Convoy ON.115 | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Admiral Karl Dönitz | Admiral Sir A J Davies (Commodore) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13 U-boats | 43 merchant ships 12 escorts | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 U-boat sunk | 3 ships sunk 2 Damaged |
Convoy ON 115 was a trade convoy of 43 merchant ships with 12 escort ships during the Second World War. The convoy departed Liverpool on 24 July 1942 and arrived at Boston on 8 August. Three ships were lost to U-boats during the crossing and two were damaged.
It was the 115th of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America.
The ships departed Liverpool on 24 July 1942 and were joined on 25 July [1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-3. They were found on 29 July by the seven U-boats of Wolfpack Wolf. Six U-boats formed Wolfpack Pirat on 1 August and reached the convoy on 2 August. Three ships were sunk before contact was lost in misty weather on 3 August. [2] Surviving ships reached Boston on 8 August. [1]
Name [1] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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HMCS Agassiz | ![]() | Escort 31 Jul – 3 Aug Corvette | |
Agwidale (1918) | ![]() | 4,763 | Collision then straggled |
Arletta (1925) | ![]() | 4,870 | Straggled and sunk by U-458 [3] on 5 Aug SSW of Cape Race. 36 of the 41 crew died. Survivors were picked up by USS Menemsha (AG-39) |
Asbjorn (1935) | ![]() | 4,387 | Bound for Sydney |
Athelchief (1939) | ![]() | 10,000 | Bound for Curaçao |
Belgian Soldier (1941) | ![]() | 7,167 | Torpedoed and damaged by U-553 then straggled and was sunk by U-607 [4] on 4 Aug 21 dead. |
Brimanger (1929) | ![]() | 4,883 | Bound for New York City |
Cistula (1939) | ![]() | 8,097 | Bound for Halifax |
Collingsworth (1920) | ![]() | 5,101 | Bound for New York City |
Corner Brook (1925) | ![]() | 5,767 | Bound for Halifax |
Delhi (1925) | ![]() | 4,571 | Bound for New York City |
Dorcasia (1938) | ![]() | 8,053 | Bound for New York City |
El Lago (1920) | ![]() | 4,221 | Straggled |
Emma Bakke (1929) | ![]() | 4,721 | 13 passengers, bound for New York City |
Empire Heywood (1942) | ![]() | 7,030 | Bound for New York City |
Empire Ocean (1941) | ![]() | 6,765 | Ashore 4 Aug 42; Sank in tow 5 Aug 42 |
Empire Southey (1942) | ![]() | 7,041 | |
Empire Spray (1941) | ![]() | 7,242 | Bound for Halifax |
Empire Trader (1908) | ![]() | 9,990 | Bound for New York City then Auckland |
G S Walden (1935) | ![]() | 10,627 | Tanker. Torpedoed by U-552 [5] on 3 Aug east of Cape Race and towed into St. John's, Newfoundland. 1 dead |
HMCS Galt | ![]() | Escort 25 Jul – 3 Aug Corvette | |
Gyda (1934) | ![]() | 1,695 | Bound for Halifax |
HMCS Hamilton | ![]() | Escort 2 Aug Destroyer | |
Herbrand (1935) | ![]() | 9,108 | Bound for Halifax |
Hoegh Hood (1936) | ![]() | 9,351 | Bound for Halifax |
Jamaica Planter (1936) | ![]() | 4,098 | Bound for New York City |
Katy (1931) | ![]() | 6,825 | Bound for New York City |
HMCS La Malbaie | ![]() | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Corvette | |
Lochkatrine (1922) | ![]() | 9,419 | Freighter. In ballast. Sunk by U-553. [6] 9 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCS Hamilton And HMCS Agassiz |
HMCS Louisburg | ![]() | Escort 25 Jul – 3 Aug . Took in damaged G S Walden to St. John's, Newfoundland | |
Lucellum (1938) | ![]() | 9,425 | Returned |
Manchester Trader (1941) | ![]() | 5,671 | Bound for Halifax thence Saint John, New Brunswick. Rear-Admiral H C Rawlings (Vice-Commodore) |
Montreal City (1920) | ![]() | 3,066 | Bound for New York City |
Mount Evans (1919) | ![]() | 5,598 | Bound for New York City |
Norsk Tank (1928) | ![]() | 9,720 | Bound for Halifax |
Ornefjell (1937) | ![]() | 1,334 | Bound for Halifax |
Otina (1938) | ![]() | 6,217 | Bound for Halifax |
Pacific Grove (1928) | ![]() | 7,117 | 17 Passengers, Bound for New York City. Admiral Sir A J Davies (Commodore) |
Regent Panther (1937) | ![]() | 9,556 | Bound for New York City |
HMCS Rimouski | ![]() | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Corvette | |
Robert F Hand (1933) | ![]() | 2,197 | Bound for Halifax |
HMCS Sackville | ![]() | Escort 25 Jul – 4 Aug Corvette | |
HMCS Saguenay | ![]() | Escort 25 Jul – 1 Aug Destroyer | |
San Ernesto (1939) | ![]() | 8,078 | Bound for New York City |
Seminole (1936) | ![]() | 10,389 | Bound for New York City |
HMCS Skeena | ![]() | Escort 25 – 31 Jul Destroyer sunk U-588 with depth charges on 31 Jul | |
Solfonn (1939) | ![]() | 9,925 | Bound for Aruba |
Tilapa (1928) | ![]() | 5,392 | Bound for Halifax |
Topdalsfjord (1921) | ![]() | 4,271 | Bound for Hampton Roads |
Tudor Prince (1940) | ![]() | 1,914 | Bound for Halifax |
USS Swanson | ![]() | Escort. Destroyer | |
HMS Verity | ![]() | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Destroyer | |
Westland (1931) | ![]() | 5,888 | 9 Passengers, Bound for New York City |
HMCS Wetaskiwin | ![]() | Escort 25 Jul – 2 Aug Corvette. Sunk U-588 with depth charges on 31 Jul | |
HMS Witch | ![]() | Escort 2 Aug Destroyer | |
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