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Convoy SC 100
Part of World War II
Date12–28 September 1942
Location
North Atlantic
Belligerents
Germany  Canada
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
17 U-boats 26 merchant ships
21 escorts
Casualties and losses
5 ships sunk

Convoy SC 100 was the 100th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The convoy departed Halifax on 12 September 1942 and was joined on 16 September[1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. The convoy had been scattered by an equinoctial storm when U-boats found it on 18 September. The ships of Group A-3 were not fast enough to catch surfaced U-boats;[2] and the U-boats sank five scattered ships before losing contact on 25 September.[3] Surviving ships reached Liverpool on 28 September.[4]

Escorts

The convoy was escorted by the following allied warships:-

U-boats

The convoy was attacked by both Wolfpack Lohs comprising 9 U-boats, and 8 U-boats from Wolfpack Pfeil, namely

Wolfpack Lohs

Wolfpack Pfeil

Order of battle

Allied merchant ships

Name[1] Flag Casualties Tonnage (GRT) Cargo Fate Notes
Ary Lensen  United Kingdom 3,214 Sugar
Athelsultan  United Kingdom 51 8,882 Molasses, alcohol Sunk by U-617[22] on 23 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Convoy commodore's ship, Capt N H Gale DSO Rd RNR. Survivors picked up by HMCS Weyburn and HMS Nasturtium and landed at Londonderry Port.
Atland  Sweden 5,203 Wabana iron ore
Atlantic  United Kingdom 5,414 Steel, lumber
Belgian Fisherman  Belgium 4,714 General cargo
Boris  Greece 5,166 Wabana iron ore
Dux  Norway 1,590 Lumber
Empire Guinevere  United Kingdom 7,072 Steel and tobacco
Empire Hartebeeste  United Kingdom 0 5,676 General cargo Sunk by U-596[23] on 20 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland.
Empire Opal  United Kingdom 9,811 Benzene, paraffin
Empire Razorbill  United Kingdom 5,118 Steel, tobacco
Empire Soldier  United Kingdom 4,539 General cargo
Empire Stour  United Kingdom 4,696 General cargo
Esturia  United Kingdom 6,968 Fuel oil
Greylock  United States 7,460 General cargo
Gunvor Maersk  United Kingdom 1,977 Sydney lumber
Innesmoor  United Kingdom 4,392 General cargo
Mount Evans  Panama 5,598 General cargo
Norhauk  Norway 6,086 General cargo Rescued crew from Empire Hartebeeste
Panama  United Kingdom 6,650 Sugar
Pennmar  United States 2 5,868 General cargo Straggled and was sunk by U-432[24] on 24 September. Survivors picked up by USCGC Bibb
Rio Verde  Norway 3,223 General cargo
Roumanie  Belgium 42 3,658 General cargo Straggled and was sunk by U-617[25] on 24 September. Sole survivor was picked up by U-617 as a PoW and landed at St Nazaire.
Spurt  Norway 2,061 Lumber Turned back
Tennessee  United Kingdom 15 2,342 Sydney grain Straggled and sunk by U-617[26] on 23 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Survivors picked up by HMS Nasturtium and USCGC Ingham
Tore Jarl  Norway 1,514 Lumber

Convoy escorts

Name[1] Flag Type Joined Left
HMCS Bittersweet  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 28 September 1942
ORP Błyskawica  Polish Navy Grom-class destroyer 16 September 1942 26 September 1942
USCGC Campbell  United States Navy Treasury-class cutter 16 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMS Deptford  Royal Navy Grimsby-class sloop 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
HMCS Kenogami  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMT Kingston Beryl  Royal Navy ASW Naval trawler 27 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Louisburg  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMCS Lunenburg  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Matapedia  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Mayflower  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMCS Moose Jaw  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMS Narvik  Royal Navy Landing Ship, Tank 27 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMS Nasturtium  Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Niagara  Royal Canadian Navy Town-class destroyer 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Prescott  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMCS Rosthern  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
HMS Rother  Royal Navy River-class frigate 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
USCGC Spencer  United States Navy Treasury-class cutter 16 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Trillium  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 15 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMCS Weyburn  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Woodstock  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942

References

  1. ^ a b c "Convoy SC.100". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Willoughby, p.198
  3. ^ Rohwer & Hummelchen, pp.144&162
  4. ^ Hague 2000, pp. 133–135.
  5. ^ "Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Reiner Dierksen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Klaus Köpke". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Paul-Karl Loeser". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Kurt Sturm". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Heinz-Otto Schultze". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Hans-Peter Hinsch". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Wolfgang Breithaupt". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Walter Göing". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Karl-Otto Schultz". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Hans-Hartwig Trojer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Wilhelm von Mässenhausen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Georg Wallas". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Jürgen Quaet-Faslem". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  19. ^ "Ernst Mengersen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  20. ^ "Ralph Kapitzky". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  21. ^ "Albrecht Brandi". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  22. ^ "Athelsultan – British motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Empire Hartebeeste – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Pennmar – American steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Roumanie – Belgian steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  26. ^ "Tennessee – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

Bibliography

  • Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
  • Rohwer, J.; Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
  • Willoughby, Malcolm F. The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II (1957) United States Naval Institute
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