This is the order of battle during the battle around convoys HX 229 and SC 122 from 16 to 20 March 1943.
Allied forces
editConvoy HX 229
Ships in Convoy HX 229
edit| Name[1] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln (1929) |  Norway
|
5,740 | Capt M J D Mayall Rd RNR (Commodore) |
| HMS Anemone (K48) |  Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 94 Survivors | |
| HMCS Annapolis (I04) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 14 Mar | |
| Antar (1941) |  United Kingdom
|
5,222 | |
| HMS Aquamarine (4.00) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 22 Mar - 23 Mar ASW Trawler | |
| Belgian Gulf (1929) |  Panama
|
8,237 | |
| HMS Beverley | Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Mar - 22 Mar Rescued 30 Survivors | |
| Canadian Star (1939) | United Kingdom
|
8,293 | Sunk by U-221 |
| Cape Breton (1940) | United Kingdom
|
6,044 | |
| HMCS Chelsea | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |
| City Of Agra (1936) | United Kingdom
|
6,361 | |
| Clan Matheson (1919) | United Kingdom
|
5,613 | Vice-Commodore's Ship |
| Coracero (1923) | United Kingdom
|
7,252 | Sunk by U-384 |
| Daniel Webster (1943) |  United States
|
7,176 | |
| El Mundo (1910) | Panama
|
6,035 | |
| Elin K (1937) | Norway
|
5,214 | Sunk |
| Empire Cavalier (1942) | United Kingdom
|
9,891 | |
| Empire Knight (1942) | United Kingdom
|
7,244 | |
| Fort Anne (1943) | United Kingdom
|
7,134 | |
| HMCS Fredericton (K245) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |
| Gulfdisc (1938) | United States
|
7,141 | |
| Harry Luckenbach (1919) | United States
|
6,366 | Sunk by U-91 |
| HMS Highlander (H44) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 18 Mar - 22 Mar | |
| Hugh Williamson (1942) | United States
|
7,177 | |
| Irenee Du Pont (1941) | United States
|
6,125 | Sunk by U-600 &U-91 |
| James Oglethorpe (1943) | United States
|
7,176 | Hit by U-758. Later lost; cause unknown |
| Jean (1918) | United States
|
4,902 | |
| Kaipara (1938) | United Kingdom
|
5,882 | |
| Kofresi (1920) | United States
|
4,934 | |
| Luculus (1929) | United Kingdom
|
6,546 | |
| Magdala (1931) |  Netherlands
|
8,248 | |
| HMS Mansfield (G76) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 15 Mar - 18 Mar Rescued 20 Survivors | |
| Margaret Lykes (1919) | United States
|
3,537 | |
| Mathew Luckenbach (1918) | United States
|
5,848 | Romped 18 Mar. Sunk 19 Mar by U-527 |
| Nariva (1920) | United Kingdom
|
8,714 | Sunk by U-600 & U-91 |
| Nebraska (1920) | United Kingdom
|
8,261 | |
| Nicania (1942) | United Kingdom
|
8,179 | |
| HMCS Oakville (K178) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |
| Pan-Rhode Island (1941) | United States
|
7,742 | |
| HMS Pennywort | Royal Navy
|
Escort 15 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 90 Survivors | |
| Regent Panther (1937) | United Kingdom
|
9,556 | |
| Robert Howe (1943) | United States
|
7,177 | |
| San Veronico (1942) | United Kingdom
|
8,189 | |
| HMCS Sherbrooke (K152) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 21 Mar - 22 Mar | |
| Southern Princess (1915) | United Kingdom
|
12,156 | Sunk by U-600 |
| Stephen C Foster (1943) | United States
|
7,196 | Returned |
| Tekoa (1922) | United Kingdom
|
8,695 | 138 Survivors Onboard |
| Terkoeli (1923) | Netherlands
|
5,158 | Sunk by U-631 |
| USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) |  United States Navy
|
Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar | |
| USS Babbitt (DD-128) | United States
|
Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar | |
| USS Kendrick (DD-612) | United States
|
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |
| HMS Vimy | Royal Navy
|
Escort 19 Mar - 22 Mar.
