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Major Warship Losses
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U-boat Losses by Cause

Good Hunting, John Meeks

Tom W. Freeman

Major Warship Losses
Aircraft
Carriers
Light
Aircraft
Carriers
Escort
Carriers
Battle-ships
Heavy
Cruisers
Light
Cruisers
Destroy-
ers
Destroyer
Escorts
Sub-marines
Australia
1
2
4
Canada
1
1
8
1
Denmark
9
France
5
4
6
57
1
65
Germany
4
5
4
53
746
Greece
1
4
1
4
Italy
2
7
8
86
13
116
Japan
13
2
4
11
17
27
160
160
133
Netherlands
3
11
15
Norway
5
2
Poland
1
3
1
2
Soviet Union
1
2
34
95
UK
5
4
5
5
24
100
42
75
United States
4
1
6
2
7
3
71
11
52
Yugoslavia
1
4
2
SOURCE: Dirty Little Secrets of World War II, Dunnigan & Nofi
(The table has been modified and some figures altered from those originally produced.)

U-boat Losses by Cause
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Total
Aircraft (AC)
0
2
3
36
140
68
40
289
Ships
5
11
24
32
59
68
17
216
AC & Ships
0
2
2
7
13
18
2
44
Bombing*
0
0
0
0
2
24
36
62
Mines
3
2
0
3
1
9
7
25
Submarines
1
2
1
2
4
5
3
18
Other
0
4
5
6
17
43
17
92
Total
9
23
35
86
236
235
122
746
*Refers to strategic bombing targeting U-boats in their pens.
AIRCRAFT refers to attacks on U-boats at sea. OTHER refers to U-boats lost in accidents, due to weather, or captured.
SOURCE: Dirty Little Secrets of World War II, Dunnigan & Nofi