| Convoy SQ 36 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Greece Norway United States Netherlands Finland | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
|
Karl Dönitz Eberhard Hoffmann Paul Hartwig | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 2 U-boats |
21 merchant ships 3 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
3 ships sunk 2 ships damaged | |||||
Convoy SQ-36 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was one of the numbered SQ Convoys from Sydney to Quebec. The convoy was found on 15 September 1942 by U-517, which then destroyed 2 ships from the convoy while U-165 destroyed 1.
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agios Georgios (1911) |  Greece
|
4,248 | |
| Anna (1897) |  Finland
|
1,043 | |
| HMCS Arrowhead (K145) (1940) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
358 | Escort 12–16 September |
| Askot (1938) |  Norway
|
1,323 | |
| Cragpool (1928) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,133 | |
| Essex Lance (1918) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,625 | Damaged by U-165 |
| Inger Elizabeth (1920) | Norway
|
2,166 | Sunk by U-517 |
| Janeta (1929) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
4,312 | |
| Joannis (1909) | Greece
|
3,667 | Sunk by U-165 |
| Katiingo Hadjipatera (1913) | Greece
|
3.661 | |
| Llangollen (1928) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,056 | |
| North Brook (1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
2,373 | |
| Pan York (1901) |  United States
|
4,750 | Damaged by U-165 |
| Peterston (1925) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
4,680 | |
| Picotee (1913) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
4,307 | |
| Rolf Jarl (1920) | Norway
|
1,917 | |
| Royalite (1916) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
2,052 | |
| HMS Salisbury (I-52) (1919) |  Royal Navy
|
1,090 | Escort 12–16 September |
| Saturnus (1909) |  Netherlands
|
4,307 | Sunk by U-517 |
| Solhavn (1918) | Norway
|
1,630 | |
| Trenora | |||
| HMCS Vegreville (J257) (1941) | Royal Canadian Navy
|
672 | Escort 12–16 September |
| Winha (1904) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
3,391 | |
| Yildum (1913) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
3,731 |
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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