Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy RA-53

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons
5 Mar 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Executive	4,978	am
9 Mar 1943	U-586	Dietrich von der Esch	Puerto Rican	6,076	am
10 Mar 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche	Richard Bland (t.)	7,191	am
				18,245
3 ships sunk (18,245 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

2 ships sunk for a total of 11,054 GRT
1 ship sunk for a total of 7,191 GRT

Resource id #31

ms = 66.44N10.41W,66.53N14.10W,72.44N11.27E

Locations of ships hit from convoy RA-53.

Some 9 convoys on route RA were hit by U-boats in the war.
Read more about them.