HX-126
Halifax/ New York - UK (North Atlantic)19 May 1941 - 22 May 1941
| The Convoy | |
| First sighting | On 19 May 1941 by U-94 |
| Escorts | AMC Aurania submarine Tribune |
U-boats | U-94, U-556, U-111, U-98, U-94, U-93, U-46, U-66, U-557, U-94, U-74 |
The battle | The U-94 spots the convoy and before loosing contact manages to sinkn 2 ships. U-556 finds the convoy again the day after (the 20th) and in two attacks sinks 2 ships and damages a tanker. During the evening on the 20th U-111, U-98 and U-94 join the attack and the next morning the U-93 also joins. On May 22 U-66, U-46, U-557, U-74 also operate on the convoy. |
Ships hit from convoy HX-126
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1941 | U-109 | Hans-Georg Fischer | Harpagus | 5,173 |  | br | ||
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth | British Security | 8,470 | | br | ||
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth | Cockaponset | 5,995 | | br | ||
| 20 May 1941 | U-556 | Herbert Wohlfarth |  | Darlington Court | 4,974 | | br | |
| 20 May 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | John P. Pedersen | 6,128 |  | nw | ||
| 20 May 1941 | U-94 | Herbert Kuppisch | Norman Monarch | 4,718 | | br | ||
| 20 May 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Rothermere | 5,356 | | br | |
| 21 May 1941 | U-93 | Claus Korth | | Elusa | 6,235 |  | nl | |
| 22 May 1941 | U-111 | Wilhelm Kleinschmidt | Barnby | 4,813 | | br | ||
| 51,862 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (51,862 tons). Legend | ||||||||
| 9 ships sunk for a total of 51,862 GRT |
Resource id #40
ms = 56.41N40.52W,56.47N40.55W,57.28N41.07W,57.48N41.36W,57N41W,59N38.05W,60.30N34.12W
Locations of ships hit from convoy HX-126.
Some 77 convoys on route HX were hit by U-boats in the war. |
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