HX-65
Halifax/ New York - UK (North Atlantic)24 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940
| The Convoy | |
| First sighting | On 24 Aug 1940 |
| Escorts | |
U-boats | U-48, U-57 and U-124 |
The battle | Three U-boats on patrol near the Hebrides attacked the convoys HX-65 & HX-65A on August 24 and 25, 1940 and sank 6 ships for a total of 37,284 tons. 12 German aircraft from the Luftwaffe (4 He-115 & 8 Ju-88) also attacked one day later the convoy and sunk 2 further ships with 16,472 tons. |
Article compiled by Tom Linclau
Ships hit from convoy HX-65
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | La Brea | 6,666 |  | br | ||
| 6,666 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (6,666 tons). | ||||||||
| 1 ship sunk for a total of 6,666 GRT |
Resource id #32
ms = 57.24N11.21W
Locations of ships hit from convoy HX-65.
Some 77 convoys on route HX were hit by U-boats in the war. |
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