Convoy QS-33
Convoy QS 33 | |||||
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Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Nazi Germany |
Greece Norway 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 |
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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
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
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