Convoy ON 92

Convoy ON.92
Part of World War II
Date6–21 May 1942
LocationNorth Atlantic
Belligerents
Germany

United Kingdom

 Royal Canadian Navy
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR (Commodore)
Strength
9 U-boats 46 merchant ships
17 escorts
Casualties and losses
7 ships sunk
1 damaged

Convoy ON 92 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 92nd of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed Liverpool on 6 May 1942[1] and were joined on 7 May[2] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. The convoy was discovered by Wolf pack Hecht on 11 May; and seven ships were sunk before the U-boats lost contact on 13 May.[3] Surviving ships reached Halifax on 21 May.[1]

U-Boats

The convoy was attacked by Wolf pack Hecht, which comprised 9 u-boats, namely

Ships in the convoy[12]

Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Achilles (1906)  Netherlands 1,815 Bound for St John’s, Newfoundland
Alex (1914)  United Kingdom 3,932 Bound for Halifax
HMCS Algoma (K127)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 7 May – 18 May. Corvette
HMCS Arvida (K113)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 7 May – 14 May. Corvette
Batna (1928)  United Kingdom 4,399 Sunk By U-94[13] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 1 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury
Belinda (1939)  Norway 8,325 Bound for Corpus Christi, Texas
HMS Bittersweet (K182)  Royal Navy Escort 7 May – 18 May. Corvette
British Power (1936)  United Kingdom 8,451 Bound for Houston
Bury (1911)  United Kingdom 1,686 Convoy rescue ship bound for Halifax
HMCS Calgary (K231)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 17 May – 21 May. Corvette
Carras (1918)  Greece 5,234 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Chagres (1919)  Panama 5,545 Bound for Boston
HMCS Charlottetown (K244)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 14 May – 17 May. Corvette
Clearpool (1935)  United Kingdom 5,404 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Cocle (1920)  Panama 5,630 Sunk By U-94[14] on 12 May 740 nautical miles (1,370 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 5 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St.John's, Newfoundland.
HMCS Columbia (I49)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 17 May – 19 May. Destroyer
Cristales (1926)  United Kingdom 5,389 Sunk by U-124[15] on 12 May SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead. Abandoned and sunk by gunfire from HMCS Shediac. Survivors picked up by Shediac and USCGC Spencer and landed at Boston.
Dean Emery (1919)  Panama 6,664 Bound for Beaumont, Texas
Dimitrios Chandris (1910)  Greece 4,643 Returned
Dorcasia (1938)  United Kingdom 8,053 Bound for Houston
Dorington Court (1939)  United Kingdom 5,281 Bound for New York City
Elisabeth Lensen (1910)  United Kingdom 4,212 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Empire Antelope (1919)  United Kingdom 4,945 Bound for Halifax. Ship’s Master is Vice-Commodore
Empire Chamois (1918)  United Kingdom 5,684 Bound for Baltimore
Empire Clive (1941)  United Kingdom 7,069 CAM Ship. Bound for Halifax
Empire Dell (1941)  United Kingdom 7,065 CAM ship. Sunk by U-124[16] on 12 May. 2 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCS Shediac and Bury, and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Empire Wolfe (1941)  United Kingdom 2,888 Bound for Halifax
Errington Court (1925)  United Kingdom 4,913 Bound for River Clyde
Evanger (1920)  Norway 3,869
Fort Binger (1919)  United Kingdom 5,671 With torpedo damage (uxb), in the port bow, from U-588[17] on 18 May. 1 dead. Fog closed in, so U-boat lost contact
Gazcon (1932)  United Kingdom 4,224
Grey Lag (1910)  Panama 3,312 Bound for Halifax
HMCS Halifax (K237)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 May – 17 May. Corvette
Ivan Topic (1920)  Yugoslavia 4,943 Bound for New York City
Juno (1908)  Netherlands 1,763 Bound for New York City
HMCS Kamsack (K171)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 May – 17 May
Langleebrook (1930)  United Kingdom 4,246 Bound for New York City
Lisbeth (1922)  Norway 2,732 Bound for Halifax
Llanover (1928)  United Kingdom 4,959 Sunk by U-124[18] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland on 12 May. 0 Dead. Scuttled by HMCS Arvida. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
HMCS Midland (K220)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 17 May – 21 May. Corvette
Mount Parnes (1917)  Greece 4,371 Sunk by U-124[19] on 12 May 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead.
Mount Rhodope (1919)  Greece 5,182 Bound for Montreal
Mount Taurus (1920)  Greece 6,696 Bound for Montreal
Portsea (1938)  United Kingdom 1,583 Bound for Pictou
Ragnhild (1941)  Norway 2,866 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
HMCS Regina (K234)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 May – 17 May. Corvette
San Ambrosio (1935)  United Kingdom 7,410
Selvik (1920)  Norway 1,557
Selvistan (1924)  United Kingdom 5,136 Bound for Halifax
HMCS Shediac (K110)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 7 May – 16 May. Corvette
Solarium (1936)  United Kingdom 6,239 Bound for Baton Rouge
Southern Princess (1915)  United Kingdom 2,156 Bound for Boston. Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR (Commodore)
Spokane (1929)  Panama 2,882 Bound for Charleston, South Carolina
Suecia (1912)  Sweden 4,966 Returned
Titanian (1924)  Norway 4,880 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Tolken (1922)  Sweden 4,471 Sunk by U-94[20] 675 nautical miles (1,250 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 0 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
USCGC Spencer (WPG-36)  United States Coast Guard Escort 7 May – 18 May. Coast Guard cutter
USS Gleaves (DD-423)  United States Navy Escort 7 May – 18 May. Destroyer
USS Plunkett (DD-431)  United States Navy Escort 16 May – 17 May. Destroyer
HMS Verity (D63)  Royal Navy Escort 14 May – 17 May. Destroyer
HMS Walker (D27)  Royal Navy Escort 17 May – 21 May. Destroyer
HMS Witherington (D76)  Royal Navy Escort 14 May – 21 May. Destroyer
Zypenberg (1920)  Netherlands 4,973 Bound for New York City

In popular culture

The convoy ONS-92 is mentioned in a song "Wolfpack" by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. The theme of the song is the attack of the wolf pack Hecht on the convoy.

References

  1. 1 2 Hague, p.158
  2. ↑ "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  3. ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.139
  4. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Otto Ites". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Korvettenkapitän – Werner von Schmidt". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Johann Mohr". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Horst Dieterichs". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Hans-Peter Hinsch". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Korvettenkapitän – Ernst-August Rehwinkel". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kapitänleutnant – Heinrich Muller-Edzards". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Convoy ON.92". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Batna – British Steam Merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Cocle – Panamanian steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cristales – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Empire Dell – British Catapult armed merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Fort Binger – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Llanover – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Mount Parnes – Greek steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Tolken – Swedish steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

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