HX-231
Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic)4 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943
| The Convoy | 61 ships |
| First sighting | On 4 Apr 1943 by U-530 |
| Escorts | British escort group B-7 (Peter W. Gretton). |
U-boats | U-229 (Schetelig), U-530 (Lange), U-532 (Junker), U-563 (von Hartmann), U-564, U-572 (Kumetat), U-594 (Fiedler), U-630 (Winkler), U-632 (Karpf), U-635 (Eckelmann) and U-706 (von Zitzewitz). |
The battle |
Ships hit from convoy HX-231
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann |  | Shillong (d.) | 5,529 |  | br | |
| 4 Apr 1943 | U-635 | Heinz Eckelmann | | Waroonga (d.) | 9,365 | | br | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | | Shillong | 5,529 | | br | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-630 | Werner Winkler | | Waroonga | 9,365 | | br | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-229 | Robert Schetelig | | Vaalaren | 3,406 |  | sw | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Sunoil (d.) | 9,005 |  | am | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | | British Ardour | 7,124 | | br | |
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-530 | Kurt Lange | | Sunoil | 9,005 | | am | |
| 6 Apr 1943 | U-632 | Hans Karpf | | Blitar | 7,065 |  | nl | |
| 65,393 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (41,494 tons) and 3 ships damaged (23,899 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit from HX-231.
sunk ship.
damaged ship.
sunk U-boat.
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78 convoys on route HX were hit by U-boats in the war. |