OG-71
United Kingdom - Gibraltar (North Atlantic)17 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941
| The Convoy | 22 ships |
| First sighting | On 17 Aug 1941 by U-201 |
| Escorts | Sloop Leigh destroyer RNoN Bath corvettes Campala, Hydrangea, Bluebell, Campion, Wallflower and Zinnia A/S trawler Lord Nuffield Addition from 20.8; destroyers Gurkha and Legion, from 21.8 destroyer Boreas. |
U-boats | U-75, U-559 *, U-204 *, U-83, U-106, U-201 *, U-564 * and U-552 * * U-boats that fired torpedo or used the deck gun |
The battle | Contact was lost from the 19th until the 21st, when Fw-200 locates it, when the shadower U-106 was driven off. But the U-boats establish contact on the 22nd by the U-201 and maintained until the 23rd. 8 ships are sunk for 13,225 tons, no additional ships are damaged. 2 escorts sunk. |
Article compiled by Tom Linclau
Ships hit from convoy OG-71
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1941 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee |  | Aguila | 3,255 |  | br | |
| 19 Aug 1941 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | Ciscar | 1,809 | | br | |
| 19 Aug 1941 | U-204 | Walter Kell | | HNoMS Bath (I 17) | 1,060 |  | nw | |
| 19 Aug 1941 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | Alva | 1,584 | | br | ||
| 22 Aug 1941 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | Clonlara | 1,203 |  | ir | ||
| 22 Aug 1941 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | Empire Oak | 484 | | br | ||
| 23 Aug 1941 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | Aldergrove | 1,974 | | br | ||
| 23 Aug 1941 | U-201 | Adalbert Schnee | | Stork | 787 | | br | |
| 23 Aug 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Spind | 2,129 | | nw | |
| 23 Aug 1941 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | HMS Zinnia (K 98) | 900 | | br | ||
| 15,185 | ||||||||
10 ships sunk (15,185 tons). Legend | ||||||||
| 8 ships sunk for a total of 13,225 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 1,960 tons |
Resource id #41
ms = 40.25N10.40W,40.43N11.39W,48.48N17.46W,49.10N17.40W,49.23N17.56W,49N17W
Locations of ships hit from convoy OG-71.
Some 19 convoys on route OG were hit by U-boats in the war. |
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