Convoy SQ-36
Convoy SQ-36 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was one of the numbered SQ convoys from Sydney to Quebec. The convoy was found on 15 September 1942 by U-517, which then destroyed two ships from the convoy while U-165 sank another and damaged two.
| Convoy SQ 36 | |||||
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| Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Germany |
Canada United Kingdom Greece Norway United States Netherlands | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Karl Dönitz Eberhard Hoffmann Paul Hartwig | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 2 U-boats |
22 merchant ships 7 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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3 ships sunk 2 ships damaged | |||||
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