| Convoy ON.113 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 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[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln (1929) |  Norway
|
5,740 | New York City |
| Amastra (1935) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
8,031 | New York City |
| HMCS Annapolis (I04) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Antilochus (1906) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,082 | New York City |
| Bayano (1917) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,815 | 96 passengers |
| HMCS Brandon (K149) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| British Engineer (1922) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,993 | New York City |
| British Harmony (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
8,453 | New York City |
| British Merit (1942) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
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 of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,136 | Torpedoed by U-552 on 25 Jul sank 1 Aug |
| HMS Burnham (H82) |  Royal Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Calgary (K231) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| HMS Cavina (1924) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,907 | 140 passengers Banana-boat requisitioned from Fyffes by the Admiralty |
| HMCS Chicoutimi (K156) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Columbia (I49) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Daldorch (1930) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,571 | 12 passengers, New York City |
| HMCS Dauphin (K157) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Drumheller (K167) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Empire Faith (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,061 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Flint (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
8,129 | Oil tanker. 9 passengers. New York City for Curaçao |
| Empire Foam (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,047 | Sydney |
| Empire Rainbow (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,942 | CAM ship. Sunk by U-607 and U-704.[4] No dead |
| Empire Rowan (1922) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,545 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Tarpon (1920) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,085 | New York City |
| Empire Unity (1927) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,386 | Liverpool to Loch Ewe |
| Evita (1927) | Norway
|
6,346 | New York City |
| Explorer (1935) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,235 | New York City |
| Harpefjell (1939) | Norway
|
1,333 | Sydney |
| Inverilen (1938) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,456 | New York City |
| J L M Curry (1942) |  United States
|
7,176 | New York City |
| Malayan Prince (1926) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
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 of Great Britain and Ireland
|
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 (K47) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Richmond Hill (1940) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,579 | New York City |
| Salamis (1939) | Norway
|
8,286 | New York City |
| Senga (1913) |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
5,140 | New York City |
| Solsten (1929) | Norway
|
5,379 | New York City |
| St Clair (1937) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
1,637 | |
| HMCS St Croix (I81) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Stancleeve (1942) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,970 | Halifax |
| Thorhild (1935) | Norway
|
10,316 | New York City |
| Vav (1931) | Norway
|
6,415 | New York City |
| HMS Walker (D27) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul WWI-era destroyer | |
| Zaanland (1921) |  Netherlands
|
6,813 | Oban |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Convoy ON.113". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ON/index.html. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.150
- ↑ "MV British Merit – British Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1963.html. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "MV Empire Rainbow – British Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1968.html. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Pacific Pioneer – British Motor merchant". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1983.html. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
Bibliography[]
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
- Rohwer, J. and Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
External links[]
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