SC-7
Sydney CB to UK (North Atlantic)16 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940
| The Convoy | 30 ships |
| First sighting | On 16 Oct 1940 by U-48 |
| Escorts | Sloops Scarborough, Leith, Fowey
Corvette Bluebell, Heartsease |
U-boats | U-48, U-101, U-46, U-123, U-99, U-100, U-38 |
The battle | (we've yet to write the battle descriptions for this convoy.) |
Ships hit from convoy SC-7
| Date |
U-boat |
Commander |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
| 16 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Trevisa | 1,813 |  | ca |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Languedoc | 9,512 |  | br |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Scoresby | 3,843 |  | br |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Aenos | 3,554 |  | gr |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Carsbreck (d.) | 3,670 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Beatus | 4,885 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Convallaria | 1,996 |  | sw |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Creekirk | 3,917 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Empire Miniver | 6,055 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Gunborg | 1,572 |  | sw |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Blairspey (d.) | 4,155 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | | Shekatika (d.) | 5,458 |  | br |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Niritos | 3,854 |  | gr |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | | Boekelo (d.) | 2,118 |  | nl |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Fiscus | 4,815 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Assyrian | 2,962 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Soesterberg | 1,904 |  | nl |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Boekelo | 2,118 |  | nl |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Empire Brigade | 5,154 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Sedgepool | 5,556 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Thalia | 5,875 |  | gr |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | | Blairspey (d.) | 4,155 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Snefjeld | 1,643 |  | nw |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Shekatika | 5,458 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Clintonia (d.) | 3,106 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Clintonia | 3,106 |  | br |
| | 102,254 | |
20 ships sunk (79,592 tons) and 6 ships damaged (22,662 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged. |
Locations of ships hit from SC-7.
sunk ship.
damaged ship.
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