Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy SL-78


Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat.
27 Jun 1941U-123Reinhard Hardegen Oberon1,996nl
27 Jun 1941U-123Reinhard Hardegen P.L.M. 225,646br
27 Jun 1941U-69Jost Metzler Empire Ability7,603br
27 Jun 1941U-69Jost Metzler River Lugar5,423br
29 Jun 1941U-123Reinhard Hardegen Rio Azul4,088br
29 Jun 1941U-66Richard Zapp George J. Goulandris4,345gr
29 Jun 1941U-66Richard Zapp Kalypso Vergotti5,686gr
30 Jun 1941U-66Richard Zapp Saint Anselm5,614br
 40,401

8 ships sunk (40,401 tons).

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8 ships sunk for a total of 40,401 GRT

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ms = 23.50N21.10W,24N21W,25.43N22.47W,29.05N25.10W,29N25W,31N26W

Locations of ships hit from convoy SL-78.


Some 29 convoys on route SL were hit by U-boats in the war.
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