Convoy HX 65

Convoy HX.65
Part of World War II
Date24–27 August 1940
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Kriegsmarine  Royal Canadian Navy
 Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz V-Adm. B G Washington (Comm.)
Strength
5 U-boats 51 merchant ships
7 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 U-boat damaged 8 ships sunk
3 damaged
197 killed

Convoy HX 65 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was the 65th of the numbered series of merchant convoys run by the Allies from Halifax to Liverpool. The convoy was attacked by German U-boats and aircraft, losing eight of its 51 ships sunk and a further three damaged. One U-boat was damaged.