Convoy OG 69

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Convoy OG 69 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 69th of the numbered OG convoys Outbound from the British Isles to Gibraltar. The convoy departed Liverpool on 20 July 1941 and was found on 25 July by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors of Kampfgeschwader 40. Seven ships were sunk by submarine attacks continuing through 30 July.

Escorts

The convoy was protected by the following escorts:-

10 Corvettes

HMS Alisma (K185)

HMS Begonia (K66)

HMS Dianella (K07)

HMS Fleur De Lys (K122)

HMS Jasmine (K23)

HMS Kingcup (K33)

HMS Larkspur (K82)

HMS Pimpernel (K71)

HMS Rhododendron (K78)

HMS Sunflower (K41)

1 Sloop

HMS Black Swan (L57)

4 ASW Trawlers

HMS Drangey (FY195)

HMS Lady Shirley

HMS Paynter (FY242)

HMT St Nectan

1 Converted cargo ship

HMS Goodwin

Submarines

The convoy was initially located by German Naval signals intelligence (B-Dienst), then visual confirmation was provided by a Focke-Wulf Fw200 aircraft.

10 boats were directed to intercept the convoy, with the assistance of the Luftwaffe aircraft.

U-68 – Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten

U-79 – Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Kaufmann

U-126 – Kapitänleutnant Ernst Bauer

U-203 – Kapitänleutnant Rolf Mützelburg

U-331 – Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen

U-561 – Oberleutnant zur See Robert Bartels

U-562 – Oberleutnant zur See Herwig Collmann

U-564 – Oberleutnant zur See Reinhard Suhren

Barbarigo

Calvi

References

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