Convoy TM 1

Convoy TM 1
Part of Atlantic Campaign of the Second World War

HMS Havelock in camouflage
Date3–12 January 1943
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Germany

 United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Rudolf Schendel United Kingdom Cdr. Boyle
Strength
10 U-boats 1 destroyer
3 corvettes
9 tankers
Casualties and losses
2 U-boats damaged 7 ships sunk

Convoy TM 1 was the code name for an Allied convoy during the Second World War. Nine tankers, escorted by Royal Navy warships, attempted to reach Gibraltar from Trinidad. The convoy was attacked by a U-boat wolf pack in the central Atlantic Ocean, and most of the merchant vessels were sunk. This was one of the most successful attacks on Allied supply convoys throughout the entire war.[1] The convoy was defended by the destroyer HMS Havelock, and three Flower-class corvettes, HMS Godetia, HMS Pimpernel and HMS Saxifrage. Seven tankers were sunk during the attacks, two surviving to reach Gibraltar.[2] Two U-boats were damaged during the attacks.

  1. ^ Morison p.326
  2. ^ Blair pp.145-147