APPENDIX O

Table I. British, Allied and Neutral Merchant Ship Losses and Causes from Enemy Action
January 1942 - May 1943

1942 (Tonnage : Ships)
Month Submarines Aircraft Mine Warship
Raider
Merchant
Raider
E-boat Unknown and
other causes
TOTAL
January 327,357 (62) 57,086 (15) 10,079 (11) 3,275 (1) ---

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22,110 (17) 419,907 (106)
February 476,451 (85) 133,746 (28) 7,242 (2) --- --- --- 62,193 (39) 679,632 (154)
March 537,980 (95) 55,706 (15) 16,862 (5) 16,072 (8) 8,591 (2) 951 (1) 198,002 (147) 834,164 (273)
April 431,664 (74) 82,924 (17) 15,002 (9) 100,001 (20) 31,187 (5) --- 1,679 (7) 674,457 (132)
May 607,247 (125) 59,014 (14) 18,795 (6) --- 19,363 (3) --- 631 (3) 705,050 (151)
June 700,235 (144) 54,769 (11) 19,936 (8) --- 48,474 (7) --- 10,782 (3) 834,196 (173)
July 476,065 (96) 74,313 (18) 8,905 (2) --- 42,166 (6) 12,192 (5) 4,472 (1) 618,113 (128)
August 544,410 (108) 60,532 (6) --- --- 12,946 (2) 37,570 (4) 5,675 (3) 661,133 (123)
September 485,413 (98) 57,526 (12) --- 3,188 (1) 21,200 (3) --- --- 567,327 (114)
October 619,417 (94) 5,683 (1) 5,157 (3) --- --- 7,576 (3) --- 637,833 (101)
November 729,160 (119) 53,868 (6) 992 (1) 7,925 (1) 5,882 (1) 5,371 (4) 4,556 (2) 807,754 (134)
December 330,816 (60) 4,156 (2) 1,618 (4) --- 4,816 (1) 7,496 (6) --- 348,902 (73)
Date not
known
--- 697 (1) --- --- --- --- 1,532 (1) 2,229 (2)
TOTAL 6,266,215 (1160) 700,020 146) 104,588 (51) 130,461 (31) 194,625 (30) 71,156 (23) 323,632 (223) 7,790,697 (1,664)

 

1943 (January to May) (Tonnage : Ships)
Month Submarines Aircraft Mine Warship
Raider
Merchant
Raider
E-boat Unknown and
other causes
TOTAL
January 203,128 (37) 25,503 (5) 18,745 (5) --- 7,040 (1) --- 6,943 (2) 261,359 (50)
February 359,328 (63) 75 (1) 34,153 (7) --- --- 4,858 (1) 4,648 (1) 403,062 (73)
March 627,377 (108) 65,128 (10) 884 (2) --- --- --- --- 693,389 (120)
April 327,943 (56) 3,034 (2) 11,961 (5) --- --- 1,742 (1) --- 344,680 (64)
May 264,852 (50) 20,942 (5) 1,568 (1) --- --- --- 12,066 (2) 299,428 (58)
TOTAL 1,782,628 (314) 114,682 (23) 67,311 (20) --- 7,040 (1 6,600 (2) 23,657 (5) 2,001,918 (365)

 

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Table II. British, Allied and Neutral Merchant Ship Losses from Enemy Action, according to Theatres

1942 (Tonnage : Ships)
Month North Atlantic United Kingdom South Atlantic Mediterranean Indian Ocean Pacific TOTAL
January 276,795 (48) 19,341 (14) --- 6,655 (1) 46,062 (13) 71,054 (30) 419,907 (106)
February 429,891 (73) 11,098 (5) --- 19,245 (4) 38,151 (18) 181,247 (54) 679,632 (154)
March 534,064 (95) 15,147 (8) 13,125 (3) 19,516 (4) 68,539 (65) 183,773 (98) 834,164 (273)
April 391,044 (66) 54,589 (14) 48,177 (8) 12,804 (6) 153,930 (31) 13,913 (7) 674,457 (132)
May 576,350 (120) 59,396 (14) 9,081 (2) 21,215 (6) 22,049 (4) 16,959 (5) 705,050 (151)
June 623,545 (124) 2,655 (5) 26,287 (4) 59,971 (16) 90,322 (18) 31,416 (6) 834,196 (173)
July 486,965 (98) 22,557 (9) 23,972 (3) 5,885 (3) 47,012 (9) 31,722 (6) 618,113 (128)
August 508,426 (96) --- 35,494 (10) 110,423 (13) 5,237 (1) 1,553 (3) 661,133 (123)
September 473,585 (95) 1,892 (1) 57,797 (7) 813 (4) 30,052 (6) 3,188 (1) 567,327 (114)
October 399,715 (62) 12,733 (6) 148,142 (20) --- 63,552 (11) 13,691 (2) 637,833 (101)
November 508,707 (83) 6,363 (5) 58,662 (10) 102,951 (13) 131,071 (23) --- 807,754 (134)
December 262,135 (46) 9,114 (10) 43,496 (8) 5,649 (3) 28,508 (6) --- 348,902 (73)
Date not
known
--- --- --- --- --- 2229 (2) 2,229 (2)
TOTAL 5,471,222 (1,006) 214,885 (91) 464,233 (75) 365,127 (73) 724,485 (205) 550,745 (214) 7,790,697 (1,664)

 

1943 (January to May) (Tonnage : Ships)
Month North Atlantic United Kingdom South Atlantic Mediterranean Indian Ocean Pacific TOTAL
January 172,691 (27) 15,819 (4) 16,116 (3) 47,506 (14) --- 9,227 (2) 261,359 (50)
February 288,625 (46) 4,925 (2) 21,656 (4) 52,718 (14) 15,787 (3) 19,351 (4) 403,062 (73)
March 476,349 (82) 884 (2) 61,462 (8) 86,230 (16) 62,303 (10) 6,161 (2) 693,389 (120)
April 235,478 (39) 9,926 (5) 7,129 (1) 13,972 (6) 43,007 (6) 35,168 (7) 344,680 (64)
May 163,507 (34) 1,568 (1) 40,523 (6) 32,300 (6) 28,058 (6) 33,472 (5) 299,428 (58)
TOTAL 1,336,650 (228) 33,122 (14) 146,886 (22) 232,726 (56) 149,155 (25) 103,379 (20) 2,001,918 (365)

 

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