CG-29
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| The Convoy | 4 ships |
| First sighting | On |
| Escorts | When leaving Casablanca: US submarine chasers USS PC-474 and USS PC-482 Joining as reinforcements: US submarine chasers USS PC-473, USS PC-480 and USS PC-481 |
U-boats | |
The battle | On 25 Apr, 1943, the coastal convoy CG-29 left Casablanca consisting of three small merchants and two escorts and was joined off Fedala by a small tanker. Later that day, Rouennais struck a mine laid on 2 April by U-455 and sank. USS PC-482 picked up most survivors and returned to Casablanca. As it was initially assumed that the steamer was torpedoed, the convoy escort was reinforced by three submarine chasers of which USS PC-473 and USS PC-480 remained in the area carrying out an anti-submarine hunt, while the remaining ships of the convoy continued to Gibraltar. |
Article compiled by Rainer Kolbicz
Ships hit from convoy CG-29
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1943 | U-455 | Hans-Martin Scheibe | Rouennais [Mine] | 3,777 |  | fr | A | |
| 3,777 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,777 tons). Legend | ||||||||
This was the only convoy on route CG hit by U-boats in the war.