Convoy SC 165 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 165
Departed Halifax on Jan. 16-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 32 ships in this convoy.
Notes:
The Rescue Vessel St. Clair was on her 4th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Dec. 24-1944 with the westbound Convoy ON 274, to Halifax Jan. 6-1945, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SC 165, Jan. 16-Jan. 31-1945. Her previous voyage had been with ON 263 / HX 321. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
Ships sunk (info from "Lloyd's War Losses", Vol I).
British Freedom, on a voyage from New York and Boston for Halfiax and U.K. with 9723 tons of fuel oil, was torpedoed and sunk by U-1232 on Jan. 14-1945, when en route (with Convoy BX 141) to join Concoy SC 165. She had a crew of 48 and 9 gunners - 1 crew died.
Athelviking, on a voyage from Port Everglades and Boston for Halifax and U.K. with 11630 tons of molasses and some assault craft, was also torpedoed and sunk by U-1232 that day. She had a crew of 43 and 8 gunners - the captain and 3 crew died.
(The American Martin Van Buren, en route to join Convoy HX 332, was also hit by U-1232 - follow the link for details).
Related external links:
The attack on British Freedom
The attack on Athelviking
Eastbound convoys 1944 & 1945 - This shows all the other eastbound convoys sailing in 1944 and 1945 in chronological order.
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