Joined From Iceland | |
| HMS Volunteer (D71) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 66 Survivors | |
| Walter Q Gresham (1943) | United States
|
7,191 | Sunk by U-221 |
| William Eustis (1943) | United States
|
7,196 | Sunk by U-435 & U-91 |
| HMS Witherington (D76) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 15 Mar - 15 Mar Detached With Weather Damage | |
| Zaanland (1921) | Netherlands
|
6,813 | Sunk by U-758 |
Escort Group B-4
- Destroyers: HMS Volunteer (D71) (SOE till 18th), HMS Beverley, HMS Witherington (D76), HMS Mansfield (G76), HMS Highlander (H44) (SOE from 18th)
- Corvettes : HMS Anemone, HMS Pennywort, HMCS Sherbrooke (K152)
Ships in Convoy SC 122
edit| Name[2] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcedo (1937) | Panama
|
1,392 | Halifax |
| Alderamin (1920) | Netherlands
|
7,886 | Sunk |
| Asbjorn (1935) | United Kingdom
|
4,387 | Halifax |
| Askepot (1937) | Norway
|
1,312 | Iceland |
| Atland (1910) |  Sweden
|
5,203 | |
| Aymeric (1919) | United Kingdom
|
5,196 | |
| Badjestan (1928) | United Kingdom
|
5,573 | |
| Baron Elgin (1933) | United Kingdom
|
3,942 | |
| Baron Semple (1939) | United Kingdom
|
4,573 | |
| Baron Stranraer (1929) | United Kingdom
|
3,668 | |
| Beaconoil (1919) | United Kingdom
|
6,893 | |
| Benedick (1928) | United Kingdom
|
6,978 | |
| HMCS Blairmore (J314) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |
| Bonita (1918) | Panama
|
4,929 | |
| Boston City (1920) | United Kingdom
|
2,870 | |
| Bridgepool (1924) | United Kingdom
|
4,845 | |
| HMS Buttercup (K193) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |
| HMS Campobello (T278) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar ASW trawler | |
| Carras (1918) |  Greece
|
5,234 | Sunk by U-666 & U-333 |
| Carso (1923) | United Kingdom
|
6,149 | |
| Cartago (1908) | United States
|
4,732 | Iceland |
| Christian Holm (1927) | United Kingdom
|
9,119 | |
| Clarissa Radcliffe (1915) | United Kingdom
|
5,754 | Straggled, Sunk by U-663 |
| HMCS Cowichan (J146) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |
| Dolius (1924) | United Kingdom
|
5,507 | |
| Drakepool (1924) | United Kingdom
|
4,838 | |
| HMCS Dunvegan (K177) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |
| Eastern Guide (1919) | United States
|
3,704 | Iceland |
| Empire Dunstan (1942) | United Kingdom
|
2,887 | |
| Empire Galahad (1942) | United Kingdom
|
7,046 | |
| Empire Morn (1941) | United Kingdom
|
7,092 | CAM ship |
| Empire Summer (1941) | United Kingdom
|
6,949 | Returned |
| English Monarch (1924) | United Kingdom
|
4,557 | Returned With hull defects |
| Filleigh (1928) | United Kingdom
|
4,856 | |
| Fjallfoss (1919) |  Iceland
|
1,451 | |
| Fort Cedar Lake (1942) | United Kingdom
|
7,134 | Sunk by U-338 & U-665 |
| Franka (1918) |  Yugoslavia
|
5,273 | |
| Georgios P (1903) | Greece
|
4,052 | Returned New York City |
| Glenapp (1920) | United Kingdom
|
9,503 | |
| Gloxinia (1920) | United Kingdom
|
3,336 | |
| Godafoss (1921) | Iceland
|
1,542 | |
| HMS Godetia (K226) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar | |
| Granville (1913) | Panama
|
4,071 | Sunk by U-338 |
| Gudvor (1928) | Norway
|
2,280 | Halifax |
| HMS Havelock (H88) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar | |
| Helencrest (1941) | United Kingdom
|
5,233 | |
| Historian (1924) | United Kingdom
