Convoy SC 143 | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Canada Poland | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Comm: Escort | Admiral Karl Dönitz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
SC 143: 39 ships 8 escorts SG 10 : 4 warships |
Rossbach: 14 U-boats | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 ship sunk 1 warship sunk | 3 U-boats |
SC 143 was a North Atlantic convoy of the SC series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was the second battle in the Kriegsmarine's autumn offensive in the North Atlantic.