Convoy OB 318
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Convoy OB 318?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
OB 318 was a North Atlantic convoy which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. During Operation Primrose Royal Navy convoy escorts HMS Bulldog, Broadway and Aubrietia captured U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and a wealth of signals intelligence, which led to the Allied breakthrough into cracking the German naval Enigma code.[1]
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Convoy OB 318 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
U-110 and HMS Bulldog | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Convoy Commodore: WB MacKenzie RNR Escort: Cdr AJB Baker-Cresswell Boarding Party: Sub-Lt. David Balme | Admiral Karl Dönitz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
40 freighters 3 Destroyers 3 Corvettes 2 Naval trawlers | 4 submarines | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 freighters sunk (35,315 GRT) 40 killed/drowned 2 freighters damaged |
1 submarine captured 14 killed/drowned 32 captured 2 submarines damaged |
Close