Convoy SC 7
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SC 7 was the code name for a large Allied convoy in the Second World War comprising 35 merchant ships and six escorts, which sailed eastbound from Sydney, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool and other British ports on 5 October 1940. While crossing the Atlantic, the convoy was attacked by one of the first U-boat wolfpacks. The escorts were overwhelmed, twenty of the 35 cargo vessels were sunk and two were damaged, with 141 lives lost. The disaster demonstrated the potency of wolfpacks (attacking in numbers) and the inadequacy of British anti-submarine operations.
For other uses, see SC 7 (disambiguation).
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Quick Facts The Second World War, Date ...
The Second World War | |||||||
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Part of Convoy SC 7, the Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Karl Dönitz | Lachlan Mackinnon | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8 U-boats |
35 ships 5 escorts | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
142 men killed 20 merchant ships sunk 2 merchant ships damaged (79,592 gross register tons (GRT)) |
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