Convoy HX 133

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Convoy HX.133
Part of World War II
Date16 June 1941 – 3 July 1941
Location
North Atlantic
Result German victory
Belligerents
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Canada
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
~4 U-boats 64 merchant ships
20 escorts
Casualties and losses
6 ships sunk
7 damaged
107 killed

Convoy HX 133 was the 133rd of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from HalifaX to Liverpool. The ships departed Halifax on 16 June 1941, [1] and were found on 23 June by U-boats of the 1st U-boat Flotilla, operating out of Brest, France. U-boats sank six ships before the convoy reached Liverpool on 3 July. [1] There was strong criticism of the RCN corvette's signalling capabilities as borne out by the number of collisions that occurred. [2]

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Ships in the Convoy

Name [2] FlagTonnage (GRT) Notes
Anadara (1935)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,009Joined ex convoy BHX 133
HMCS Annapolis (I04) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort 16 Jun – 20 Jun
HMS Arabis (K73) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun
Atlantic City (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,133
Baltara (1918)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3,292
Bello (1930)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6,125Possibly via Convoy BB 41
British Progress (1927)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,581
British Workman (1922)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,994
Brockley Hill (1919)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,297Sunk by U-651 [3] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. All crew rescued.
HMS Celandine (K75) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 30 Jun
Ceronia (1929)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,955Joined ex convoy BHX 133
HMCS Chambly (K116) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort – 27 Jun
Corvette
City Of Oxford (1926)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2,759Joined ex convoy BHX 133, collision 19 Jun, returned
Cliona (1931)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,375As station oiler at Reykjavík until April 1942
HMCS Collingwood (K180) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort 20 Jun – 27 Jun
Colytto (1926)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4,408
Corbis (1931)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,132Joined ex convoy BHX 133
Dalhousie (1940)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,072
Debrett (1940)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,2442 passengers
Dolabella (1939)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,142Returned to Halifax after collision on 19 Jun
Dornoch (1939)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,186
Emma Bakke (1929)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4,721Returned
Empire Granite (1941)British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg  Royal Navy 8,028Joined ex convoy BHX 133
Empire Oil (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,029
Empire Salvage (1941)10,746Originally the Dutch Papendrecht, requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1941 and renamed Lothringen to support naval operations by the German battleship Bismarck and cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Atlantic. Captured the Allies in June 1941 and renamed Empire Salvage.
Erviken (1921)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6,595
Everleigh (1930)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,222
HMS Fleetwood (U47) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 27 Jun
Sloop
HMS Gladiolus (K34) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 27 Jun
Corvette
Glenpark (1939)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,136Capt R Gill CBE RD RNR (Commodore)
Grayburn (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,342Sunk by U-651 [4] S of Iceland. 35 of her 53 crew lost. Survivors rescued by HMS Arabis, HMT Northern Wave and HMS Violet
Hartlebury (1934)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,082
Havprins (1935)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8,066Motor tanker
Henry Dundas (1937)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10,448Joined ex convoy BHX 133
HMS Icarus (D03) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort. Destroyer
Inverilen (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,4563 passengers
Inverlee (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,158Joined ex convoy BHX 133. Bound for Scapa Flow
Kongsgaard (1937)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9,467Torpedoed amidships by U-564 [5] and caught fire on 27 Jun. The crew partially abandoned her, but the remaining crew were able to extinguish the fire and she arrived safely into Belfast on 2 Jul
Loch Ranza (1934)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,958
Lowther Castle (1937)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,171
Maasdam (1921)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8,812Sunk by U-564 [6] 300 nautical miles (560 km) S of Iceland. 32 passengers. Only 2 people were lost of the 80 persons on board; rescued by Havprins
Malaya II (1921)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,651Sunk by U-564 [7] E of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 41 of 49 crew lost. Survivors rescued by HMS Collingwood
HMS Malcolm (D19) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 30 Jun
Destroyer
HMS Maplin Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort
Mooncrest (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,202Vice Commodore
Nailsea Manor (1937)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,926Returned to St John's, Newfoundland after collision
HMS Nasturtium (K107) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 29 Jun
Corvette
HMS Niger (J73) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun
Minesweeper
HMS Northern Gem (FY194) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort
ASW trawler
HMS Northern Pride (FY105) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort
ASW trawler
HMS Northern Wave (FY153) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort
ASW trawler
Oakworth (1925)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,968
HMCS Orillia (K119) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort 20 Jun – 27 Jun
Corvette
HMCS Ottawa (H60) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort 20 Jun – 27 Jun
Destroyer
HMS Polyanthus (K47) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 23 Jun – 27 Jun
Corvette
Primero (1925)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4,414Joined ex convoy BHX 133, collision 19 Jun, returned
Randa (1930) Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada 1,555Straggled 27 Jun, to Reykjavík
HMS Ripley (G79) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 29 Jun
Destroyer
Salamis (1939)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8,286
San Delfino (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,072Joined ex convoy BHX 133
Saugor (1928)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,3032 passengers
HMS Scimitar (H21) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 30 Jun
Scottish Trader (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,016
Skeldergate (1930)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,251Returned to Halifax after collision on 19 Jun
Soløy (1929)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4,402Joined ex convoy BHX 133. Sunk by U-203. [8] All 32 crew rescued by Traveller.
Southgate (1926)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,862
HMS Speedwell (J87) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun
Minesweeper
HMCS St. Croix (I81) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Canadian Navy Escort 17 Jun – 20 Jun
Destroyer
St Rosario (1937)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,312Joined ex convoy BHX 133
Stylianos Chandris (1919)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6,059Returned
Tibia (1939)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10,356Damaged by torpedo
Tornus (1936)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,054Joined ex convoy BHX 133
Traveller (1922)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3,963
Trefusis (1918)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,299
Treworlas (1922)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,692
Tricula (1936)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,221
Ulysses (1918)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,666
Vigrid (1923)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4,76510 passengers. Straggler; Sunk by U-371 [9] 400 nautical miles (740 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 28 of 49 people lost.
HMS Violet (K35) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 30 Jun
Corvette
Voco (1925)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,090
HMS Watchman (D26) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 27 Jun – 30 Jun
Destroyer
Winkleigh (1940)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,468
Winsum (1921)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3,224
HMS Wolfe (F37) Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 16 Jun – 27 Jun
Zaafaran (1921)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,559Rescue ship

References

  1. 1 2 Hague p.127
  2. 1 2 "Convoy HX.133". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Brockley Hill – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Grayburn – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kongsgaard – Norwegian motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Maasdam – Dutch steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Malaya II – British motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Soløy – Norwegian motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Vigrid – Norwegian motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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