Convoys HX 229/SC 122 order of battle
This is the order of battle during the battle around convoys HX 229 and SC 122 from 16 to 20 March 1943.
Allied forces
[edit]Convoy 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
[edit]Raubgraf
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.