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The following is a table of Allied shipping losses in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. ... Total losses by U-boats: 14,668,785 References ...
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign [11] [12] in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter ...
This is a timeline for the Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) in World War II. Officers on the bridge of a destroyer, escorting a large convoy of ships keep a sharp look out for attacking enemy submarines during the Battle of the Atlantic.
U.S. Casualties Result Opposing Force Notes Battle of the Atlantic: September 13, 1941 May 8, 1945 Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean: Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed [1] [2] Allied victory Germany, Japan (Possibly), Currently unknown
Off Atlantic Coast 12 September 1944: Foundered off Cape Hatteras in the Great Atlantic hurricane of 1944 with the loss of all hands. YMS-421: Off Okinawa 16 September 1945: Foundered in Typhoon Ida. YMS-424: Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands 9 October 1945: Grounded by Typhoon Louise and destroyed on 18 December 1945. YMS-454: Tsuken Shima, Okinawa 9 ...
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the ...
Battle of the Atlantic – the name given to the conflict in the Atlantic Ocean between 1939 and 1945. see also Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of the Mediterranean; Battle of the Indian Ocean; Specific. 1940. First Battle of Narvik; Second Battle of Narvik; 1941. Battle of Cape Matapan; Battle of Pearl Harbor; 1942. Battle of ...
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.