Convoys HX 229/SC 122 order of battle

This is the order of battle during the battle around convoys HX 229 and SC 122 from 16 to 20 March 1943.

Allied forces

Convoy HX 229

Ships in Convoy HX 229 NameFlagTonnage (GRT)NotesAbraham Lincoln (1929)5,740Capt M J D Mayall Rd RNR (Commodore)HMS Anemone (K48)Escort 14 Mar - 21 MarRescued 94 SurvivorsHMCS Annapolis (I04)Escort 12 Mar - 14 MarAntar (1941)5,222HMS Aquamarine (4.00)Escort 22 Mar - 23 MarASW TrawlerBelgian Gulf (1929)8,237HMS BeverleyEscort 14 Mar - 22 MarRescued 30 SurvivorsCanadian Star (1939)8,293Sunk by Cape Breton (1940)6,044HMCS ChelseaEscort 8 Mar - 12 MarCity Of Agra (1936)6,361Clan Matheson (1919)5,613Vice-Commodore's ShipCoracero (1923)7,252Sunk by Daniel Webster (1943)7,176El Mundo (1910)6,035Elin K (1937)5,214SunkEmpire Cavalier (1942)9,891Empire Knight (1942)7,244Fort Anne (1943)7,134Escort 8 Mar - 14 MarGulfdisc (1938)7,141Harry Luckenbach (1919)6,366Sunk by Escort 18 Mar - 22 MarHugh Williamson (1942)7,177Irenee Du Pont (1941)6,125Sunk by &James Oglethorpe (1943)7,176Hit by . Later lost; cause unknownJean (1918)4,902Kaipara (1938)5,882Kofresi (1920)4,934Luculus (1929)6,546Magdala (1931)8,248HMS Mansfield (G76)Escort 15 Mar - 18 MarRescued 20 SurvivorsMargaret Lykes (1919)3,537Mathew Luckenbach (1918)5,848Romped 18 Mar. Sunk 19 Mar by Nariva (1920)8,714Sunk by & Nebraska (1920)8,261Nicania (1942)8,179Escort 8 Mar - 14 MarPan-Rhode Island (1941)7,742Escort 15 Mar - 21 MarRescued 90 SurvivorsRegent Panther (1937)9,556Robert Howe (1943)7,177San Veronico (1942)8,189Escort 21 Mar - 22 MarSouthern Princess (1915)12,156Sunk by Stephen C Foster (1943)7,196ReturnedTekoa (1922)8,695138 Survivors OnboardTerkoeli (1923)5,158Sunk by Escort 19 Mar - 21 MarEscort 19 Mar - 21 MarEscort 8 Mar - 14 MarEscort 19 Mar - 22 Mar. Joined From IcelandEscort 14 Mar - 21 MarRescued 66 SurvivorsWalter Q Gresham (1943)7,191Sunk by William Eustis (1943)7,196Sunk by & Escort 15 Mar - 15 MarDetached With Weather DamageZaanland (1921)6,813Sunk by

Escort Group B-4

Destroyers: (SOE till 18th), , , , (SOE from 18th) Corvettes : , ,

Ships in Convoy SC 122 NameFlagTonnage (GRT)NotesAlcedo (1937)1,392HalifaxAlderamin (1920)7,886SunkAsbjorn (1935)4,387HalifaxAskepot (1937)1,312IcelandAtland (1910)5,203Aymeric (1919)5,196Badjestan (1928)5,573Baron Elgin (1933)3,942Baron Semple (1939)4,573Baron Stranraer (1929)3,668Beaconoil (1919)6,893Benedick (1928)6,978HMCS Blairmore (J314)Escort 5 Mar - 09 MarBonita (1918)4,929Boston City (1920)2,870Bridgepool (1924)4,845Escort 12 Mar - 23 MarHMS Campobello (T278)Escort 12 Mar - 16 MarASW trawlerCarras (1918)5,234Sunk by & Carso (1923)6,149Cartago (1908)4,732IcelandChristian Holm (1927)9,119Clarissa Radcliffe (1915)5,754Straggled, Sunk by Escort 8 Mar - 12 MarDolius (1924)5,507Drakepool (1924)4,838Escort 8 Mar - 12 MarEastern Guide (1919)3,704IcelandEmpire Dunstan (1942)2,887Empire Galahad (1942)7,046Empire Morn (1941)7,092CAM shipEmpire Summer (1941)6,949ReturnedEnglish Monarch (1924)4,557Returned With hull defectsFilleigh (1928)4,856Fjallfoss (1919)1,451Fort Cedar Lake (1942)7,134Sunk by & Franka (1918)5,273Georgios P (1903)4,052Returned New York CityGlenapp (1920)9,503Gloxinia (1920)3,336Godafoss (1921)1,542Escort 12 Mar - 22 MarGranville (1913)4,071Sunk by Gudvor (1928)2,280HalifaxEscort 12 Mar - 22 MarHelencrest (1941)5,233Historian (1924)5,074Innesmoor (1928)4,392Kedoe (1921)3,684King Gruffydd (1919)5,072Sunk by Kingsbury (1937)4,898Sunk by HMS LavenderEscort 12 Mar - 23 MarHMCS LeamingtonEscort 8 Mar - 12 MarLivingston (1928)2,140Returned New York CityLosada (1921)6,520LST 305Tank landing craftLST 365Tank landing craftMcKeesport (1919)6,198ReturnedEscort 5 Mar - 09 MarOgmore Castle (1919)2,481Orminster (1914)5,712P.L.M.13 (1921)3,754Arrived St Johns Newfoundland With Boiler DefectsParkhaven (1920)4,803Permian (1931)8,890HalifaxHMS PimpernelEscort 12 Mar - 23 MarPolarland (1923)1,591Returned New York CityPorjus (1906)2,965Port Auckland (1922)8,789Sunk by Reaveley (1940)4,998Later Took Pos'n 83Escort 5 Mar - 09 MarHMS Saxifrage (K04)Escort 11 Mar - 23 MarSelfoss (1914)775Detached 17 Mar Arr Reykjavik 22 MarSevilla (1921)1,383St Johns NfShirvan (1925)6,017Escort 12 Mar - 23 MarEscort 5 Mar - 09 MarEscort -Escort -Escort 12 Mar - 16 MarVinriver (1917)3,881Vistula (1920)8,537Zamalek (1921)1,567Rescue Ship, 165 SurvivorsZouave (1930)4,256Sunk by

B-5 Escort Group

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Reinforcements

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References

Bibliography

Stephen Roskill : The War at Sea 1939–1945 Vol II (1956). ISBN (none) Dan van der Vat : The Atlantic Campaign (1988). Arnold Hague : The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 (2000). (Canada); (UK)

External links HX 229 at convoyweb SC 122 at convoyweb https://uboat.net/ops/convoys/convoys.php?convoy=HX-229 https://uboat.net/ops/convoys/convoys.php?convoy=SC-122