Convoy battles
HX-126
Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic)19 May 1941 - 22 May 1941
| The Convoy | |
| First sighting | On 19 May 1941 by U-94 |
| Escorts | AMC Aurania submarine Tribune |
U-boats | U-94, U-556, U-111, U-98, U-94, U-93, U-46, U-66, U-557, U-94, U-74 |
The battle | The U-94 spots the convoy and before loosing contact manages to sinkn 2 ships. U-556 finds the convoy again the day after (the 20th) and in two attacks sinks 2 ships and damages a tanker. During the evening on the 20th U-111, U-98 and U-94 join the attack and the next morning the U-93 also joins. On May 22 U-66, U-46, U-557, U-74 also operate on the convoy. |
Ships hit from convoy HX-126
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | GRT | Nat. | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-109 | Hans-Georg Fischer | Harpagus | S | 5.173 |  br |
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth | British Security | 8.470 | br | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth | Cockaponset | 5.995 | br | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth | Darlington Court | 4.974 | br | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | John P. Pedersen | D | 6.128 |  nw |
| 20 May 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | Norman Monarch | 4.718 | br | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | Rothermere | D | 5.356 | br |
| 21 May 1941 | U-93 | Claus Korth | Elusa | 6.235 |  nl | |
| 22 May 1941 | U-111 | Wilhelm Kleinschmidt | Barnby | D | 4.813 | br |
Convoy info: S = straggler, D = dispersed, R = Romper | ||||||
9 ships sunk for a total of 51.862 tons from convoy HX-126