| Convoy QS 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Greece Norway United Kingdom Panama Belgium Yugoslavia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Karl Dönitz Ernst Vogelsang | |||||
| Strength | |||||
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12 merchant ships 1 escort | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 U-boat damaged | 3 ships sunk | ||||
Convoy QS-15 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was one of the numbered QS Convoys from Quebec to Sydney. The convoy was found on 6 July 1942 by U-132, which then sank three ships from the convoy. U-132 was attacked and damaged by the convoy escort ship HMCS Drummondville.
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastassios Pateras (1914) |  Greece
|
3,382 | Sunk by U-132 |
| Carmelfjell (1935) |  Norway
|
1,334 | |
| Dinaric (1919) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
1,905 | Sunk by U-132 |
| HMCS Drummondville (1941) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
358 | Escort 5–8 July |
| Fjordheim (1930) | Norway
|
4,115 | |
| Hainaut (1905) |  Belgium
|
5,729 | Sunk by U-132 |
| Kalliopi (1910) | Greece
|
5,965 | |
| Panchito (1910) |  Panama
|
4,015 | |
| Sloga (1913) |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
4,323 |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
External links[]
See also[]
- No. 130 Squadron RCAF
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