Specials Special
Dutch Submarine attacks in/post World War II 		Jolly Roger

Also check the aces list and the special operations list.

These lists are not definite, so additions and corrections are welcome at webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com.
Patrols, escort duties, broken off attacks and convoy duties are not listed.

The following abbreviations are used in the 'result' column: B = Beached, BO = Broken Off, C = Captured, D = Damaged, G = Grounded, HD = Heavy Damage, LD = Light Damage, M = Missed, S = Sunk and U = Unsuccessful.

 

1940
Date Submarine Commander Target Area Result  Info
Name Country Type Tons
1 Aug '40 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm   U 60   Germany Submarine ? Off Doggersbank M X
2 Aug '40 O 22 Ltz. I  J.W. Ort   U 37 or U 38 Germany Submarine ? Coordinates M X
6 Oct 1940 ? ? ? Germany Submarine ? ? M ?
29 Oct '40 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Norway Freighter 1200 Off Norway M X

The Oct 6th attack is listed in a telegram, archived at NARA, from London to US dated October 7th, 1940.
 

1941
Date Submarine Commander Target Area Result  Info
Name Country Type Tons
12 Jun '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy Fianona   Italy Tanker 6660 South of Livorno,
 Ligurian Sea		 S X
12 Jun '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy V121/Carloforte Italy Auxiliary patrol vessel 143 Off Gorgona S X
17 Jun '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Italy Tanker ? Off La Spezia M X
30 Jun '41 O 23 Ltz. I  G.B.M. van Erkel ? Italy Freighter ? Ligurian Sea M X
30 Jun '41 O 23 Ltz. I  G.B.M. van Erkel Capacitas   Italy Tanker 4371 Off San Vincenzo, Ligurian Sea S X
?17 Jul '41 O 23 Ltz. I  G.B.M. van Erkel Maddalena Odero Italy Tanker 5479 ? D X
28 Jul '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Monteponi Italy Freighter 742 Off Cape Comino HD (sunk next day) X
3 Aug '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ? Italy 3-mast schooner 500 Off Sardinia HD X
6 Aug '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy Bombardiere Italy Merchant steamer 613 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
7 Aug '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Italy Sailing vessel ? ? M X
7 Aug '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy Margherita Madre Italy Schooner 296 Off Anzio S X
12 Aug '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Italy Schooner ? Ligurian Sea M X
?16 Aug '41 O 23 Ltz. I  G.B.M. van Erkel ?Maddalena Odero Italy Tanker 5479 ? D X
31 Aug '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ? Italy  Submarine 1313 Off Sardinia M X
5 Sep '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Isarco   Italy Freighter 5738 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
6 Sep '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ?  Italy Auxiliary cruiser ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
6 Sep '41 O 24 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm A5/V63 Carla Italy Motor trawler 347 Off La Spezia G X
7 Sep '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ? or Ernesto    Italy Auxiliary minelayer or Steamer ? or 7171 Tyrrhenian Sea M X
8 Sep '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ?   Italy Convoy ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
9 Sep '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy Italo Balbo Italy Freighter 5114 Off Cape Serre S X
?27 Sep '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ?   ? Sailing vessel ? ? S X
3 Oct '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Qued Yqueman   France - Vichy Freighter 1369 Off Cape Figari, Sardinia S X
13 Oct '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Italy Tanker ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
15 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Ninetto G Italy Freighter 5335 Tyrrhenian Sea M X
16 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Itu   Italy Freighter 1578 Tyrrhenian Sea M X
21 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ? Italy Convoy ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
22 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm San Salvatore Italy Trawler 92 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
23 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ? Italy Steamer ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
24 Nov '41

