Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy HX-231


Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat.
4 Apr 1943U-635Heinz Eckelmann Shillong (d.)5,529br
4 Apr 1943U-635Heinz Eckelmann Waroonga (d.)9,365br
5 Apr 1943U-229Robert Schetelig Vaalaren3,406sw
5 Apr 1943U-530Kurt Lange Sunoil9,005am
5 Apr 1943U-563Götz von Hartmann Sunoil (d.)9,005am
5 Apr 1943U-630Werner Winkler Shillong5,529br
5 Apr 1943U-630Werner Winkler Waroonga9,365br
5 Apr 1943U-706Alexander von Zitzewitz British Ardour7,124br
6 Apr 1943U-632Hans Karpf Blitar7,065nl
 65,393

6 ships sunk (41,494 tons) and 3 ships damaged (23,899 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

6 ships sunk for a total of 41,494 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 23,899 GRT

Resource id #37

ms = 57.10N35.30W,57.45N27.30W,58.08N34.04W,58.16N34.14W,58N34W

Locations of ships hit from convoy HX-231.


Some 77 convoys on route HX were hit by U-boats in the war.
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