Convoy HG 53

Convoy
Part of World War II
Date8–11 February 1941
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Kriegsmarine  Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
KL Nicolai Clausen R Adm. OH Dawson
Strength
1 U-boat
5 bombers
1 heavy cruiser
21 merchant ships
2 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 bomber 9 merchant ships sunk (15,217 tons)

Convoy HG 53 was the 53rd of the numbered series of World War II HG convoys of Homeward bound merchant ships from Gibraltar to Liverpool.[1] Convoy HG 53 lost nine ships during a coordinated attack in February 1941. HG 53 was one of the few Atlantic convoys to have ships sunk by submarines, by aircraft, and by surface ships.

  1. ^ Hague 2000 p. 177