Probably same attack

 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Nuovo Sant'Antonio Italy ? 52 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Unione   Italy Sailing vessel  216 ? S X
28 Nov '41 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm U 95 Germany Submarine  769 Off Almeria, Spain? S X
8 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker ? Japan Landing Fleet ? Off Malaya U X
10 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker Ayatosan Maru or Sakura Maru Japan Troop ship 9788 or 7170 Off Malaya D X
10 Dec '41 K XIII Ltz. I  M.A.J. Derksema - Japan Landing Fleet - Off Malaya U X
10 Dec '41 K XI Ltz. I  A.H. Deketh - Japan Landing Fleet - Off Malaya U X
11 Dec '41 O 24 Ltz. I  O. de Booy ? Germany Submarine ? Tyrrhenian Sea M X
11 or 15 Dec '41 O 19 Ltz. I  F.J.A. Knoops Lillian Lukenbach USA ! Freighter 6369  Gaspar Strait M X
16 Dec '41 O 19 Ltz. I  F.J.A. Knoops ? Japan Freighter ? South China Sea U X
12 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker Tosan Maru Japan Troop ship 8666 Bay of Soengei Patani, Malaya S X
12 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker Asosan Maru Japan Troop ship 8812 Bay of Soengei Patani, Malaya S X
12 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker Kinka Maru Japan Troop ship 9306 Bay of Soengei Patani, Malaya S X
12 Dec '41 O 16 Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker Ayatosan Maru or Sakura Maru Japan Troop ship 9788 or 7170 Bay of Soengei Patani, Malaya D X
12 Dec '41 O 16 or K XII Ltz. I  A.J. Bussemaker or Ltz. I  H.C.J. Coumou Toro Maru Japan Freighter 1939 Off Kota Bharu S X or X
12 Dec '41 K XII Ltz. I  H.C.J. Coumou ?Awajisan Maru? Japan Troop ship 9794 South China Sea S X
18 Dec '41 O 19 Ltz. I  F.J.A. Knoops ? Japan Freighter ? South China Sea U X
19 Dec '41 O 20 Ltz. I  P.G.J. Snippe. ? Japan Destroyer ? South China Sea U X
Late Dec '41 K XII Ltz. I  H.C.J. Coumou ? Japan Submarine ? Off Anambas Islands U X
23 Dec '41 O 19 Ltz. I  F.J.A. Knoops ? Japan Convoy ? South China Sea U X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld ? Japan Destroyer ? Off Kuching U X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld ? Japan Freighter ? Off Kuching U X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Katori Maru Japan Troop ship 9848 Off Kuching S X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Hiyoshi Maru
or
Hie Maru		 Japan Troop ship 4943 Off Kuching S X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Hokkai Maru Japan Troop ship 8416 Off Kuching D X
23 Dec '41 K XIV Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Nichiran Maru or
Ninchinan Maru		 Japan Tanker/troopship 6503 Off Kuching D X
24 Dec '41 K XVI Ltz. I  L.J. Jarman Sagiri   Japan Destroyer 1750 or 2090 Off Kuching, Borneo S X
24 Dec '41 K XVI Ltz. I  L.J. Jarman Marakumo  Japan Destroyer 1700 Off Kuching, Borneo U X

 

1942
Date Submarine Commander Target Area Result  Info
Name Country Type Tons.
10 Jan '42 O 19 Ltz. II  H.F. Bach Kolling Akita Maru Japan Freighter 3817 Gulf of Siam S X
10 Jan '42 O 19 Ltz. II  H.F. Bach Kolling Tairu Maru aka Taieryu Maru Japan Freighter 4944 Gulf of Siam S X
23 Jan '42 K XVIII Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Was probably Tsuruga Maru or Buruga Maru, see attack below Japan Reported as Destroyer 1400 Makassar Strait S X
23 or 24 Jan '42 K XVIII Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld Tsuruga Maru or Buruga Maru Japan Passenger-cargo ship 6988 or ? Off Balikpapan S X
24 Jan '42 K XVIII Ltz. I  C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld P 37 or # 12 Japan Patrol boat or Submarine Chaser 935 or 291 Makassar Strait D / S or M / D X
20 Feb '42 K XV Ltz. I  C.W.Th. van Boetzelaer ? Japan Freighter ? Java Sea U X
22 Feb '42 K XIV Ltz. I P.A. Mulock van der Vlies Bik Convoy Japan ? ? ? U X
1 Mar '42 K XIV Ltz. I P.A. Mulock van der Vlies Bik Kuma class
or Yura 		Japan Cruiser 5870 or 5170 Java Sea U X
1 Mar '42  K XV Ltz. I  C.W.Th. van Boetzelaer Tsurumi   Japan Tanker 8000 or 15050 Bay of Bantam, Java D X
27 Jul '42 O 23 Ltz. I  A.M. Valkenburg Shofuku Maru 2 Japan Coastal vessel 730 Off Penang LD X
29 Jul '42 O 23 Ltz. I  A.M. Valkenburg ? Japan Cruiser ? Malacca Strait M X
2 Aug '42 O 23 Ltz. I  A.M. Valkenburg Zenyo Maru Japan Freighter 6441 Malacca Strait S X
2 Aug '42 O 23 Ltz. I  A.M. Valkenburg Ohio Maru Japan Transport 5872 Malacca Strait S X
16 Aug '42 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm U 254 Germany Submarine ? Atlantic M X
25 Oct '42 O 23 Ltz. I  A.M. Valkenburg Shinyu Maru Japan Freighter 4621 Malacca Strait D X
1 Nov '42 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Freighter ? Malacca Strait U X
6 Nov '42 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Freighter ? Malacca Strait U X
20 Nov '42 K XIV Ltz. I  J.H. Geijs ? Germany Submarine - Off Cape Verde M X
22 Nov '42 K XIV Ltz. I  J.H. Geijs ? Germany Freighter - Off Cape Verde M X
26 Nov '42 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? German  Submarine ? Bay of Biscay M X

