Convoy SC 100

Convoy SC.100
Part of World War II
Date12–28 September 1942
LocationNorth Atlantic
Belligerents
Germany United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
17 U-boats 26 merchant ships
21 escorts
Casualties and losses
5 ships sunk

Convoy SC-100 was the 100th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The convoy departed Halifax on 12 September 1942 and was joined on 16 September[1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. The convoy had been scattered by an equinoctial storm when U-boats found it on 18 September. The ships of Group A-3 were not fast enough to catch surfaced U-boats;[2] and the U-boats sank five scattered ships before losing contact on 25 September.[3] Surviving ships reached Liverpool on 28 September.[4]

Escorts

The convoy was ecorted by the following allied warships:-

  • HMCS Bittersweet, HMCS Kenogami, HMCS Louisburg, HMCS Lunenburg, HMCS Matapedia, HMCS Mayflower, HMCS Moose Jaw, HMS Nasturtium, HMCS Prescott, HMCS Rosthern, HMCS Trillium, HMCS Weyburn, HMCS Woodstock
  • ORP Blyskawica, HMCS Niagara
  • HMS Deptford
  • HMS Kingston Beryl
  • HMS Rother
  • HMS Narvik
  • USCGC Campbell, USCGC Spencer

U-Boats

The convoy was attacked by both Wolfpack Lohs comprising 9 u-boats, and 8 u-boats from Wolfpack Pfeil, namely

Wolf pack Lohs

Wolf pack Pfeil

Ships in the Convoy[1]

Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Ary Lensen (1930)  United Kingdom 3,214 Sugar
Athelsultan (1929)  United Kingdom 8,882 Sunk by U-617[22] on 23 Sep SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 51 dead, including Capt N H Gale DSO Rd RNR (Commodore). Survivors picked up by HMCS Weyburn (K173) and HMS Nasturtium (K107) and landed at Londonderry Port.
Atland (1910)  Sweden 5,203 Iron ore ex-Wabana
Atlantic (1939)  United Kingdom 5,414 Steel, lumber
Belgian Fisherman (1918)  Belgium 4,714 General cargo
HMCS Bittersweet (K182)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Sep – 28 Sep. Corvette
ORP Blyskawica  Polish Navy Escort 26 Sep – 26 Sep. Destroyer
Boris (1917)  Greece 5,166 Iron ore ex-Wabana
HMS Deptford  Royal Navy Escort 25 Sep – 25 Sep. Sloop
Dux (1934)  Norway 1,590 Lumber
Empire Guinevere (1942)  United Kingdom 7,072 Steel and tobacco
Empire Hartebeeste (1918)  United Kingdom 5,676 Sunk by U-596[23] on 20 Sep SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. No dead
Empire Opal (1941)  United Kingdom 9,811 Tanker. Benzene, Paraffin
Empire Razorbill (1920)  United Kingdom 5,118 Steel, Tobacco
Empire Soldier (1928)  United Kingdom 4,539 General cargo
Empire Stour (1930)  United Kingdom 4,696 General cargo
Esturia (1914)  United Kingdom 6,968 Fuel oil
Greylock (1921)  United States 7,460 General cargo
Gunvor Maersk (1931)  United Kingdom 1,977 Lumber ex-Sydney
Innesmoor (1928)  United Kingdom 4,392 General cargo
HMCS Kenogami (K125)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep. Corvette
HMS Kingston Beryl  Royal Navy Escort 27 Sep – 27 Sep. ASW Trawler
HMCS Louisburg (K143)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 21 Sep – 26 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Lunenburg (K151)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Sep – 27 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Matapedia (K112)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Mayflower (K191)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Sep – 28 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Moose Jaw (K164)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep. Corvette
Mount Evans (1919)  Panama 5,598 General cargo
HMS Narvik  Royal Navy Escort 27 Sep – 28 Sep. LST
HMS Nasturtium (K107)  Royal Navy Escort 16 Sep – 27 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Niagara (I57)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep. Destroyer
Norhauk (1919)  Norway 6,086 General cargo. Rescued crew from Empire Hartebeeste
Panama (1915)  United Kingdom 6,650 Sugar
Pennmar (1920)  United States 5,868 General cargo. Straggled and was sunk by U-432[24] on 24 Sep. 2 dead. Survivors picked up by USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)
HMCS Prescott (K161)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 21 Sep – 26 Sep. Corvette
Rio Verde (1924)  Norway 3,223 General cargo
HMCS Rosthern (K169)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Sep – 27 Sep. Corvette
HMS Rother (K224)  Royal Navy Escort 25 Sep – 25 Sep. Frigate
Roumanie (1906)  Belgium 3,658 General cargo. Straggled and was sunk by U-617[25] on 24 Sep. 42 of 43 crew died. The only survivor was picked up by U-617 as a PoW and landed at St Nazaire.
Spurt (1918)  Norway 2,061 Lumber. Returned
Tennessee (1921)  United Kingdom 2,342 Grain ex-Sydney. Straggled and sunk by U-617[26] on 23 Sep SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 15 dead. Survivors picked up by HMS Nasturtium (K107) and USCGC Ingham (WPG35)
Tore Jarl (1920)  Norway 1,514 Lumber
HMCS Trillium (K172)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 15 Sep – 28 Sep. Corvette
USCGC Campbell (WPG-32)  United States Coast Guard Escort 16 Sep. Treasury-class combat cutter
USCGC Spencer (WPG-36)  United States Coast Guard Escort 16 Sep. Treasury-class combat cutter
HMCS Weyburn (K173)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Sep – 27 Sep. Corvette
HMCS Woodstock (K238)  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 21 Sep – 26 Sep. Corvette

References

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