Convoy Battles of World War II
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Convoy Battles of World War II occurred when convoys of cargo ships assembled for mutual defense, and were attacked by enemy submarines, surface ships, and/or aircraft. Most were in the North Atlantic from 1939 to 1943, and involved attacks by U-Boat wolfpacks. Convoy battles also occurred in the Mediterranean Sea and western Pacific Ocean.
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Convoy | Escort | Date Located[1] | Warships | Bombers | U-Boats[1] | Ships Sunk[1] | Tonnage Lost(GRT)[1] |
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HX 65 | 24 August 1940 | 0 | 12[2] | 3[3] | 7[3] | 42,311[3] | |
HX 72 | (none)[4] | 20 September 1940 | 9 | 11 | 72,727 | ||
SC 7 | 16 October 1940 | 7 | 20 | 79,592 | |||
HX 79 | 19 October 1940 | 5 | 12 | 75,069 | |||
HX 84[5] | HMS Jervis Bay | 5 November 1940 | Scheer | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33,331 |
HX 90 | (none)[6] | 1 December 1940 | 7 | 11 | 73,958 | ||
HG 53 | 8 February 1941[7] | Hipper[7] | 5[7] | 1[7] | 9[7] | 15,218[7] | |
SL 64 | (none)[7] | 12 February 1941[7] | Hipper[7] | 7[7] | 32,806[7] | ||
HX 112 | 5th EG[8] | 15 March 1941 | 5 | 5 | 34,505 | ||
SC 26 | 1 April 1941 | 8 | 10 | 51,969 | |||
OB 318 | 3rd EG[9] | 7 May 1941 | 4 | 9 | 50,985 | ||
HX 126 | HMS Aurania[10] | 19 May 1941 | 11 | 9 | 51,862 | ||
OG 69 | 24 July 1941 | 8 | 7 | 11,303 | |||
OG 71 | 17 August 1941 | 8 | 10 | 15,185 | |||
SC 42 | NEF EG 24[11] | 9 September 1941 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 68,259 |
HG 73 | 19 September 1941 | 5 | 10 | 25,818 | |||
GM 2 | Force H[12] | 25 September 1941[13] | 2 × BB[14] | 62[15] | 11[13] | 1[16] | 12,427[16] |
SC 48 | EG 4.1.15[17] | 15 October 1941 | 9 | 11 | 49,835 | ||
HG 76 | 36th EG[18] | 16 December 1941 | 10 | 4 | 18,383 | ||
NA 2 | 31 January 1942 | 4 | 1 | 1,190 | |||
ONS 67 | TU 4.1.5[19] | 21 February 1942[19] | 0[19] | 0[19] | 5[19] | 8[19] | 54,750[20] |
MW 10[21] | 21 March 1942 | Littorio | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17,031 | |
PQ 13 | 28 March 1942 | 9 | 2 | 11,507 | |||
ONS 92 | A-3[22] | 11 May 1942 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 36,284 |
ONS 100 | C-1[22] | 8 June 1942 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20,478 |
MW 11[23] | 12 June 1942 | 6 | 2 | 12,915 | |||
GM 4[23] | Force X | 14 June 1942 | 0 | 4 | 29,129 | ||
PQ 17 | 1st EG | 1 July 1942 | 190[24] | 9 | 16 | 102,311 | |
ON 115 | C-3[22] | 29 July 1942 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 21,456 |
SC 94 | C-1[22] | 5 August 1942 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 53,421 |
WS.5.21.S[25] | 10 August 1942 | 316 | 2 | 9 | 88,812 | ||
ON 122[26] | B-6[22] | 22 August 1942 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 17,235 |
ON 127 | C-4[22] | 9 September 1942 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 51,619 |
PQ 18 | 12 September 1942 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 19,689 | ||
SC 100 | C-4[22] | 18 September 1942 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 26,331 |
QP 14 | 20 September 1942 | 7 | 6 | 23,474 | |||
RB 1[27] | 23 September 1942 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11,525 | |
SC 104 | B-6[22] | 12 October 1942 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 43,970 |
HX 212 | A-3[22] | 26 October 1942 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 51,918 |
SL 125 | 27 October 1942 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 80,005 | ||
SC 107 | C-4[22] | 30 October 1942 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 82,817 |
ON 144 | B-6[22] | 15 November 1942 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 26,321 |
ON 153 | B-7[22] | 15 December 1942 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19,551 |
JW 51B[28] | 24 December 1942 | 2 × CA | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
ONS 154 | C-1[22] | 26 December 1942[29] | 0[30] | 0[30] | 16[29] | 14[30] | 69,378[31] |
TM 1 | B-5[28] | 3 January 1943 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 56,453 |
SC 118 | B-2[22] | 4 February 1943 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 59,765 |
ON 166 | A-3[22] | 21 February 1943 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 88,001 |
UC 1[32] | 44th EG[33] | 22 February 1943 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 26,682 |
81[34] | 8 × DD | 1 March 1943 | 10 × MTB | 114 | 0 | 8 | 37,324 |
SC 121 | A-3[22] | 6 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 55,661 |
HX 228 | B-3[22] | 10 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 25,515 |
UGS 6[35] | 12 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 28,018 | |
HX 229 | B-4[22] | 16 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 93,502 |
SC 122 | B-5[22] | 17 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 53,094 |
RS 3 | 27 March 1943 | 7 | 3 | 15,389 | |||
HX 231 | B-7[22] | 4 April 1943 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 41,494 |
ONS 5 | B-7[22] | 28 April 1943 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 61,958 |
TS 37 | 30 April 1943 | 1 | 7 | 43,255 | |||
JW 55B[36] | 22 December 1943 | Scharnhorst | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
JW 56A | 25 January 1944 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21,584 | ||
Hi-40[37] | Shimushu[38] | 19 February 1944[38] | 0[38] | 0[38] | 2[38] | 5[38] | 28,075[37] |
Hi-71[39] | 6th EG | 17 August 1944 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 73,071[40] |
Hi-81[41] | 8th EG | 15 November 1944[41] | 0 | 1 | 6[42] | 3[41] | 36,100[42] |
References
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- ↑ Greene & Massignani, pp.216–222
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- ↑ Irving, p.19
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- ↑ Milner, pp.148-150
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- ↑ Blair, (1998) pp.811-812
- ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.195
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- ↑ Hague, p.181
- ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.250
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- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Cressman, pp. 274 & 275
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Blair, (1975) pp.748 & 749