TRIN-27
Trinidad, southeastward (Central Atlantic)-
The Convoy | 21 ships |
First sighting | On |
Escorts | American corvette USS Saucy (PG 65), American patrol yacht USS Carnelian (PY 19), American patrol craft USS PC-567 and USS PC-624 and American submarine chasers USS SC-522 and USS SC-534 |
U-boats | |
The battle | On 5 December, the convoy TRIN-27 consisting of 21 merchant ships left Trinidad escorted by one corvette, one patrol yacht, two patrol craft and two submarine chasers. One ship from convoy TRIN-27 was sunk by a U-boat after the convoy had been dispersed on 11 December. |
Ships hit from convoy TRIN-27
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 Dec 1942 | U-159 | Helmut Friedrich Witte | East Wales | 4,358 | br | A | ||
4,358 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,358 tons). Legend |
10 convoys on route TRIN were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.