Convoy SL 125

Convoy
Part of World War II
Date16–30 October 1942
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Kriegsmarine  Royal Navy
Strength
12 U-boats 42 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
12 merchant ships sunk

Convoy SL 125 was the 125th of the numbered series of World War II SL convoys of merchant ships from Sierra Leone to Liverpool. Ships carrying commodities bound to the British Isles from South America, Africa, and the Indian Ocean travelled independently to Freetown, Sierra Leone, to be convoyed for the last leg of their voyage.[1] Thirty-seven merchant ships departed Freetown on 16 October 1942 and were joined at sea by five more.[2]

  1. ^ Hague 2000 p.138
  2. ^ "SL convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 24 May 2011.