10Oct. '43
|
|
97407
|
22680
|
0
|
19774
|
|
26
|
| 43-11Nov. '43
|
|
66585
|
62452
|
8538
|
6666
|
|
19
|
| 43-12Dec. '43
|
|
86967
|
75471
|
0
|
6086
|
|
8
|
| 44-01Jan. '44
|
|
92278
|
24237
|
6420
|
7176
|
|
16
|
| 44-02Feb. '44
|
|
92923
|
21616
|
2085
|
0
|
|
20
|
| 44-03Mar. '44
|
|
142944
|
0
|
7840
|
7176
|
|
25
|
| 44-04Apr. '44
|
|
62149
|
19755
|
0
|
0
|
|
21
|
| 44-05May. '44
|
|
24424
|
2873
|
0
|
0
|
|
24
|
| 44-06Jun. '44
|
|
57875
|
9008
|
1812
|
24654
|
|
25
|
| 44-07Jul. '44
|
|
63351
|
0
|
7219
|
8114
|
|
24
|
| 44-08Aug. '44
|
|
98729
|
0
|
7176
|
7194
|
|
35
|
| 44-09Sep. '44
|
|
43368
|
0
|
0
|
1437
|
|
22
|
| 44-10Oct. '44
|
|
7176
|
0
|
0
|
4492
|
|
13
|
| 44-11Nov. '44
|
|
29592
|
7247
|
1141
|
0
|
|
8
|
| 44-12Dec. '44
|
|
58518
|
35920
|
0
|
35612
|
|
15
|
| 45-01Jan. '45
|
|
56988
|
7176
|
2365
|
16368
|
|
14
|
| 45-02Feb. '45
|
|
65233
|
7177
|
3899
|
18076
|
|
21
|
| 45-03Mar. '45
|
|
65077
|
0
|
3968
|
36064
|
|
33
|
| 45-04Apr. '45
|
|
72439
|
22822
|
0
|
8733
|
|
53
|
| 45-05May. '45
|
|
11439
|
7176
|
0
|
0
|
|
35
|
Total losses by U-boats: 14,668,785
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References
- Runyan, Timothy J.; Copes, Jan M. To Die Gallantly: The Battle of the Atlantic, pp. 85, 86
- Burns, R. W.;Warwick, K.; Rees, D. Radar Development to 1945, p. 260
- Hickam, Homer H. Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942, p. 2
- Beesly, Patrick; Erskine, Ralph; Gardner, W. J. R. Very Special Intelligence, p. 173
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