Convoy ON 113
| Convoy ON.113 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Canada United Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 11 U-boats of Wolf pack Wolf |
37 merchant ships 11 Escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
5 ships Sunk 1 Damaged | |||||
Convoy ON 113 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 113th of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed Liverpool on 17 July 1942 and were joined on 18 July[1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-2. They were found on 24 July by the eleven U-boats of Wolf pack Wolf. Five ships were sunk before the convoy reached Halifax, Nova Scotia on 31 July.[2]
Ships in the convoy
[edit]These ships were members of Convoy ON 113.[1]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln (1929) |  Norway
|
5,740 | New York City |
| Amastra (1935) |  United Kingdom
|
8,031 | New York City |
| HMCS Annapolis | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Antilochus (1906) | United Kingdom
|
9,082 | New York City |
| Bayano (1917) | United Kingdom
|
6,815 | 96 passengers |
| HMCS Brandon | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| British Engineer (1922) | United Kingdom
|
6,993 | New York City |
| British Harmony (1941) | United Kingdom
|
8,453 | New York City |
| British Merit (1942) | United Kingdom
|
8,093 | Maiden voyage in ballast. Damaged by U-552[3] on 25 Jul. 1 dead. Towed to St John's, Newfoundland |
| Broompark (1939) | United Kingdom
|
5,136 | Torpedoed by U-552 on 25 Jul sank 1 Aug |
| HMS Burnham | Royal Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Calgary | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| HMS Cavina (1924) |  United Kingdom
|
6,907 | 140 passengers Banana-boat requisitioned from Fyffes by the Admiralty |
| HMCS Chicoutimi | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| HMCS Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Daldorch (1930) | United Kingdom
|
5,571 | 12 passengers, New York City |
| HMCS Dauphin | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Drumheller | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Empire Faith (1941) | United Kingdom
|
7,061 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Flint | United Kingdom
|
8,129 | Oil tanker. 9 passengers. New York City for Curaçao |
| Empire Foam (1941) | United Kingdom
|
7,047 | Sydney |
| Empire Rainbow (1941) | United Kingdom
|
6,942 | CAM ship. Sunk by U-607 and U-704.[4] No dead |
| Empire Rowan (1922) | United Kingdom
|
9,545 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Tarpon (1920) | United Kingdom
|
6,085 | New York City |
| Empire Unity (1927) | United Kingdom
|
6,386 | Liverpool to Loch Ewe |
| Evita (1927) | Norway
|
6,346 | New York City |
| Explorer (1935) | United Kingdom
|
6,235 | New York City |
| Harpefjell (1939) | Norway
|
1,333 | Sydney |
| Inverilen (1938) | United Kingdom
|
9,456 | New York City |
| J L M Curry (1942) |  United States
|
7,176 | New York City |
| Malayan Prince (1926) | United Kingdom
|
8,953 | 4 passengers, New York City |
| Mount Evans (1919) |  Panama
|
5,598 | New York City |
| Norsol (1941) | Norway
|
8,236 | New York City |
| Pacific Pioneer (1928) | United Kingdom
|
6,734 | Sunk by U-132 on 30 Jul[5] |
| Pan Aruba (1931) | Norway
|
9,231 | New York City |
| Pan-Maine (1936) | United States
|
7,237 | New York City |
| HMS Polyanthus | Royal Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Richmond Hill (1940) | United Kingdom
|
7,579 | New York City |
| Salamis (1939) | Norway
|
8,286 | New York City |
| Senga (1913) |  Yugoslavia
|
5,140 | New York City |
| Solsten (1929) | Norway
|
5,379 | New York City |
| St Clair (1937) | United Kingdom
|
1,637 | |
| HMCS St. Croix | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Stancleeve (1942) | United Kingdom
|
5,970 | Halifax |
| Thorhild (1935) | Norway
|
10,316 | New York City |
| Vav (1931) | Norway
|
6,415 | New York City |
| HMS Walker | Royal Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Zaanland (1921) |  Netherlands
|
6,813 | Oban |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Convoy ON.113". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.150
- ^ "MV British Merit – British Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "MV Empire Rainbow – British Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Pacific Pioneer – British Motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.