Convoy HG 76
HG 76 (19 to 23 December 1941) was an Allied convoy of the HG (Homeward from Gibraltar) series, during the Second World War. It was notable for the destruction of five German U-boats (the true total was not known to the British until after the war).
| Convoy HG 76 | |||||||
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| Part of Second World War | |||||||
Map of the Bay of Biscay and the South-western Approaches | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Karl Dönitz |
Sir Raymond Fitzmaurice Frederic John Walker | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Wolfpack Seeräuber 10 U-boats |
HG 76 32 merchant ships 24 escorts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 U-boats destroyed |
2 merchant ships sunk 2 escorts sunk | ||||||
Two Focke-Wulf Condor long-range reconnaissance aircraft were shot down by Martlet fighters. The fighter cover was provided by the escort carrier HMS Audacity, which was sunk during the voyage along with a destroyer and two merchant ships. Despite the loss of the escort carrier, it was regarded as the first big convoy victory for the Allies in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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