| Convoy QS 33 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
Error creating thumbnail: Canada  Greece Norway United States | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Karl Dönitz Eberhard Hoffmann Paul Hartwig | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 2 U-boats |
8 merchant ships 3 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 5 ships sunk | |||||
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Convoy QS 33 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 September 1942 by U-165, which then destroyed 2 ships from the convoy while U-165 destroyed 3.
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aes (1915) |  Greece
|
4,729 | Sunk by U-165 |
| HMCS Arrowhead (1940) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
358 | Escort 6–10 September |
| Bencas (1943) |  Norway
|
1,445 | |
| Coniscliffe Hall (1928) | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | 1,905 | |
| John S Pillsbury (1943) |  United States
|
7,176 | |
| Mount Pindus (1920) | Greece
|
5,729 | Sunk by U-517 |
| Mount Taygetus (1921) | Greece
|
3,286 | Sunk by U-517 |
| Oakton (1923) | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | 1,272 | Sunk by U-517 |
| Penetang | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | ||
| HMCS Raccoon (1931) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
358 | Escort 6–7 September, Sunk by U-165 |
| HMCS Truro (1942) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 6–10 September |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
Bibliography[]
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
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See also[]
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