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Convoy SC 130
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Convoy SC 130 was a North Atlantic convoy which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was the 130th of the numbered series of Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool.[1] SC 130 was one of several convoy battles that occurred during the crisis month of May 1943.
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Part of World War II | |||||||
![]() HMS Duncan in March 1943 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Admiral Karl Dönitz |
Comm: HC Forsyth B-7 Group: Cdr. P Gretton | ||||||
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25 U-boats |
37 ships 8 escorts | ||||||
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3 U-boats destroyed 1 U-boat damaged 142 dead | no ships sunk |
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