Is there a list of ships sunk by the Luftwaffe?

[peter.r]

For British merchant vessels lost there is "British merchant vessels lost or damaged by enemy action during the second world war" its an old book published by the British Gov in 1947 and reprint by PSL in the 1970s or 1980s.Hope this is of some help.

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by peter.r

For British merchant vessels lost there is "British merchant vessels lost or damaged by enemy action during the second world war" its an old book published by the British Gov in 1947 and reprint by PSL in the 1970s or 1980s.Hope this is of some help.

peter.r,

Thank you, book will certainly prove useful! For the moment, I plan to concentrate purely on warships and use the books I've already got, for the simple reason that I have a busy schedule right now. Even so, I think that whatever lists I'll create will be of interest to TOCH members, since nobody has previously taken the trouble of extracting this information from titles like "Spitfires over Sicily". The authors of the books, including Brian and Dénes, will not read anything new, but perhaps they'll appreciate the publicity!

Two merchant marine books that I don't have and may well be very useful are "Shipping Company Losses of the Second World War" and "The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships". Comments from those who have read these would be welcome.

Originally Posted by RT

Wonder if one could guess the casualties, for all these losses ...probably tens of thousands

Rémi

Rémi,

Casualty totals for the US Merchant Marine are online here. The received figure for the British Merchant Navy seems to be "over 30,000", so you are correct regarding the magnitude of losses.

Regards,

Paul