Convoy QS-33

Convoy QS 33
Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence
Date6–10 September 1942
LocationSt. Lawrence River
Belligerents
 Nazi Germany

Canada Canada

Greece Greece
Norway Norway
United States United States
Commanders and leaders
Karl Dönitz
Eberhard Hoffmann
Paul Hartwig
Strength
2 U-boats 8 merchant ships
3 escorts
Casualties and losses
5 ships sunk

Convoy QS 33 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was one of the numbered QS Convoys from Quebec to Sydney. The convoy was found on 6 September 1942 by U-165, which then destroyed 2 ships from the convoy while U-517 destroyed 3.

Ships in the convoy[1]

Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Aes (1915)  Greece 4,729 Sunk by U-165
HMCS Arrowhead (1940)  Royal Canadian Navy 358 Escort 6–10 September
Bencas (1943)  Norway 1,445
Coniscliffe Hall (1928)  Canada 1,905
John S Pillsbury (1943)  United States 7,176
Mount Pindus (1920)  Greece 5,729 Sunk by U-517
Mount Taygetus (1921)  Greece 3,286 Sunk by U-517
Oakton (1923)  Canada 1,272 Sunk by U-517
Penetang  Canada
HMCS Raccoon (1931)  Royal Canadian Navy 358 Escort 6–7 September, Sunk by U-165
HMCS Truro (1942)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 6–10 September

References

  1. "Convoy". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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