Convoy SC 129

Convoy SC 129
Part of World War II
Date11–13 May 1943
Location
Result British operational victory
Belligerents
Germany United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz Comm: RD Binks
B-2 Group: Cdr. D MacIntyre
Strength
25 U-boats 25 ships
8 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 U-boat destroyed
2 U-boats damaged
53 dead
2 ships sunk (7,627 GRT)
3 dead

SC 129 was a North Atlantic convoy of the SC series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was one of several convoy battles that occurred during the crisis month of May 1943.