Convoy FS 271
| Convoy FS.271 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 United Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| ~4 E-boats |
35 merchant ships 0 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
5 ships sunk 1 Damaged | |||||
FS 271 was a North Sea convoy of the FS series which ran during World War II from Methil, East Coast of Scotland to Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Ships in the convoy[1]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam (1922) |  Netherlands |
7,329 | |
| Aruba (1916) |  United Kingdom |
1,159 | |
| Baron Renfrew (1935) | United Kingdom |
3,635 | |
| Baronesa (1918) | United Kingdom |
8,663 | Bombed & sunk in dock at London 9 Sep |
| Benledi (1930) | United Kingdom |
5,943 | |
| Birtley (1922) | United Kingdom |
2,873 | |
| Brasted (1938) | United Kingdom |
1,076 | |
| Brockley (1920) | United Kingdom |
1,564 | |
| Corbrook (1929) | United Kingdom |
1,729 | Sunk by S-21 4 Sep |
| Cordene (1924) | United Kingdom |
2,345 | |
| Corferry (1937) | United Kingdom |
1,788 | |
| Cormount (1936) | United Kingdom |
2,841 | |
| Eastwood (1924) | United Kingdom |
1,551 | |
| Eleanor Brooke (1938) | United Kingdom |
1,037 | |
| Ethylene (1921) | United Kingdom |
936 | |
| Ewell (1926) | United Kingdom |
1,350 | Damaged 4 Sep by S-54 |
| Fulham V (1939) | United Kingdom |
1,584 | Sunk by S-22 |
| Glynn (1918) | United Kingdom |
1,134 | |
| Granby (1922) | United Kingdom |
2,051 | |
| Grit (1934) | United Kingdom |
501 | |
| Helmspey (1931) | United Kingdom |
4,764 | |
| Joseph Swan (1938) | United Kingdom |
1,571 | Sunk by S-18 |
| Moorwood (1940) | United Kingdom |
2,056 | |
| New Lambton (1924) | United Kingdom |
2,709 | Sunk by S-21 |
| Nieuwland (1920) | Netherlands |
1,075 | Sunk by S-18 |
| Old Charlton (1919) | United Kingdom |
1,562 | |
| Rimac (1919) |  Norway |
942 | |
| Sambre (1930) | Netherlands |
349 | |
| Signality (1937) | United Kingdom |
487 | |
| Sitona (1920) | Norway |
1,143 | |
| Socony (1936) | United Kingdom |
4,404 | |
| Sparta (1900) | United Kingdom |
708 | |
| Spero (1922) | United Kingdom |
1,589 | |
| Spero I (1920) | United Kingdom |
1,960 | |
| Western Coast (1919) | United Kingdom |
1,434 | |
References
- ↑ "Convoy FS.271". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
External links
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