JW-56A
Loch Ewe, UK - Kola Fjord, Russia (Arctic Ocean)25 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944
| The Convoy | 20 ships |
| First sighting | On 25 Jan 1944 by U-956 |
| Escorts | |
U-boats | U-278, U-360, U-716, U-957 (some boats may be missing from this list) |
The battle |
Ships hit from convoy JW-56A
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1944 | U-360 | Klaus-Helmuth Becker |  | HMS Obdurate (G 39) (d.) | 1,540 |  | br | A |
| 25 Jan 1944 | U-278 | Joachim Franze | Penelope Barker | 7,177 |  | am | B | |
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-360 | Klaus-Helmuth Becker | | Fort Bellingham (d.) | 7,153 | | br | C |
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-716 | Hans Dunkelberg | | Andrew G. Curtin | 7,200 | | am | D |
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-716 | Hans Dunkelberg | USS PTC-39 [Trans.] | 54 | | am | E | |
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-957 | Gerd Schaar | | Fort Bellingham | 7,153 | | br | F |
| 26 Jan 1944 | U-957 | Gerd Schaar | USS PTC-38 | 54 | | am | G | |
| 30,331 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (21,638 tons) and 2 ships damaged (8,693 tons). Legend | ||||||||
6 convoys on route JW were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.