Kriegsmarine · Recorded enemy losses

Victories

A structured overview of major Allied warships lost through German naval action.

82 recorded warship losses

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Allied warship losses

Battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers are consolidated in one overview. Most recorded losses were caused by U-boats, while surface battles, torpedo boats, fast attack boats and midget submarines account for the remainder.

Entries present the recorded dates and descriptions in a consistent format. They should be read as a historical dataset rather than a complete assessment of wartime loss attribution.

55U-boats
10Fast attack boats
9Surface ships
4Torpedo boats
4Midget submarines

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DateShipShip typeNationAttackerLoss description
CourageousAircraft CarriersGBU-boatU-29Torpedoed by U-29 in the North Atlantic.
Royal OakBattleshipsGBU-boatU-47Torpedoed by U-47 while anchoring at Scapa Flow.
ExmouthDestroyersGBU-boatU-22Torpedoed by U-22 in the North Sea.
GlowwormDestroyersGBSurface shipAdmiral HipperSunk by CA Admiral Hipper during "Operation Weserübung" west of Trondheim.
HardyDestroyersGBSurface shipGerman destroyersSunk during the first battle at Narvik by German destroyers.
HunterDestroyersGBSurface shipGerman destroyersSunk during the first battle at Narvik by German destroyers.
DaringDestroyersGBU-boatU-23Torpedoed by U-23 in the North Sea.
JaguarDestroyersGBFast attack boatS21, S23Sunk in the Channel by S-Boats S21 and S23.
GraftonDestroyersGBU-boatU-62Torpedoed by U-62 in the Channel.
WakefulDestroyersGBFast attack boatS30Sunk in the Channel west of Dunkirk by S-Boat S30.
SiroccoDestroyersFRFast attack boatS23, S26Sunk in the Channel by S-Boats S23 and S26.
GloriousAircraft CarriersGBSurface shipScharnhorstSunk during battle with Scharnhorst and Gneisneau.
AcastaDestroyersGBSurface shipScharnhorstSunk during battle with Scharnhorst and Gneisneau.
ArdentDestroyersGBSurface shipScharnhorstSunk during battle with Scharnhorst and Gneisneau.
WhirlwindDestroyersGBU-boatU-34Torpedoed by U-34 south of Ireland.
ExmoorDestroyersGBFast attack boatS30Sunk in the Channel by S-Boat S30.
HoodBattleshipsGBSurface shipBismarck, Prinz EugenSunk during battle with Bismarck and Prinz Eugen.
EagleAircraft CarriersGBU-boatU-73Torpedoed by U-73 in the Mediterranean near the Baleares.
BathDestroyersNZU-boatU-204Torpedoed by U-204 in the North Atlantic.
BroadwaterDestroyersGBU-boatU-101Torpedoed by U-101 in the North Atlantic.
CossackDestroyersGBU-boatU-563Torpedoed by U-563 west of Gibraltar.
Reuben JamesDestroyersUSU-boatU-552Torpedoed by U-552 in the North Atlantic.
Ark RoyalAircraft CarriersGBU-boatU-81Torpedoed by U-81 in the Mediterranean near Gibraltar
SydneyCruisersAUSurface shipKormoranSunk by Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran in the Indian Ocean west of Australia.
DunedinCruisersGBU-boatU-124Torpedoed by U-124 in the South Atlantic.
BarhamBattleshipsGBU-boatU-331Torpedoed by U-331 in the Mediterranean near Sollum.
GalateaCruisersGBU-boatU-557Torpedoed by U-557 in the Mediterranean near Alexandria.
StanleyDestroyersGBU-boatU-574Torpedoed by U-574 west of the Azores.
AudacityAircraft CarriersGBU-boatU-751Torpedoed by U-751 in the North Atlantic.
GurkhaDestroyersGBU-boatU-133Torpedoed by U-133 in the Mediterranean.
MatabeleDestroyersGBU-boatU-454Torpedoed by U-454 in the Barents Sea.
BelmontDestroyersGBU-boatU-82Torpedoed by U-82 in the North Atlantic, south east of Nova Scotia.
NaiadCruisersGBU-boatU-565Torpedoed by U-565 in the Mediterranean near Crete.
VortigernDestroyersGBFast attack boatS104Sunk in the Channel by S-Boat S104.
JaguarDestroyersGBU-boatU-652Torpedoed by U-652 in the Mediterranean.
