A dispersed HX convoy

lionn77 · 03-28-09, 12:50 PM

On February 14th 1940 ,just north of Belfast I detected a group of merchants including 3 tankers and 2 ore carriers plus a few smaller ships steaming south in 3 columns completely unescorted. My gunners had their lucky day and within two hours I sank 60k tons of tonnage. One hour later I picked up a warship contact approaching from the north and a few other merchants . I raised my scope and there it was: the Warspite battleship! It looked like they were all parts of a HX convoy which had got dispersed at stormy seas. Anyway 100k tons sunk within few hours

airwolf48453 · 03-28-09, 01:10 PM

Well good job. I did some research and the only convoy the Warspite was in was HX9. Here is the link to read about the ships that were in the convoy.

http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html

03-28-09, 12:50 PM	#1
lionn77 Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 23 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	A dispersed HX convoy On February 14th 1940 ,just north of Belfast I detected a group of merchants including 3 tankers and 2 ore carriers plus a few smaller ships steaming south in 3 columns completely unescorted. My gunners had their lucky day and within two hours I sank 60k tons of tonnage. One hour later I picked up a warship contact approaching from the north and a few other merchants . I raised my scope and there it was: the Warspite battleship! It looked like they were all parts of a HX convoy which had got dispersed at stormy seas. Anyway 100k tons sunk within few hours

03-28-09, 01:10 PM	#2
airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Well good job. I did some research and the only convoy the Warspite was in was HX9. Here is the link to read about the ships that were in the convoy. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html __________________ A Point Of Great Significance...Is The Keen Sensitivity Of The Wolf To The Condition Of It's Prey. In Judging What He Can Handle And What Should Prudently Be Left Alone, The Wolf Brings To His Daily Work Sophisticated Skills Completely Beyond Our Human Keen. These Are Made Possible By Inborn Capacities Effectively Tuned And Developed In The Young Wolf Through An Apprenticeship That Only The Capable Survive.