Convoys ONS 18/ON 202 | |||||||
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Part of Battle of the Atlantic/World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany |
United Kingdom Canada | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Admiral Karl Dönitz |
ONS 18: Comm: EO Cochrane Escort:LtCdr PW Burnett | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Leuthen: : 21 U-boats |
ONS 18: 5 warships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 U-boats |
6 ships: 3 warships |
ONS 18 and ON 202 were North Atlantic convoys of the ONS/ON series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. They were the subject of a major U-boat attack in September 1943, the first battle in the Kriegsmarine's autumn offensive, following the withdrawal from the North Atlantic route after Black May.