Convoys HX 229/SC 122 order of battle

Last updated August 15, 2023

This is the order of battle during the battle around convoys HX 229 and SC 122 from 16 to 20 March 1943.

Allied forces

Convoy HX 229

Ships in Convoy HX 229

Name^[1]	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
Abraham Lincoln (1929)	Norway	5,740	Capt M J D Mayall Rd RNR (Commodore)
HMS Anemone (K48)	Royal Navy		Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 94 Survivors
HMCS Annapolis (I04)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 14 Mar
Antar (1941)	United Kingdom	5,222
HMS Aquamarine (4.00)	Royal Navy		Escort 22 Mar - 23 Mar ASW Trawler
Belgian Gulf (1929)	Panama	8,237
HMS Beverley	Royal Navy		Escort 14 Mar - 22 Mar Rescued 30 Survivors
Canadian Star (1939)	United Kingdom	8,293	Sunk by U-221
Cape Breton (1940)	United Kingdom	6,044
HMCS Chelsea	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar
City Of Agra (1936)	United Kingdom	6,361
Clan Matheson (1919)	United Kingdom	5,613	Vice-Commodore's Ship
Coracero (1923)	United Kingdom	7,252	Sunk by U-384
Daniel Webster (1943)	United States	7,176
El Mundo (1910)	Panama	6,035
Elin K (1937)	Norway	5,214	Sunk
Empire Cavalier (1942)	United Kingdom	9,891
Empire Knight (1942)	United Kingdom	7,244
Fort Anne (1943)	United Kingdom	7,134
HMCS Fredericton (K245)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar
Gulfdisc (1938)	United States	7,141
Harry Luckenbach (1919)	United States	6,366	Sunk by U-91
HMS Highlander (H44)	Royal Navy		Escort 18 Mar - 22 Mar
Hugh Williamson (1942)	United States	7,177
Irenee Du Pont (1941)	United States	6,125	Sunk by U-600 &U-91
James Oglethorpe (1943)	United States	7,176	Hit by U-758. Later lost; cause unknown
Jean (1918)	United States	4,902
Kaipara (1938)	United Kingdom	5,882
Kofresi (1920)	United States	4,934
Luculus (1929)	United Kingdom	6,546
Magdala (1931)	Netherlands	8,248
HMS Mansfield (G76)	Royal Navy		Escort 15 Mar - 18 Mar Rescued 20 Survivors
Margaret Lykes (1919)	United States	3,537
Mathew Luckenbach (1918)	United States	5,848	Romped 18 Mar. Sunk 19 Mar by U-527
Nariva (1920)	United Kingdom	8,714	Sunk by U-600 & U-91
Nebraska (1920)	United Kingdom	8,261
Nicania (1942)	United Kingdom	8,179
HMCS Oakville (K178)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar
Pan-Rhode Island (1941)	United States	7,742
HMS Pennywort	Royal Navy		Escort 15 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 90 Survivors
Regent Panther (1937)	United Kingdom	9,556
Robert Howe (1943)	United States	7,177
San Veronico (1942)	United Kingdom	8,189
HMCS Sherbrooke (K152)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 21 Mar - 22 Mar
Southern Princess (1915)	United Kingdom	12,156	Sunk by U-600
Stephen C Foster (1943)	United States	7,196	Returned
Tekoa (1922)	United Kingdom	8,695	138 Survivors Onboard
Terkoeli (1923)	Netherlands	5,158	Sunk by U-631
USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)	United States Navy		Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar
USS Babbitt (DD-128)	United States		Escort 19 Mar - 21 Mar
USS Kendrick (DD-612)	United States		Escort 8 Mar - 14 Mar
HMS Vimy	Royal Navy		Escort 19 Mar - 22 Mar. Joined From Iceland
HMS Volunteer (D71)	Royal Navy		Escort 14 Mar - 21 Mar Rescued 66 Survivors
Walter Q Gresham (1943)	United States	7,191	Sunk by U-221
William Eustis (1943)	United States	7,196	Sunk by U-435 & U-91
HMS Witherington (D76)	Royal Navy		Escort 15 Mar - 15 Mar Detached With Weather Damage
Zaanland (1921)	Netherlands	6,813	Sunk by U-758

Escort Group B-4

Destroyers: HMS Volunteer (D71) (SOE till 18th), HMS Beverley, HMS Witherington (D76), HMS Mansfield (G76), HMS Highlander (H44) (SOE from 18th)
Corvettes : HMS Anemone, HMS Pennywort, HMCS Sherbrooke (K152)

