Convoy HX 79

[Diagram by Task Groups]

Start: Saturday October 19, 1940 Ending: Sunday October 20, 1940

Fast British convoy in the North Atlantic. It followed the same route as the SC 7, attacked two days before and is assaulted by the same U boats, provoking a new disaster.

Place: North Atlantic

AlliedAxis
Forces
  • Russell (Escort): 2 destroyers, 4 corvettes, 1 minesweeper, 3 trawlers, 1 submarine.
  • HX 79: 49 merchant ships.
Total: 2 destroyers, 4 corvettes, 1 minesweeper, 3 trawlers, 49 merchant ships, 1 submarine		 6 submarines.
Losses 12 merchant ships lost.
1 merchant ship damaged.
75 069 tons sunk.		Nil.


Webmaster's question(s) and remark(s): Were there 2 armed merchant cruisers in the convoy ? Only the sunk and damaged merchant ships are drawn on the diagrams.

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Made by LemaireSoft on June 29, 2001