EdinburghCruisersGBU-boatU-456Damaged by U-456 and sunk by destroyers Z24 and Z25 in the Barents Sea.
HastyDestroyersGBFast attack boatS55Sunk in the Mediterranien by E-Boat S55.
HermioneCruisersGBU-boatU-205Torpedoed by U-205 in the Mediterranean near Crete.
OttawaDestroyersCAU-boatU-91Torpedoed by U-91 in the North Atlantic.
SomaliDestroyersGBU-boatU-703Torpedoed by U-703 in the Arctic Sea.
VeteranDestroyersGBU-boatU-404Torpedoed by U-404 in the North Atlantic.
MartinDestroyersGBU-boatU-431Torpedoed by U-431 in the Mediterranean.
Isaac SweersDestroyersNLU-boatU-431Torpedoed by U-431 in the Mediterranean near Algier.
AvengerAircraft CarriersGBU-boatU-155Torpedoed in the Atlantic by U-155.
PenylanDestroyersGBFast attack boatS115Sunk in the Channel by E-Boat S115.
PorcupineDestroyersGBU-boatU-602Torpedoed by U-602 in the Mediterranean northeast of Oran.
BleanDestroyersGBU-boatU-443Torpedoed by U-443 in the Mediterranean west of Oran.
FiredrakeDestroyersGBU-boatU-221Torpedoed by U-221 in the North Atlantic.
PartridgeDestroyersGBU-boatU-565Torpedoed by U-565 in the Mediterranean west of Oran.
AchantesDestroyersGBSurface shipAdmiral HipperSunk by CA Admiral Hipper during the Battle of the Barents Sea.
HarvesterDestroyersGBU-boatU-432Torpedoed by U-432 in the North Atlantic.
LightningDestroyersGBFast attack boatS55, S158Sunk in the Mediterranean by E-Boats S55 and S158.
BeverlyDestroyersGBU-boatU-188Torpedoed by U-188 in the North Atlantic.
EskdaleDestroyersNOFast attack boatS65, S112Sunk in the Channel by S-Boats S65 and S112.
PuckeridgeDestroyersGBU-boatU-617Torpedoed by U-617 in the Mediterranean east of Gibraltar.
RowanDestroyersUSFast attack boatFast attack boatSunk in the Mediterranean by S-Boat.
St. CroixDestroyersCAU-boatU-305Torpedoed by U-305 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland.
OrkanDestroyersPLU-boatU-378Torpedoed by U-378 in the North Atlantic.
BuckDestroyersUSU-boatU-616Torpedoed by U-616 in the Mediterranean near Salerno.
BristolDestroyersUSU-boatU-371Torpedoed by U-371 in the Mediterranean.
CharybdisCruisersGBTorpedo boatT23, T27Sunk in the Channel by Torpedoboats T23 and T27.
LimbourneDestroyersGBTorpedo boatT22Sunk in the Channel by Torpebo Boat T22.
BorieDestroyersUSU-boatU-405Rammed by U-405 in the East Atlantic.
HurricaneDestroyersGBU-boatU-415Torpedoed by U-415 in the North Atlantic.
LearyDestroyersUSU-boatU-275, U-382Torpedoed by U-275 and U-382 in the North Atlantic.
Hardy (II)DestroyersGBU-boatU-278Torpedoed by U-278 in the Arctic.
PenelopeCruisersGBU-boatU-410Torpedoed by U-410 in the Mediterranean near Anzio.
WarwickDestroyersGBU-boatU-413Torpedoed by U-413 in the Channel.
MahrattaDestroyersGBU-boatU-956Torpedoed by U-956 in the Arctic.
LeopoldDestroyersUSU-boatU-255Torpedoed by U-255 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland.
LaforeyDestroyersGBU-boatU-233Torpedoed by U-233 in the Mediterranean.
AthabascanDestroyersCATorpedo boatT24Sunk in the Channel by Torpebo Boat T24.
FechtelerDestroyersUSU-boatU-967Torpedoed by U-967 in the Mediterranean.
Block IslandAircraft CarriersUSU-boatU-549Torpedoed in the North Atlantic by U-549.
SvennerDestroyersNOTorpedo boatT28Sunk in the Channel by Torpebo Boats Möwe, Falke, Jaguar and T28.
DragonCruisersGB / PLMidget submarineNegerSunk off the coast of Normandy by Neger mini-subs.
IsisDestroyersGBMidget submarineNegerSunk in the Channel by mini-submarines ( Neger ).
FiskeDestroyersUSU-boatU-804Torpedoed by U-804 in the North Atlantic.
QuornDestroyersGBMidget submarineMarderSunk in the Channel by mini-submarines ( Marder ).
DeyatelnyyDestroyersSUU-boatU-997Torpedoed by U-997 in the Arctic.
La CombattanteDestroyersFRMidget submarineSeehundSunk in the North Sea by mini-submarine ( Seehund ).
Frederic C. DavisDestroyersUSU-boatU-546Torpedoed by U-546 in the North Atlantic.