Submarines in WWII

[Danelov]

Some numbers and results to compare the employment of submarines by different countries.

Regards


US NAVY
Engaged 315 submarines in WWII
Sunk 1280 enemy ships(including 201 warships)
Sunk 4.649.650 t of enemy merchant traffic
Loss 55 submarines all causes(45 in combat with the IJN)

ROYAL NAVY
Engaged 215 submarines in WWII
Sunk 169 enemy ships(including 57 warships)
Sunk 5 enemy ships (mines dropped by submarines)
Heavy Damaged 55 enemy ships
Loss 75 submarines all causes(68 in action)

SOVIET NAVY
Engaged 283 submarines in WWII
Sunk 160 enemy ships
Sunk 402.437 t of enemy merchant traffic
Loss 109 submarines all causes


DUTCH NAVY(HOLLAND)
Engaged 27 submarines in WWII
Sunk 68.381 t of enemy warships(1 IJN Destroyer, 2 Patrol boat, 3 submarines,6 troop transports,2 minelayers,other minor units)
Sunk 71.542 t of enemy merchant Traffic
Damaged IJN CL Tsugaru, CA Nachi, tanker Tsurumi,Troop transport Sakura Maru,Submarine Corridoni,Freighter Shinyu Maru,Auxiliar Minelayer Wakataka
Loss 14 submarines all causes


POLISH NAVY

Engaged 8 submarines in WWII
Sunk 19.446 t of enemy merchant traffic
Sunk Two minor warships(Subchaser Mowe and Minesweeper M85)
Damaged Bulgarian Troop transport Balkan(3838 t)and Italian destroyer Aviere
Loss 2 submarines(Orzel and Jastrzab P551)and three other were interned in Sweden.

ROYAL HELLENIC NAVY(GREECE)
Engaged 6 submarines in WWII
Sunk German Torpedo Boat TA-19 (1046 t. )
Sunk 23.161 t of enemy merchant traffic
Loss 4 submarines all causes

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY(NORWAY)
Engaged 3 submarines in WWII
Sunk German U-Boot U-974
Sunk 21.296 t of enemy merchant traffic
Loss 1 submarines all causes

MARINE NATIONALE(FRANCE)
Engaged 78 submarines in WWII
Sunk 8 enemy warship minor units(7 Patrol boats 1 minelayer)
Sunk 4300 t of enemy merchant traffic
Sunk 21.000 t mined enemy merchant traffic
Captured German cargo "Chemnitz"(5900 t)
Loss 47 submarines all causes


REGIA MARINA(ITALIA)
Engaged 145 submarines in WWII
Sunk 23.960 t of warships(4 light cruisers,2 destroyers,1 submarine ,4 minor units)
Sunk 69.650 t of enemy merchant traffic
Transport 10.641 t of cargo to North Africa
Loss 88 submarines all causes


KRIEGSMARINE(GERMANY)
Engaged 1162 submarines in WWII
Sunk 2840 enemy merchants
Sunk 14.333.082 t of enemy merchant traffic
Sunk 150 enemy warships
Loss 1060 submarines all causes

IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
Engaged 190 submarines in WWII
Sunk 184 enemy merchants
Sunk 2 Carriers, 1 CA,1 CL, 11 destroyers ,submarines and other minor units
Sunk 907.000 t of enemy merchant traffic
Loss 129 submarines all causes

MERIVOIMAT (FINNISH NAVY)
Engaged 5 submarines in WWII
Sunk 1 enemy merchant (4100 t)
Sunk 3 enemy warships (Soviet submarines S-7, Shtsh 320 and Shtsh 305)
Loss 0 submarines

ROMANIAN NAVY(RUMANIA)
Engaged 3 submarines in WWII
Sunk Soviet merchant Uralles (1975 t)the 05-11-41.(This ship is also credited to the Luftwaffe)
Loss 0 submarines

[Rose]

IJN: Engaged 190 subs, lost 129... Wow. The Dutch Navy also had an extremely high loss %.

[Saukko]

Now this is interesting thread, how about Norway, Australia, Romania, and all the other countries that had submarines during WWII, and took part of it.

I will add one.

MERIVOIMAT (FINNISH NAVY)
Engaged 5 submarines in WWII
Sunk 1 enemy merchant (4100 t)
Sunk 3 enemy warships (Soviet submarines S-7, Shtsh 320 and Shtsh 305)
Loss 0 submarines

[Danelov]

Thanks Saukko ,I have some informations about the Saukko, Vessikko, Vetehinen ,Vesihiisi and Iko-Turso but I dont have finded the respectives combat records. Only general information; your new information is very welcome , and was added at the list.Thanks again

[Eichenlaub]

I'm sure an IJN sub also sank the American battleship Indianapolis - why is it not listed in the statistics here?

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

[Rose]

Originally Posted by Eichenlaub

I'm sure an IJN sub also sank the American battleship Indianapolis - why is it not listed in the statistics here?

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

Yep, the Indianapolis was sunk by an IJN sub... he must've forgotten to put it up.