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Convoy TM 1
Part of the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II
Date28 December 1942 – 14 January 1943
Location
North Atlantic Ocean
Result German victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany Germany  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Karl Dönitz  United Kingdom Richard C. Boyle
Strength
Fourteen submarines One destroyer and three corvettes (initial escort)
Nine tankers
Casualties and losses
Five submarines damaged Seven tankers sunk

Convoy TM 1 was a British convoy of World War II which suffered heavy losses from German U-boats while transporting oil from Trinidad to the Mediterranean between December 1942 and January 1943.