Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy JW-56A


Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat.
25 Jan 1944U-278Joachim Franze Penelope Barker7,177am
25 Jan 1944U-360Klaus-Helmuth Becker HMS Obdurate (G 39) (d.)1,540br
26 Jan 1944U-360Klaus-Helmuth Becker Fort Bellingham (d.)7,153br
26 Jan 1944U-716Hans Dunkelberg Andrew G. Curtin7,200am
26 Jan 1944U-716Hans Dunkelberg USS PTC-39 [Trans.]54am
26 Jan 1944U-957Gerd Schaar Fort Bellingham7,153br
26 Jan 1944U-957Gerd Schaar USS PTC-3854am
 30,331

5 ships sunk (21,638 tons) and 2 ships damaged (8,693 tons).

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[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

3 ships sunk for a total of 21,530 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 108 tons
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,153 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,540 tons

Resource id #35

ms = 73.22N22.30E,73.22N24.15E,73.25N25.10E,73.28N21.30E,73.45N24.48E

Locations of ships hit from convoy JW-56A.


Some 6 convoys on route JW were hit by U-boats in the war.
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