- Convoy SC-130
Convoy SC-130 was the 130th of the numbered series of
World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island toLiverpool . [Hague 2000 p.133] Thirty-seven ships departedHalifax Harbour on 11 May 1943; [Hague 2000 p.135] and were met byMid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-7 consisting of the D class leader "Duncan", theV and W class destroyer "Vidette", theRiver class frigate "Tay", andFlower class corvette s "Snowflake", "Sunflower", "Pink", "Loosestrife", and "Kitchener" [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212] with theconvoy rescue ship "Zamalek". [Blair 1998 p.333]The convoy was found and reported by "U-304" on the night of 18/19 May. [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212] Gathering U-boats were attacked by convoy escorts and by
No. 120 Squadron RAF B-24 Liberator s before torpedo launch positions were reached. [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212] "U-381" was lost from unknown causes. On 19 May the convoy escort was reinforced by the 1st Support Group consisting of theBanff class sloop "Sennen" withRiver class frigate s "Wear", "Jed" and "Spey". [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212]"U-954" was sunk by hedgehog attacks from "Sennen" and "Jed". [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212] Admiral
Karl Dönitz 's son Peter Dönitz was among those lost aboard "U-954". [Blair 1998 pp.333-334]No. 120 Squadron RAF B-24 Liberator J sank "U-258". [Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.212] The convoy reachedLiverpool without loss on 26 May. [Hague 2000 p.135]Notes
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