Ships in Convoy SC 122

Name^[2]	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
Alcedo (1937)	Panama	1,392	Halifax
Alderamin (1920)	Netherlands	7,886	Sunk
Asbjorn (1935)	United Kingdom	4,387	Halifax
Askepot (1937)	Norway	1,312	Iceland
Atland (1910)	Sweden	5,203
Aymeric (1919)	United Kingdom	5,196
Badjestan (1928)	United Kingdom	5,573
Baron Elgin (1933)	United Kingdom	3,942
Baron Semple (1939)	United Kingdom	4,573
Baron Stranraer (1929)	United Kingdom	3,668
Beaconoil (1919)	United Kingdom	6,893
Benedick (1928)	United Kingdom	6,978
HMCS Blairmore (J314)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar
Bonita (1918)	Panama	4,929
Boston City (1920)	United Kingdom	2,870
Bridgepool (1924)	United Kingdom	4,845
HMS Buttercup (K193)	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar
HMS Campobello (T278)	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar ASW trawler
Carras (1918)	Greece	5,234	Sunk by U-666 & U-333
Carso (1923)	United Kingdom	6,149
Cartago (1908)	United States	4,732	Iceland
Christian Holm (1927)	United Kingdom	9,119
Clarissa Radcliffe (1915)	United Kingdom	5,754	Straggled, Sunk by U-663
HMCS Cowichan (J146)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar
Dolius (1924)	United Kingdom	5,507
Drakepool (1924)	United Kingdom	4,838
HMCS Dunvegan (K177)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar
Eastern Guide (1919)	United States	3,704	Iceland
Empire Dunstan (1942)	United Kingdom	2,887
Empire Galahad (1942)	United Kingdom	7,046
Empire Morn (1941)	United Kingdom	7,092	CAM ship
Empire Summer (1941)	United Kingdom	6,949	Returned
English Monarch (1924)	United Kingdom	4,557	Returned With hull defects
Filleigh (1928)	United Kingdom	4,856
Fjallfoss (1919)	Iceland	1,451
Fort Cedar Lake (1942)	United Kingdom	7,134	Sunk by U-338 & U-665
Franka (1918)	Yugoslavia	5,273
Georgios P (1903)	Greece	4,052	Returned New York City
Glenapp (1920)	United Kingdom	9,503
Gloxinia (1920)	United Kingdom	3,336
Godafoss (1921)	Iceland	1,542
HMS Godetia (K226)	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar
Granville (1913)	Panama	4,071	Sunk by U-338
Gudvor (1928)	Norway	2,280	Halifax
HMS Havelock (H88)	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 22 Mar
Helencrest (1941)	United Kingdom	5,233
Historian (1924)	United Kingdom	5,074
Innesmoor (1928)	United Kingdom	4,392
Kedoe (1921)	Netherlands	3,684
King Gruffydd (1919)	United Kingdom	5,072	Sunk by U-338
Kingsbury (1937)	United Kingdom	4,898	Sunk by U-338
HMS Lavender	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar
HMCS Leamington	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 8 Mar - 12 Mar
Livingston (1928)	United Kingdom	2,140	Returned New York City
Losada (1921)	United Kingdom	6,520
LST 305	Royal Navy		Tank landing craft
LST 365	Royal Navy		Tank landing craft
McKeesport (1919)	United States	6,198	Returned
HMCS New Westminster (K228)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar
Ogmore Castle (1919)	United Kingdom	2,481
Orminster (1914)	United Kingdom	5,712
P.L.M.13 (1921)	United Kingdom	3,754	Arrived St Johns Newfoundland With Boiler Defects
Parkhaven (1920)	Netherlands	4,803
Permian (1931)	Panama	8,890	Halifax
HMS Pimpernel	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar
Polarland (1923)	Norway	1,591	Returned New York City
Porjus (1906)	Sweden	2,965
Port Auckland (1922)	United Kingdom	8,789	Sunk by U-305
Reaveley (1940)	United Kingdom	4,998	Later Took Pos'n 83
HMCS Rimouski (K121)	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar
HMS Saxifrage (K04)	Royal Navy		Escort 11 Mar - 23 Mar
Selfoss (1914)	Iceland	775	Detached 17 Mar Arr Reykjavik 22 Mar
Sevilla (1921)	Norway	1,383	St Johns Nf
Shirvan (1925)	United Kingdom	6,017
HMS Swale	Royal Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 23 Mar
HMCS The Pas	Royal Canadian Navy		Escort 5 Mar - 09 Mar
USCGC Ingham	United States Navy		Escort -
USS Babbitt	United States Navy		Escort -
USS Upshur	United States Navy		Escort 12 Mar - 16 Mar
Vinriver (1917)	United Kingdom	3,881
Vistula (1920)	United States	8,537
Zamalek (1921)	United Kingdom	1,567	Rescue Ship, 165 Survivors
Zouave (1930)	United Kingdom	4,256	Sunk by U-305

B-5 Escort Group

Destroyers: HMS Havelock (H88) (SOE), USS Upshur (DD-144)
Frigate: HMS Swale (K217)
Corvettes: HMS Buttercup (K193), HMS Godetia (K226), HMS Lavender (K60), HMS Pimpernel, HMS Saxifrage (K04)
Naval Trawler: HMS Campobello (T378)

Reinforcements

Destroyers: USS Babbitt (DD-128), HMS Vimy
USCG Cutter: USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)

Axis forces

Raubgraf

U-84, U-89, U-91
U-435 U-468
U-600, U-603, U-615, U-621, U-635, U-638, U-653, U-664
U-758

Stürmer

U-134, U-190
U-229
U-305, U-338, U-384
U-523, U-526, U-527, U-598
U-616, U-618, U-631, U-641, U-642, U-665, U-666

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References

↑ "Convoy HX.229". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
↑ "Convoy SC.122". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

Bibliography

Stephen Roskill : The War at Sea 1939–1945 Vol II (1956). ISBN (none)
Dan van der Vat : The Atlantic Campaign (1988). ISBN 0-340-37751-8
Arnold Hague : The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 (2000). ISBN 1 55125 033 0 (Canada); ISBN 1 86176 147 3 (UK)
Niestle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-352-8.
Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.

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[1] "Convoy HX.229". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

[2] "Convoy SC.122". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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