Convoy battles of World War II

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 Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and western Pacific Ocean.

Battles
Convoy Escort Date Located[1] Warships Bombers U-boats[1] Ships Sunk[1] Tonnage Lost(GRT)[1]
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]

Notes
  1. "Famous Convoy Battles". uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.32
  3. "Convoy HX.65". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. Edwards, p.26
  5. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.41
  6. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, pp.42&43
  7. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.50
  8. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.54
  9. Blair, (1996) p.278
  10. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.62
  11. Milner, p.67
  12. Greene & Massignani, p.182
  13. Greene & Massignani, p.184
  14. Greene & Massignani, p.187
  15. Greene & Massignani, p.185
  16. Greene & Massignani, p.191
  17. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.90
  18. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.108
  19. Abbazia, Patrick (September 1975). "When the Good Shepherds Were Blind". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. United States Naval Institute: 50. ISSN 0041-798X.
  20. "Convoy ON.67". Andrew Hague convoy database. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  21. Greene & Massignani, pp.216–222
  22. Milner, p.286
  23. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, pp.145&146
  24. Irving, p.19
  25. Vego, Milan. "MAJOR CONVOY OPERATION TO MALTA, 10–15 AUGUST 1942 (OPERATION PEDESTAL)". United States Naval War College. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  26. Milner, pp.148-150
  27. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, pp.164&165
  28. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.184
  29. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.183
  30. "Convoy ONS 154". J. Gordon Mumford. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  31. "Convoy ON.154". Andrew Hague convoy database. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  32. Blair, (1998) pp.811-812
  33. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.195
  34. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, pp.197&198
  35. Hague, p.181
  36. Rohwer & Hümmelchen, p.250
  37. "Hisendan". Nifty.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  38. Cressman, pp. 213 & 214
  39. Blair, (1975) pp.676–678
  40. "Convoy HI-71 And USS HARDER's Last Battles". MilitaryPhotos.net. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  41. Cressman, pp. 274 & 275
  42. Blair, (1975) pp.748 & 749

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