HX-231
Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic)4 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943
The Convoy | 61 ships |
First sighting | On 4 Apr 1943 by U-530 |
Escorts | British escort group B-7 (Peter W. Gretton). |
U-boats | U-229 (Schetelig), U-530 (Lange), U-532 (Junker), U-563 (von Hartmann), U-564, U-572 (Kumetat), U-594 (Fiedler), U-630 (Winkler), U-632 (Karpf), U-635 (Eckelmann) and U-706 (von Zitzewitz). |
The battle |
Ships hit from convoy HX-231
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
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4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann | Shillong (d.) | 5,529 | br | A | ||
4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann | Waroonga (d.) | 9,365 | br | B | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | Shillong | 5,529 | br | C | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | Waroonga | 9,365 | br | D | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-229 | Robert Schetelig | Vaalaren | 3,406 | sw | E | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | Sunoil (d.) | 9,005 | am | F | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | British Ardour | 7,124 | br | G | ||
5 Apr 1943 | U-530 | Kurt Lange | Sunoil | 9,005 | am | H | ||
6 Apr 1943 | U-632 | Hans Karpf | Blitar | 7,065 | nl | I | ||
65,393 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (41,494 tons) and 3 ships damaged (23,899 tons). Legend |
77 convoys on route HX were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.
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