 

1943
Date Submarine Commander Target Area Result  Info
Name Country Type Tons
9 Feb '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Malachite Italy  Submarine 615 Med. S X
21 Feb '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries Bandai Maru Japan Freighter 165 Off Salang island S X
1 Mar '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? Italy  Submarine ? Med. M X
13 Mar '43 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Kasago Maru Japan Freighter 3967 Off Port Blair, Andaman Islands S X
29 Mar '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Egle Italy  Freighter 1143 Med. Italy, off Cagliari. S X
22 Apr '43 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm Yamazato Maru  Japan Freighter 6925 Strait of Malacca S X
22 Apr '43 O 21 Ltz. I  J.F. van Dulm ?  Japan Q-ship ? ? U X
26 Apr '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? Germany  Submarine ? Med. M X
19 May '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Freighter ? Malacca Strait U X
25 May '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede M 9 ? Sub. chaser ? Med. LD X
25 May '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? Germany Torpedo boat ? Med. U X
4 July '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Sabia   Italy  Freighter 5788 Tyrrhenian Sea HD X
4 July '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede V.50 Adalia Italy  Auxiliary patrol/as vessel 165 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
13 July '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Stefano Galleano Italy  Armed Schooner 137 Tyrrhenian Sea S X
19 Aug '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Tanker ? Malacca Strait U X
20 Aug '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries Chosa Maru Japan Freighter or aux. mine layer / converted gunboat 2538 Off Penang S X
10 Sep '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Corridoni   Italy  Submarine 1051 Med. D X
11 Sep '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Humanitas   Italy  Freighter 7980 Med. B X
13 Sep '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede 2 x ? Germany Two armed tankers/barges 2 x 250 Med. S X
15 Sep '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Dalny   France Merchant 6672 Med. M X
14 Oct '43 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? ? 2 x small vessel 2 x 250 Ligurian Sea LD X
31 Oct '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Freighter ? Malacca Strait U X
3 Nov '43 O 24 Ltz. I  W.J. de Vries ? Japan Cruiser ? Malacca Strait U X
26 Dec '43 O 15 Ltz. I  A.J. Schouwenaar 3 x ? or 2 x ? Germany 3 x ? or 1 x ? and patrol vessel 3 x 2500 or ?+1248 Skudenes Fjord, Norway 3 x D or 2 x M X

 

1944
Date Submarine Commander Target Area Result  Info
Name Country Type Tons
26 Jan '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Leopardi   Germany Troop transport 4800 Aegean Sea BO X
31 Jan '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ?Oria? Germany Merchant ? Aegean Sea M X
4 Feb '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? Italy Sailing Q-ship. ? Aegean Sea BO X
7 Mar '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? ? Sailing ship ? Aegean Sea S X
14 Mar '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede 2 x ? Germany 2 x Aux. minesweeper ? Aegean Sea M X
14 Apr '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede ? Germany Aux. patrol/as vessel ? Aegean Sea M X
17 Apr '44 Dolfijn (1) Ltz. I  H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede Hydra   Germany Caique  129 Aegean Sea S