SC-7
Sydney CB to UK (North Atlantic)16 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940
The Convoy | 30 ships |
First sighting | On 16 Oct 1940 by U-48 |
Escorts | Sloops Scarborough, Leith, Fowey Corvette Bluebell, Heartsease |
U-boats | U-48, U-101, U-46, U-123, U-99, U-100, U-38 |
The battle | (we've yet to write the battle descriptions for this convoy.) |
Ships hit from convoy SC-7
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
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16 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Trevisa | 1,813 | ca | A | ||
17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Languedoc | 9,512 | br | B | ||
17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Scoresby | 3,843 | br | C | ||
17 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | Aenos | 3,554 | gr | D | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | Carsbreck (d.) | 3,670 | br | E | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Beatus | 4,885 | br | F | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Convallaria | 1,996 | sw | G | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Creekirk | 3,917 | br | H | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Empire Miniver | 6,055 | br | I | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Gunborg | 1,572 | sw | J | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Blairspey (d.) | 4,155 | br | K | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | Shekatika (d.) | 5,458 | br | L | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Niritos | 3,854 | gr | M | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | Boekelo (d.) | 2,118 | nl | N | ||
18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Fiscus | 4,815 | br | O | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Assyrian | 2,962 | br | P | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Soesterberg | 1,904 | nl | Q | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | Boekelo | 2,118 | nl | R | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Empire Brigade | 5,154 | br | S | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | Sedgepool | 5,556 | br | T | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Thalia | 5,875 | gr | U | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | Blairspey (d.) | 4,155 | br | V | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Snefjeld | 1,643 | nw | W | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | Shekatika | 5,458 | br | X | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Clintonia (d.) | 3,106 | br | Y | ||
19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | Clintonia | 3,106 | br | Z | ||
102,254 | ||||||||
20 ships sunk (79,592 tons) and 6 ships damaged (22,662 tons). Legend |
48 convoys on route SC were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.
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