This is the order of battle during the battle around convoys HX 229 and SC 122 from 16 to 20 March 1943.
Convoy HX 229
Name[1] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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Abraham Lincoln (1929) | 5,740 | Capt M J D Mayall Rd RNR (Commodore) | |
HMS Anemone (K48) | Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 94 Survivors | ||
HMCS Annapolis (I04) | Escort 12 Mar - 14 Mar | ||
Antar (1941) | 5,222 | ||
HMS Aquamarine (4.00) | Escort 22 Mar - 23 Mar ASW Trawler | ||
Belgian Gulf (1929) | 8,237 | ||
HMS Beverley | Escort 14 Mar - 22 Mar Rescued 30 Survivors | ||
Canadian Star (1939) | 8,293 | Sunk by | |
Cape Breton (1940) | 6,044 | ||
HMCS Chelsea | Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | ||
City Of Agra (1936) | 6,361 | ||
Clan Matheson (1919) | 5,613 | Vice-Commodore's Ship | |
Coracero (1923) | 7,252 | Sunk by | |
Daniel Webster (1943) | 7,176 | ||
El Mundo (1910) | 6,035 | ||
Elin K (1937) | 5,214 | Sunk | |
Empire Cavalier (1942) | 9,891 | ||
Empire Knight (1942) | 7,244 | ||
Fort Anne (1943) | 7,134 | ||
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |||
Gulfdisc (1938) | 7,141 | ||
Harry Luckenbach (1919) | 6,366 | Sunk by | |
Escort 18 Mar - 22 Mar | |||
Hugh Williamson (1942) | 7,177 | ||
Irenee Du Pont (1941) | 6,125 | Sunk by & | |
James Oglethorpe (1943) | 7,176 | Hit by . Later lost; cause unknown | |
Jean (1918) | 4,902 | ||
Kaipara (1938) | 5,882 | ||
Kofresi (1920) | 4,934 | ||
Luculus (1929) | 6,546 | ||
Magdala (1931) | 8,248 | ||
HMS Mansfield (G76) | Escort 15 Mar - 18 Mar Rescued 20 Survivors | ||
Margaret Lykes (1919) | 3,537 | ||
Mathew Luckenbach (1918) | 5,848 | Romped 18 Mar. Sunk 19 Mar by | |
Nariva (1920) | 8,714 | Sunk by & | |
Nebraska (1920) | 8,261 | ||
Nicania (1942) | 8,179 | ||
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |||
Pan-Rhode Island (1941) | 7,742 | ||
HMS Pennywort | Escort 15 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 90 Survivors | ||
Regent Panther (1937) | 9,556 | ||
Robert Howe (1943) | 7,177 | ||
San Veronico (1942) | 8,189 | ||
Escort 21 Mar - 22 Mar | |||
Southern Princess (1915) | 12,156 | Sunk by | |
Stephen C Foster (1943) | 7,196 | Returned | |
Tekoa (1922) | 8,695 | 138 Survivors Onboard | |
Terkoeli (1923) | 5,158 | Sunk by | |
Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar | |||
Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar | |||
Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar | |||
Escort 19 Mar - 22 Mar. Joined From Iceland | |||
Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 66 Survivors | |||
Walter Q Gresham (1943) | 7,191 | Sunk by | |
William Eustis (1943) | 7,196 | Sunk by & | |
Escort 15 Mar - 15 Mar Detached With Weather Damage | |||
Zaanland (1921) | 6,813 | Sunk by | |
Escort Group B-4
Name[2] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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Alcedo (1937) | 1,392 | Halifax | |
Alderamin (1920) | 7,886 | Sunk | |
Asbjorn (1935) | 4,387 | Halifax | |
Askepot (1937) | 1,312 | Iceland | |
Atland (1910) | 5,203 | ||
Aymeric (1919) | 5,196 | ||
Badjestan (1928) | 5,573 | ||
Baron Elgin (1933) | 3,942 | ||
Baron Semple (1939) | 4,573 | ||
Baron Stranraer (1929) | 3,668 | ||
Beaconoil (1919) | 6,893 | ||
Benedick (1928) | 6,978 | ||
HMCS Blairmore (J314) | Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | ||
Bonita (1918) | 4,929 | ||
Boston City (1920) | 2,870 | ||
Bridgepool (1924) | 4,845 | ||
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |||
HMS Campobello (T278) | Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar ASW trawler | ||
Carras (1918) | 5,234 | Sunk by & | |
Carso (1923) | 6,149 | ||
Cartago (1908) | 4,732 | Iceland | |
Christian Holm (1927) | 9,119 | ||
Clarissa Radcliffe (1915) | 5,754 | Straggled, Sunk by | |
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |||
Dolius (1924) | 5,507 | ||
Drakepool (1924) | 4,838 | ||
Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | |||
Eastern Guide (1919) | 3,704 | Iceland | |
Empire Dunstan (1942) | 2,887 | ||
Empire Galahad (1942) | 7,046 | ||
Empire Morn (1941) | 7,092 | CAM ship | |
Empire Summer (1941) | 6,949 | Returned | |
English Monarch (1924) | 4,557 | Returned With hull defects | |
Filleigh (1928) | 4,856 | ||
Fjallfoss (1919) | 1,451 | ||
Fort Cedar Lake (1942) | 7,134 | Sunk by & | |
Franka (1918) | 5,273 | ||
Georgios P (1903) | 4,052 | Returned New York City | |
Glenapp (1920) | 9,503 | ||
Gloxinia (1920) | 3,336 | ||
Godafoss (1921) | 1,542 | ||
Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar | |||
Granville (1913) | 4,071 | Sunk by | |
Gudvor (1928) | 2,280 | Halifax | |
Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar | |||
Helencrest (1941) | 5,233 | ||
Historian (1924) | 5,074 | ||
Innesmoor (1928) | 4,392 | ||
Kedoe (1921) | 3,684 | ||
King Gruffydd (1919) | 5,072 | Sunk by | |
Kingsbury (1937) | 4,898 | Sunk by | |
HMS Lavender | Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | ||
HMCS Leamington | Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar | ||
Livingston (1928) | 2,140 | Returned New York City | |
Losada (1921) | 6,520 | ||
LST 305 | Tank landing craft | ||
LST 365 | Tank landing craft | ||
McKeesport (1919) | 6,198 | Returned | |
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |||
Ogmore Castle (1919) | 2,481 | ||
Orminster (1914) | 5,712 | ||
P.L.M.13 (1921) | 3,754 | Arrived St Johns Newfoundland With Boiler Defects | |
Parkhaven (1920) | 4,803 | ||
Permian (1931) | 8,890 | Halifax | |
HMS Pimpernel | Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | ||
Polarland (1923) | 1,591 | Returned New York City | |
Porjus (1906) | 2,965 | ||
Port Auckland (1922) | 8,789 | Sunk by | |
Reaveley (1940) | 4,998 | Later Took Pos'n 83 | |
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |||
HMS Saxifrage (K04) | Escort 11 Mar - 23 Mar | ||
Selfoss (1914) | 775 | Detached 17 Mar Arr Reykjavik 22 Mar | |
Sevilla (1921) | 1,383 | St Johns Nf | |
Shirvan (1925) | 6,017 | ||
Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar | |||
Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar | |||
Escort - | |||
Escort - | |||
Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar | |||
Vinriver (1917) | 3,881 | ||
Vistula (1920) | 8,537 | ||
Zamalek (1921) | 1,567 | Rescue Ship, 165 Survivors | |
Zouave (1930) | 4,256 | Sunk by | |
B-5 Escort Group
Reinforcements
Raubgraf
Stürmer
Dranger