German submarine U-109 (1940)
Date Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate
20 May 1941 Harpagus United Kingdom 5,173 Sunk
23 January 1942 Thirlby United Kingdom 4,877 Sunk
1 February 1942 Tacoma Star United Kingdom 7,924 Sunk
5 February 1942 Montrolite Canada 11,309 Sunk
6 February 1942 Halcyon Panama 3,531 Sunk
20 April 1942 Harpagon United Kingdom ? Sunk
20 April 1942 La Paz United Kingdom 6,548 Damaged
3 May 1942 Laertes Netherlands 5,825 Sunk
7 August 1942 Arthur W. Sewall Norway 6,030 Sunk
11 August 1942 Vimeira United Kingdom 5,728 Sunk
3 September 1942 Ocean Might United Kingdom 7,173 Sunk
6 September 1942 Tuscan Star United Kingdom 11,449 Sunk
17 September 1942 Peterton United Kingdom 5,221 Sunk
Summary of raiding history
The German submarine U-109 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. She conducted nine war-patrols, sinking 12 ships and damaging one. All but one of these successes were during the six patrols she carried out under the command of the U-boat ace, Heinrich Bleichrodt. On 4 May 1943, she was sunk with all hands by a B-24 Liberator, operated by 86 Squadron RAF.