Convoy HX 133

Convoy HX.133
Part of World War II
Date16 June 1941 – 3 July 1941
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany Germany United Kingdom United Kingdom
United Kingdom Canada
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
~4 U-boats 64 merchant ships
20 escorts
Casualties and losses
6 ships sunk
7 damaged
107 killed

Convoy HX 133 was the 133rd of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from HalifaX to Liverpool. The ships departed Halifax on 16 June 1941,[1] and were found on 23 June by U-boats of the 1st U-boat Flotilla, operating out of Brest, France. U-boats sank six ships before the convoy reached Liverpool on 3 July.[1] There was strong criticism of the RCN corvette's signalling capabilities as borne out by the number of collisions that occurred.[2]

  1. ^ a b Hague p.127
  2. ^ "Convoy HX.133". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 31 October 2013.