Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy SL-78


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

8 ships sunk (40,401 tons).

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28 convoys on route SL were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.


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