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Convoy SC 121
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Convoy SC 121 was the 121st of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool.[2] The ships departed New York City 23 February 1943;[3] and were met by the Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3 consisting of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Treasury-class cutter USCGC Spencer, the American Wickes-class destroyer USS Greer, the British and Canadian Flower-class corvettes HMS Dianthus, HMCS Rosthern, HMCS Trillium and HMCS Dauphin and the convoy rescue ship Melrose Abbey.[4][5] Three of the escorts had defective sonar and three had unserviceable radar.[6]
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Part of Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Capt. H.C. Birnie RNR† Capt. P.R. Heineman USN | Admiral Karl Dönitz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
69 freighters 2 destroyers 3 cutters 4 corvettes | 27 submarines[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 freighters sunk (55,673 GRT) 270 killed/drowned | none |
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