|
5,074 | |
| Innesmoor (1928) | United Kingdom
|
4,392 | |
| Kedoe (1921) | Netherlands
|
3,684 | |
| King Gruffydd (1919) | United Kingdom
|
5,072 | Sunk by U-338 |
| Kingsbury (1937) | United Kingdom
|
4,898 | Sunk by U-338 |
| HMS Lavender | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |
| HMCS Leamington | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |
| Livingston (1928) | United Kingdom
|
2,140 | Returned New York City |
| Losada (1921) | United Kingdom
|
6,520 | |
| LST 305 | Royal Navy
|
Tank landing craft | |
| LST 365 | Royal Navy
|
Tank landing craft | |
| McKeesport (1919) | United States
|
6,198 | Returned |
| HMCS New Westminster (K228) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |
| Ogmore Castle (1919) | United Kingdom
|
2,481 | |
| Orminster (1914) | United Kingdom
|
5,712 | |
| P.L.M.13 (1921) | United Kingdom
|
3,754 | Arrived St Johns Newfoundland With Boiler Defects |
| Parkhaven (1920) | Netherlands
|
4,803 | |
| Permian (1931) | Panama
|
8,890 | Halifax |
| HMS Pimpernel | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |
| Polarland (1923) | Norway
|
1,591 | Returned New York City |
| Porjus (1906) | Sweden
|
2,965 | |
| Port Auckland (1922) | United Kingdom
|
8,789 | Sunk by U-305 |
| Reaveley (1940) | United Kingdom
|
4,998 | Later Took Pos'n 83 |
| HMCS Rimouski (K121) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |
| HMS Saxifrage (K04) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 11 Mar - 23 Mar | |
| Selfoss (1914) | Iceland
|
775 | Detached 17 Mar Arr Reykjavik 22 Mar |
| Sevilla (1921) | Norway
|
1,383 | St Johns Nf |
| Shirvan (1925) | United Kingdom
|
6,017 | |
| HMS Swale | Royal Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |
| HMCS The Pas | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |
| USCGC Ingham |  United States Navy
|
Escort - | |
| USS Babbitt | United States Navy
|
Escort - | |
| USS Upshur | United States Navy
|
Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar | |
| Vinriver (1917) | United Kingdom
|
3,881 | |
| Vistula (1920) | United States
|
8,537 | |
| Zamalek (1921) | United Kingdom
|
1,567 | Rescue Ship, 165 Survivors |
| Zouave (1930) | United Kingdom
|
4,256 | Sunk by U-305 |
B-5 Escort Group
- Destroyers: HMS Havelock (H88) (SOE), USS Upshur (DD-144)
- Frigate: HMS Swale (K217)
- Corvettes: HMS Buttercup (K193), HMS Godetia (K226), HMS Lavender (K60), HMS Pimpernel, HMS Saxifrage (K04)
- Naval Trawler: HMS Campobello (T378)
Reinforcements
- Destroyers: USS Babbitt (DD-128), HMS Vimy
- USCG Cutter: USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
Axis forces
editRaubgraf
Stürmer
- U-134, U-190
- U-229
- U-305, U-338, U-384
- U-523, U-526, U-527, U-598
- U-616, U-618, U-631, U-641, U-642, U-665, U-666
Dranger
References
edit- ^ "Convoy HX.229". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Convoy SC.122". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
Bibliography
edit- Stephen Roskill : The War at Sea 1939–1945 Vol II (1956). ISBN (none)
- Dan van der Vat : The Atlantic Campaign (1988). ISBN 0-340-37751-8
- Arnold Hague : The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 (2000). ISBN 1 55125 033 0 (Canada); ISBN 1 86176 147 3 (UK)
- Niestle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-352-8.
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.