Convoy HX-47
| Convoy HX.47 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 United Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | Adm Sir B S Thesiger KBE CB CMG | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 7 U-boats |
58 merchant ships 4 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 3 ships sunk | |||||
Convoy HX 47 was the 47th of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from HalifaX to Liverpool. The ships departed Halifax on 2 June 1940[1] and were escorted across the North Atlantic by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Esperance Bay, a Canadian destroyer and two Royal Navy sloops. U-boats of Wolfpack Prien sank three ships with the surviving ships reached Liverpool on 17 June.[1]
Ships in the convoy[2]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegeon (1919) | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece |
5,285 | Aluminium and pulp |
| Andreas (1919) | Greece |
6,566 | Wheat |
| Anna Mazaraki (1913) | Greece |
5,411 | Grain |
| Annavore (1921) |  Norway |
3,324 | Copper and General Cargo |
| Argos Hill (1922) |  United Kingdom |
7,178 | Steel |
| Ashby (1927) | United Kingdom |
4,868 | Grain |
| Askeladden (1920) | Norway |
2,496 | Pitprops Diverted to Portland, Maine for Degaussing |
| Balmoralwood (1937) | United Kingdom |
5,834 | Wheat and 4 aircraft (deck cargo) Straggled 6 June Sunk by U-47[3] on 14 June |
| Beaverbrae (1928) | United Kingdom |
9,956 | General cargo |
| Beaverhill (1928) | United Kingdom |
10,041 | General cargo |
| Blairspey (1929) | United Kingdom |
4,155 | Steel and timber |
| Boston City (1920) | United Kingdom |
2,870 | General cargo |
| Briarwood (1930) | United Kingdom |
4,019 | Pitprops |
| British Captain (1923) | United Kingdom |
6,968 | Petrol |
| British Faith (1928) | United Kingdom |
6,955 | Benzine |
| British Prince (1935) | United Kingdom |
4,879 | General cargo |
| Cairnvalona (1918) | United Kingdom |
4,929 | General cargo Vice-commodore Adm Sir A J Davies KBE CB |
| Capsa (1931) | United Kingdom |
8,229 | Crude oil |
| Clydebank (1925) | United Kingdom |
5,156 | Steel and coke |
| Comedian (1929) | United Kingdom |
5,122 | Cotton and lumber |
| Diplomat (1921) | United Kingdom |
8,240 | General cargo |
| Dornach (1939) | United Kingdom |
5,186 | Wheat |
| Egda (1939) | Norway |
10,050 | Petrol |
| El Aleto (1927) | United Kingdom |
7,203 | Crude oil |
| Elax (1927) | United Kingdom |
7,403 | Fuel oil |
| Erik Boye (1924) |  Canada |
2,238 | Grain Sunk by U-38[4] |
| HMS Esperance Bay | Royal Navy |
Armed merchant cruiser | |
| F J Wolfe (1932) |  Panama |
12,190 | Crude oil |
| Ferncastle (1936) | Norway |
9,940 | Fuel oil |
| HMS Fowey | Royal Navy |
1,150 | Escort Shoreham-class sloop |
| Georgios G (1918) | Greece |
4,289 | General cargo |
| Georgios Potamianos (1913) | Greece |
4,044 | General cargo |
| Germanic (1936) | United Kingdom |
5,352 | Grain |
| Harborough (1932) | United Kingdom |
5,415 | Grain |
| Hartbridge (1927) | United Kingdom |
5,080 | Wheat |
| Hellen (1921) | Norway |
5,289 | Scrap iron |
| Hoyanger (1926) | Norway |
4,624 | Pulp and lumber |
| Italia (1939) | Norway |
9,973 | 13,000 tons aviation spirit Sunk by U-38[5] |
| Kenbane Head (1919) | United Kingdom |
5,225 | General cargo |
| Loke (1915) | Norway |
2,421 | Copper |
| Manchester Citizen (1925) | United Kingdom |
5,343 | General cargo |
| Masunda (1929) | United Kingdom |
5,250 | Iron ore |
| Nailsea Manor (1937) | United Kingdom |
4,926 | Grain |
| Northumberland (1915) | United Kingdom |
11,558 | General cargo |
| Octavian (1938) | Norway |
1,345 | Wood pulp |
| Pacific Pioneer (1928) | United Kingdom |
6,734 | General cargo Commodore Adm Sir B S Thesiger KBE CB CMG |
| Randsfjord (1937) | Norway |
3,999 | Wheat and general cargo Collision with Georgios Potamianos and retired |
| Regent Panther (1937) | United Kingdom |
9,556 | Petrol |
| HMCS Saguenay |  Royal Canadian Navy |
1,337 | Escort Canadian River-class destroyer |
| Saimaa (1922) |  Finland |
2,001 | General cargo |
| Salacia (1937) | United Kingdom |
5,495 | Lumber |
| San Adolfo (1935) | United Kingdom |
7,365 | Fuel Furnace Oil (FFO) |
| HMS Sandwich | Royal Navy |
1,045 | Escort Bridgewater-class sloop |
| Saturnus (1940) |  Sweden |
9,965 | Petrol |
| Southgate (1926) | United Kingdom |
4,862 | Steel and timber |
| Storanger (1930) | Norway |
9,223 | Fuel oil |
| Temple Inn (1940) | United Kingdom |
5,218 | Sugar |
| Theodoros Coumantaros (1917) | Greece |
5,709 | Sugar |
| Thiara (1939) | United Kingdom |
10,364 | Fuel and lub oil |
| Ulysses (1918) |  Netherlands |
2,666 | General cargo |
| Vinemoor (1924) | United Kingdom |
4,359 | Wheat and lumber |
| Zurichmoor (1925) | United Kingdom |
4,455 | Steel and timber |
References
- 1 2 Hague
- ↑ "Convoy HX.47". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Balmoralwood – British Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Erik Boye – Canadian steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Italia – Norwegian motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
- Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
- Rohwer, J; Hummelchen, G (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
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