Convoy ON 113

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Convoy ON.113
Part of World War II
Date17–31 July 1942
Location
Belligerents
War ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Germany Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Canada
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
11 U-boats of Wolf pack Wolf 37 merchant ships
11 Escorts
Casualties and losses
5 ships Sunk
1 Damaged

Convoy ON 113 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 113th of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed Liverpool on 17 July 1942 and were joined on 18 July [1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-2. They were found on 24 July by the eleven U-boats of Wolf pack Wolf. Five ships were sunk before the convoy reached Halifax, Nova Scotia on 31 July. [2]

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Ships in the convoy

These ships were members of Convoy ON 113. [1]

NameFlagTonnage (GRT) Notes
Abraham Lincoln (1929)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5,740New York City
Amastra (1935)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,031New York City
HMCS Annapolis Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul
Antilochus (1906)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,082New York City
Bayano (1917)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,81596 passengers
HMCS Brandon Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
British Engineer (1922)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,993New York City
British Harmony (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,453New York City
British Merit (1942)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,093Maiden voyage in ballast. Damaged by U-552 [3] on 25 Jul. 1 dead.
Towed to St John's, Newfoundland
Broompark (1939)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,136Torpedoed by U-552 on 25 Jul sank 1 Aug
HMS Burnham Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
HMCS Calgary Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul
HMS Cavina (1924)Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,907140 passengers
Banana-boat requisitioned from Fyffes by the Admiralty
HMCS Chicoutimi Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul
HMCS Columbia Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul
Daldorch (1930)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,57112 passengers, New York City
HMCS Dauphin Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
HMCS Drumheller Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
Empire Faith (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,061 CAM ship. New York City
Empire Flint Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,129Oil tanker. 9 passengers. New York City for Curaçao
Empire Foam (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,047Sydney
Empire Rainbow (1941)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,942 CAM ship. Sunk by U-607 and U-704. [4] No dead
Empire Rowan (1922)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,545 CAM ship. New York City
Empire Tarpon (1920)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,085New York City
Empire Unity (1927)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,386 Liverpool to Loch Ewe
Evita (1927)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6,346New York City
Explorer (1935)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,235New York City
Harpefjell (1939)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,333Sydney
Inverilen (1938)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,456New York City
J L M Curry (1942)Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 7,176New York City
Malayan Prince (1926)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,9534 passengers, New York City
Mount Evans (1919)Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5,598New York City
Norsol (1941)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8,236New York City
Pacific Pioneer (1928)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,734Sunk by U-132 on 30 Jul [5]
Pan Aruba (1931)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9,231New York City
Pan-Maine (1936)Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 7,237New York City
HMS Polyanthus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
Richmond Hill (1940)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,579New York City
Salamis (1939)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8,286New York City
Senga (1913)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5,140New York City
Solsten (1929)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5,379New York City
St Clair (1937)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,637
HMCS St. Croix Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul
Stancleeve (1942)Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,970Halifax
Thorhild (1935)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10,316New York City
Vav (1931)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6,415New York City
HMS Walker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul
Zaanland (1921)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6,813Oban

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