Convoy SC 100

Convoy SC 100 was the 100th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The convoy departed Halifax on 12 September 1942 and was joined on 16 September[1] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. The convoy had been scattered by an equinoctial storm when U-boats found it on 18 September. The ships of Group A-3 were not fast enough to catch surfaced U-boats;[2] and the U-boats sank five scattered ships before losing contact on 25 September.[3] Surviving ships reached Liverpool on 28 September.[4]

Convoy SC.100
Part of World War II
Date12–28 September 1942
Location
North Atlantic
Belligerents
Germany United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
17 U-boats 26 merchant ships
21 escorts
Casualties and losses
5 ships sunk

Escorts

The convoy was escorted by the following allied warships:-

  • HMCS Bittersweet, HMCS Kenogami, HMCS Louisburg, HMCS Lunenburg, HMCS Matapedia, HMCS Mayflower, HMCS Moose Jaw, HMS Nasturtium, HMCS Prescott, HMCS Rosthern, HMCS Trillium, HMCS Weyburn, HMCS Woodstock.
  • HMT Kingston Beryl
  • HMS Rother
  • HMS Narvik

U-boats

The convoy was attacked by both Wolfpack Lohs comprising 9 U-boats, and 8 U-boats from Wolfpack Pfeil, namely

Wolfpack Lohs

Wolfpack Pfeil

Order of battle[1]

Allied merchant ships
Name[1] Flag Casualties Tonnage (GRT) Cargo Fate Notes
Ary Lensen United Kingdom3,214Sugar
Athelsultan United Kingdom518,882Molasses, alcoholSunk by U-617[22] on 23 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland.Convoy commodore's ship, Capt N H Gale DSO Rd RNR. Survivors picked up by HMCS Weyburn and HMS Nasturtium and landed at Londonderry Port.
Atland Sweden5,203Wabana iron ore
Atlantic United Kingdom5,414Steel, lumber
Belgian Fisherman Belgium4,714General cargo
Boris Greece5,166Wabana iron ore
Dux Norway1,590Lumber
Empire Guinevere United Kingdom7,072Steel and tobacco
Empire Hartebeeste United Kingdom05,676General cargoSunk by U-596[23] on 20 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland.
Empire Opal United Kingdom9,811Benzene, paraffin
Empire Razorbill United Kingdom5,118Steel, tobacco
Empire Soldier United Kingdom4,539General cargo
Empire Stour United Kingdom4,696General cargo
Esturia United Kingdom6,968Fuel oil
Greylock United States7,460General cargo
Gunvor Maersk United Kingdom1,977Sydney lumber
Innesmoor United Kingdom4,392General cargo
Mount Evans Panama5,598General cargo
Norhauk Norway6,086General cargoRescued crew from Empire Hartebeeste
Panama United Kingdom6,650Sugar
Pennmar United States25,868General cargoStraggled and was sunk by U-432[24] on 24 September.Survivors picked up by USCGC Bibb
Rio Verde Norway3,223General cargo
Roumanie Belgium423,658General cargoStraggled and was sunk by U-617[25] on 24 September.Sole survivor was picked up by U-617 as a PoW and landed at St Nazaire.
Spurt Norway2,061LumberTurned back
Tennessee United Kingdom152,342Sydney grainStraggled and sunk by U-617[26] on 23 September SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland.Survivors picked up by HMS Nasturtium and USCGC Ingham
Tore Jarl Norway1,514Lumber

Convoy escorts
Name Flag Type Joined Left
HMCS Bittersweet  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 28 September 1942
ORP Błyskawica  Polish Navy Grom-class destroyer 16 September 1942 26 September 1942
USCGC Campbell  United States Navy Treasury-class cutter 16 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMS Deptford  Royal Navy Grimsby-class sloop 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
HMCS Kenogami  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMT Kingston Beryl  Royal Navy ASW Naval trawler 27 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Louisburg  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMCS Lunenburg  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Matapedia  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Mayflower  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMCS Moose Jaw  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMS Narvik  Royal Navy Landing Ship, Tank 27 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMS Nasturtium  Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Niagara  Royal Canadian Navy Town-class destroyer 12 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Prescott  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942
HMCS Rosthern  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
HMS Rother  Royal Navy River-class frigate 25 September 1942 25 September 1942
USCGC Spencer  United States Navy Treasury-class cutter 16 September 1942 16 September 1942
HMCS Trillium  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 15 September 1942 28 September 1942
HMCS Weyburn  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 16 September 1942 27 September 1942
HMCS Woodstock  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 21 September 1942 26 September 1942

References
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  2. Willoughby, p.198
  3. Rohwer & Hummelchen, pp.144&162
  4. Hague 2000, pp. 133–135.
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  10. "Heinz-Otto Schultze". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  11. "Hans-Peter Hinsch". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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  19. "Ernst Mengersen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  20. "Ralph Kapitzky". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  21. "Albrecht Brandi". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  22. "Athelsultan – British motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  23. "Empire Hartebeeste – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  24. "Pennmar – American steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  25. "Roumanie – Belgian steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  26. "Tennessee – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

Bibliography
  • Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rohwer, J.; Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
  • Willoughby, Malcolm F. The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II (1957) United States Naval Institute
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