Convoy battles

SC-7

Sydney - UK

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
16 Oct 1940	U-124	Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	Trevisa	1,813	ca
17 Oct 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Aenos	3,554	gr
17 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Languedoc	9,512	br
17 Oct 1940	U-48	Heinrich Bleichrodt	Scoresby	3,843	br
18 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Boekelo (d.)	2,118	nl
18 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Shekatika (d.)	5,458	br
18 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Blairspey (d.)	4,155	br
18 Oct 1940	U-101	Fritz Frauenheim	Creekirk	3,917	br
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-46	Engelbert Endrass	Gunborg	1,572	sw
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Empire Miniver	6,055	br
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Fiscus	4,815	br
18 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Niritos	3,854	gr
19 Oct 1940	U-100	Joachim Schepke	Blairspey (d.)	4,155	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-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Clintonia	3,106	br
19 Oct 1940	U-123	Karl-Heinz Moehle	Sedgepool	5,556	br
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-99	Otto Kretschmer	Empire Brigade	5,154	br
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Snefjeld	1,643	nw
19 Oct 1940	U-99	Otto Kretschmer	Thalia	5,875	gr
				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.

20 ships sunk for a total of 79,592 GRT
6 ships damaged for a total of 22,662 GRT

Resource id #57

ms = 56.14N10.38W,56.40N10.45W,57.00N11.30W,57.10N11.20W,57.12N10.43W,57.12N11.08W,57.14N10.38W,57.14N11W,57.20N11.22W,57.22N11.11W,57.28N20.30W,57.28N11.10W,57.29N11.10W,57.30N11.10W,57.31N13.10W,57.55N11.10W,58.46N14.11W,59.14N17.51W,59N13W

Locations of ships hit from convoy SC-7.

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SC-7

16 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940

Ships hit from convoy SC-7

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