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Convoy HX 79

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HX 79 was an Allied North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. [1]

26 relations: Battle of the Atlantic, Convoy battles of World War II, Convoy ON 127, Convoy ON 154, Convoy ON 166, Convoy SC 118, Convoy SC 121, Convoy SC 7, Convoy SL 125, Escort Group, German submarine U-100 (1940), German submarine U-46 (1938), Heinrich Bleichrodt, HMS Arabis (K73), HMS Jason (J99), HMS Leith (U36), HMS Whitehall, HNLMS O 14, HX convoys, List of shipwrecks in October 1940, List of submarine actions, Naval tactics in the Age of Steam, Order of battle for Convoy SC 7, Robert-Richard Zapp, 1940, 1940 in Germany.

Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.

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Convoy battles of World War II

Convoy Battles of World War II occurred when convoys of cargo ships assembled for mutual defense, and were attacked by enemy submarines, surface ships, and/or aircraft.

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Convoy ON 127

Convoy ON-127 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War.

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Convoy ON 154

Convoy ON-154 was the 154th of the numbered series of World War II merchant ship convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America.

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Convoy ON 166

Convoy ON 166 was the 166th of the numbered ON series of merchant ship convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America.

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Convoy SC 118

Convoy SC-118 was the 118th of the numbered series of World War II '''S'''low '''C'''onvoys of merchant ships from '''S'''ydney, '''C'''ape Breton Island to Liverpool.

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Convoy SC 121

Convoy SC-121 was the 121st of the numbered series of World War II '''S'''low '''C'''onvoys of merchant ships from '''S'''ydney, '''C'''ape Breton Island to Liverpool.

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Convoy SC 7

SC 7 was the code name for a large Allied World War II convoy of 35 merchant ships and six escorts, which sailed eastbound from Sydney, Nova Scotia for Liverpool and other United Kingdom ports on 5 October 1940.

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Convoy SL 125

Convoy SL 125 was the 125th of the numbered series of World War II SL convoys of merchant ships from '''S'''ierra '''L'''eone to Liverpool.

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Escort Group

An Escort Group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together providing protection for trade convoys.

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German submarine U-100 (1940)

German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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German submarine U-46 (1938)

German submarine U-46 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Heinrich Bleichrodt

Heinrich Bleichrodt (21 October 1909 – 9 January 1977) was one of the most successful German U-boat commanders of the Second World War.

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HMS Arabis (K73)

HMS Arabis was a of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Jason (J99)

HMS Jason was a. She was named after the hero in Greek mythology and was the sixteenth (and, the final) Royal Navy ship to carry the name Jason.

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HMS Leith (U36)

HMS Leith was a of the Royal Navy that served in the Second World War.

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HMS Whitehall

HMS Whitehall, pennant number D94, later I94, was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War.

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HNLMS O 14

O 14 was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. It was built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde of Vlissingen and entered active duty on 4 March 1934. Just before the start of World War II O 14 was in Curaçao. Because there was no need on the Allied side for a Dutch submarine to be stationed there, O 14 returned to Europe. Based in England, it did patrol duty off the coast of Norway, with convoy Convoy HX 79, and was decommissioned in 1943 due to a lack of replacement engines.

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HX convoys

The HX convoys were a series of North Atlantic convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.

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List of shipwrecks in October 1940

The list of shipwrecks in October 1940 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1940.

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List of submarine actions

No description.

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Naval tactics in the Age of Steam

The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing ship tactics obsolete.

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Order of battle for Convoy SC 7

Convoy SC 7 was the seventh of the SC convoys, bound from Sydney, Nova Scotia across the North Atlantic to a number of British ports, mainly Liverpool.

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Robert-Richard Zapp

Robert-Richard Zapp (3 April 1904 – 17 July 1964) was a German U-boat commander in World War II.

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1940

Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.

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1940 in Germany

Events in the year 1940 in Germany.

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Redirects here:

Convoy HX-79, Convoy HX.79.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_HX_79

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