Convoy SC 19
| Convoy SC.19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Royal Canadian Navy United Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| ~4 U-boats |
28 merchant ships 11 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 7 ships sunk | |||||
Convoy SC 19 was the 19th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The trade convoy left Halifax on 12 January 1941[1] and was found by U-boats of the 7th U-boat Flotilla on 29 January. Seven ships were sunk before the convoy reached Liverpool on 2 February.[2]
Ships in the convoy[3]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikaterini (1913) |  Greece |
4,929 | 1 dead. 30 survivors. Sunk by U-93[4] |
| HMS Antelope (H36) | Royal Navy |
Escort 27-31 Jan Destroyer | |
| HMS Anthony (H40) | Royal Navy |
Escort 27-31 Jan Destroyer | |
| HMCS Arrowhead (K145) | Royal Canadian Navy |
Escort 12 Jan Corvette | |
| HMS Aurania | Royal Navy |
Escort 12-26 Jan Armed merchant cruiser | |
| Baltara (1918) |  United Kingdom |
3,292 | |
| Barrhill (1912) | United Kingdom |
4,972 | |
| Basil (1928) | United Kingdom |
4,913 | Commodore: Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR |
| Brynhild (1907) | United Kingdom |
2,195 | |
| Carperby (1928) | United Kingdom |
4,890 | |
| Culebra (1919) | United Kingdom |
3,044 | |
| Dimitrios Chandris (1910) | Greece |
4,643 | Returned, must Dry-Dock |
| Grelrosa (1914) | United Kingdom |
4,574 | Straggled, bombed & sunk by a Focke Wulf Fw 200 aircraft |
| HMS Heather (K69) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26 Jan – 1 Feb Corvette | |
| HMS Jackal (F22) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29 Jan Destroyer | |
| King Robert (1920) | United Kingdom |
5,886 | Sunk by U-93[5] |
| Kul (1907) |  Norway |
1,310 | |
| Kyriakoula (1918) | Greece |
4,340 | |
| HMS Lady Madeleine (FY283) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26-31 Jan ASW trawler | |
| Merchant Royal (1928) | United Kingdom |
5,008 | |
| HMS Pegasus | Royal Navy |
Escort 26-31 Jan | |
| Penhale (1924) | United Kingdom |
4,071 | |
| HMS Picotee (K63) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26 Jan – 1 Feb Corvette | |
| Rockpool (1927) | United Kingdom |
4,892 | Wrecked, then salved and became Empire Trent |
| Rushpool (1928) | United Kingdom |
5,125 | Straggled and sunk by U-94[6] |
| Ruth I | Norway |
3,531 | |
| HMS Sardonyx (H26) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29-30 Jan | |
| HMS Scimitar (H21) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29-30 Jan | |
| Sesostris (1915) |  Egypt |
2,962 | Straggled and sunk by U-106[7] |
| Shirvan (1925) | United Kingdom |
6,017 | |
| Snar (1920) | Norway |
3,176 | Ashore, re-floated, beached Bannatyne Cove |
| Stad Arnhem (1920) |  Netherlands |
3,819 | |
| Tovelil (1925) | United Kingdom |
2,225 | |
| Varanger (1925) | Norway |
9,305 | |
| Vestland (1916) | Norway |
1,934 | |
| Vigsnes (1930) | Norway |
1,599 | |
| W B Walker (1935) | United Kingdom |
10,468 | Sunk by U-93[8] |
| West Wales (1925) | United Kingdom |
4,353 | Sunk by U-94[9] after convoy had scattered |
| Winkleigh (1940) | United Kingdom |
5,468 | |
References
- ↑ Hague pp.133&134
- ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen p.48
- ↑ "Convoy SC.19". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Aikaterini – Greek Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "King Robert – British Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Rushpool – British Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sesostris – Egyptian Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "W B Walker – British Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "West Wales – British Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
- Rohwer, J. and Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
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