Convoy SC 121

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Start: Saturday March 6, 1943 Ending: Thursday March 11, 1943

U boats attack a convoy in the North Atlantic under very bad weather. The Germans are almost solely successful against stragglers, numerous because of the weather.

Place: North Atlantic

AlliedAxis
Forces
  • Heineman (Escort group A3): 1 destroyer, 4 corvettes, 1 coast guard cutter.
  • Reinforcement for the convoy escort: 1 destroyer, 2 corvettes, 2 coast guard cutters.
  • SC 121: 59 merchant ships.
Total: 2 destroyers, 6 corvettes, 3 coast guard cutters, 59 merchant ships
  • Westmark (Wolfpack of U boats): 17 submarines.
  • Ostmark (Wolfpack of U boats): 9 submarines.
Total: 26 submarines
Losses 12 merchant ships lost.
1 merchant ship damaged.
55 661 tons sunk, 3 670 tons damaged.		nil.


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