Convoy SC 42

[Diagram by types of ship] [Diagram by Task Groups]

Start: Tuesday September 9, 1941 Ending: Sunday September 14, 1941

A convoy sailing from Canada to Britain come under attack from U Boats. Heavy losses in merchant shipping.

Place: North Atlantic

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Forces
  • Hibbard (Escort Group 24): 1 destroyer, 3 corvettes.
  • Prentice (Reinforcement for the convoy): 2 corvettes.
  • HX 147 (Detached from the escort of the HX 147 to reinforce the SC 42): 3 corvettes, 1 trawler.
  • 2nd Escort Group: 5 destroyers.
  • SC 42: 64 merchant ships.
Total: 6 destroyers, 8 corvettes, 1 trawler, 64 merchant ships
  • Markgraf (Wolfpack of U boats): 14 submarines.
  • U boats reinforcements to attack the convoy: 5 submarines.
Total: 19 submarines
Losses 15 merchant ships lost.
2 merchant ships damaged.
(65 776 tons sunk, 8 723 tons damaged).		 2 submarines lost.
1 submarine damaged.


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Made by LemaireSoft on June 30, 2001