Convoy HX 237

Convoy HX 237
	Part of World War II
Date	9–13 May 1943
Location	North Atlantic
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom; Canada
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz	Comm: R Gill; C-2 Group: EH Chavasse
Strength
19 U-boats	47 ships ; 5 escorts
Casualties and losses
3 U-boats destroyed ; 144 dead	3 ships sunk ; (21,389 GRT) ; 58 dead

HX 237 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was one of several convoy battles that occurred during the crisis month of May 1943.

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