Convoy HG 53

Convoy
	Part of World War II
Date	8–11 February 1941
Location	North Atlantic
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Kriegsmarine	Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
KL Nicolai Clausen	R Adm. OH Dawson
Strength
1 U-boat; 5 bombers; 1 heavy cruiser	21 merchant ships; 2 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 bomber	9 merchant ships sunk (15,217 tons)

Convoy HG 53 was the 53rd of the numbered series of World War II HG convoys of Homeward bound merchant ships from Gibraltar to Liverpool. Convoy HG 53 lost nine ships during a coordinated attack in February 1941. HG 53 was one of the few Atlantic convoys to have ships sunk by submarines, by aircraft, and by surface ships.

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