Convoy FS 271
FS 271 was a North Sea convoy of the FS series which ran during World War II from Methil, East Coast of Scotland to Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Convoy FS.271 | |||||
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Part of World War II | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||
Admiral Karl Dönitz |
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Strength | |||||
~4 E-boats |
35 merchant ships 0 escorts | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
5 ships sunk 1 Damaged |
Ships in the convoy[1]
Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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Amsterdam (1922) | 7,329 | ||
Aruba (1916) | 1,159 | ||
Baron Renfrew (1935) | 3,635 | ||
Baronesa (1918) | 8,663 | Bombed & sunk in dock at London 9 Sep | |
Benledi (1930) | 5,943 | ||
Birtley (1922) | 2,873 | ||
Brasted (1938) | 1,076 | ||
Brockley (1920) | 1,564 | ||
Corbrook (1929) | 1,729 | Sunk by S-21 4 Sep | |
Cordene (1924) | 2,345 | ||
Corferry (1937) | 1,788 | ||
Cormount (1936) | 2,841 | ||
Eastwood (1924) | 1,551 | ||
Eleanor Brooke (1938) | 1,037 | ||
Ethylene (1921) | 936 | ||
Ewell (1926) | 1,350 | Damaged 4 Sep by S-54 | |
Fulham V (1939) | 1,584 | Sunk by S-22 | |
Glynn (1918) | 1,134 | ||
Granby (1922) | 2,051 | ||
Grit (1934) | 501 | ||
Helmspey (1931) | 4,764 | ||
Joseph Swan (1938) | 1,571 | Sunk by S-18 | |
Moorwood (1940) | 2,056 | ||
New Lambton (1924) | 2,709 | Sunk by S-21 | |
Nieuwland (1920) | 1,075 | Sunk by S-18 | |
Old Charlton (1919) | 1,562 | ||
Rimac (1919) | 942 | ||
Sambre (1930) | 349 | ||
Signality (1937) | 487 | ||
Sitona (1920) | 1,143 | ||
Socony (1936) | 4,404 | ||
Sparta (1900) | 708 | ||
Spero (1922) | 1,589 | ||
Spero I (1920) | 1,960 | ||
Western Coast (1919) | 1,434 | ||
References
- "Convoy FS.271". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
External links
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