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Appendix VII: Enemy Surface Vessels Destroyed in the Atlantic and North-West European Waters by Aircraft Under Royal
Air Force Control, 1939–1945
Sunk at Sea
|
|
No. |
Tonnage |
| Coastal Command Sorties 39,305 Aircraft lost 797 |
Surface Warships |
150 |
86,303 |
|
Cargo and Other Vessels |
193 |
427,501 |
| Bomber Command Sorties 2,671 Aircraft lost 126 |
Surface Warships |
4 |
1,651 |
|
Cargo and Other Vessels |
21 |
29,503 |
| Fighter Command Sorties 22,621 Aircraft Lost 239 |
Surface Warships |
32 |
12,928 |
|
Cargo and Other Vessels |
37 |
44,613 |
|
Total |
437 |
602,499 |
Destroyed in Port
| Bomber Command |
Surface Warships |
152 |
166,576 |
| Air Raids |
Cargo and Other Vessels |
127 |
163,618 |
|
Total |
279 |
330,194 |
Sunk By Air-Land Mines
| Coastal Command 936 mines laid in 1,158 sorties for loss of 42 aircraft |
Surface Warships |
215 |
145,743 |
| Bomber Command 47,278 mines laid in 18,431 sorties for loss of 468 aircraft. |
Cargo and Other Vessels |
544 |
576,234 |
|
Total |
759 |
721,977 |
|
Grand Total |
1,475 |
1,654,670 |
Total Enemy Losses of Surface Vessels in the Atlantic and North-West European Waters
|
No. |
Tonnage |
| Sunk by Western Allies |
2,340 |
3,439,270 |
| Captured, confiscated, scuttled, etc. |
545 |
1,254,566 |
| Total |
2,885 |
4,693,836 |