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Convoy ON 92 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was the 92nd of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed from Liverpool on 6 May 1942[1] and were joined on 7 May[2] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3.

The convoy was discovered by Wolfpack Hecht on 11 May; seven ships were sunk before the U-boats lost contact with the convoy on 13 May.[3] Surviving ships reached Halifax, Nova Scotia on 21 May.[1] Vorlage:Toclimit

ON 92 was a west-bound convoy of 42 ships, either in ballast or carrying trade goods, and sailed from Liverpool on 6 May 1942 bound for ports in North America. Convoy commodore was Capt. R Gill in Southern Princess.

It was escorted by mid-ocean escort group A-3, comprising the destroyer Gleaves (Capt. J Heffernan as SOE), the US Coast Guard cutter Spencer, and four corvettes Algoma, Arvida, Bittersweet and Shediac. The convoy was supported by a rescue ship, the North Sea packet Bury. Two of the merchant ships were equipped as CAM ships, with a catapult-launched Hurricane fighter as temporary air cover. Heffernan had a background in destroyers and anti-submarine warfare but was inexperienced in convoy protection, as was his group. Only Bittersweet had the new 10cm radar, and only the rescue ship Bury had HF/DF.[4][5]

ON 92's passage was barred by the patrol group Hecht, comprising six Type VII U-boats. Of these two commanders were experienced Knight's Cross holders, while the others were on their first Atlantic patrol.[6]

After making rendezvous with its ocean escort ON 92 proceeded west, following along the great circle route to reduce distance. However German intelligence (B-Dienst) was aware of its passage, and U-Boat Command was able to send group Hecht in pursuit. On the morning of 11 May U-569 made contact and began to shadow. Its transmissions were detected by Bury, which was confirmed by the Admiralty that afternoon but Heffernan made no response until 1700, when he led Gleaves and Spencer in a wide sweep around the convoy. At 1749 Gleaves sighted a U-boat 17 miles ahead and both proceeded to attack, continuing until after midnight.[7] Meanwhile two more U-boats were in contact, U-94 and U-124, both commanded by Knights Cross holders. After sunset the commodore ordered evasive maneuvers, but without success, and at 2300 U-124 attacked, sinking Empire Dell and damaging Llanover.[8] A second attack by U-124 hit Mount Parnes and Cristales, while U-94 hit Cocles. Algoma sighted one and counter-attacked but with no success. At this point Gleaves and Spencer rejoined the convoy and no more attacks developed. Arvida and Shediac were able to pick up survivors, with Bury.[9]

On 12 May the three U-boats in contact were joined by three more Hecht boats, U-96, U-406 and U-590, and all six continued to shadow. At 1300 Heffernan again detached Gleaves and Spencer in a sweep around the convoy; at 1943 Spencer sighted two U-boats 27 miles NW of the convoy, and engaged with gunfire, while at the same time Gleaves made a sonar contact 18 miles SE and again began an anti-submarine hunt. At 2253 the U-boats around the convoy attacked again, U-94 hitting Batna. She was counter-attacked by Bittersweet, but escaped. Both ships with both firing star-shell, which brought Gleaves and Spencer back to the convoy. At 0310 on 13 May U-94 had a final success, hitting Tolken, but was driven off by defensive gunfire from the merchant. At this point foul weather closed in and the pack lost contact.

No further attacks developed and on 13 May Bury, with 178 survivors on board, was detached to St Johns, escorted by Arvida.[10]

The convoy was joined by the Western Local escort on 17 may and made port at Halifax on 21 May.[11]

ON 92 lost seven ships of a total of 42 that set out. The Admiralty and Western Approaches Command were unimpressed with Heffernan's performance, particularly as he described it in his report as a success, commenting 'all escorts are entitled to credit for a highly satisfactory performance'. WAC disagreed, feeling the group had 'failed lamentably' in its defence of ON 92. The commodores report sums up the episode by commenting 'Gleaves was never there when ON 92 was attacked'.[12] After this Heffernan was moved to other duties, with leadership of A-3 being passed to USCG commander P Heineman of cutter Campbell.[13]

BdU had reason to be pleased with the sinking of seven merchant ships from the convoy, although this was the only successful attack on any North Atlantic convoy in the month of May. It was also noticeable that the only success fell to the two experienced commanders; the other four Hecht skippers achieved nothing.[14]

Ships in the convoy

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Name[15] Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Achilles (1906) Vorlage:Flagcountry 1,815 Bound for St John's, Newfoundland
Alex (1914) Vorlage:Flagcountry 3,932 Bound for Halifax
Batna (1928) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,399 Sunk By Vorlage:GS[16] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 1 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury
Belinda (1939) Vorlage:Flagcountry 8,325 Bound for Corpus Christi, Texas
British Power (1936) Vorlage:Flagcountry 8,451 Bound for Houston
Bury (1911) Vorlage:Flagcountry 1,686 Convoy rescue ship bound for Halifax. Carrying equipment for High-frequency direction finding
Carras (1918) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,234 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Chagres (1919) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,545 Bound for Boston
Clearpool (1935) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,404 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Cocle (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,630 Sunk By Vorlage:GS[17] on 12 May Vorlage:Convert SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 5 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St.John's, Newfoundland.
Cristales (1926) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,389 Sunk by Vorlage:GS[18] on 12 May SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead. Abandoned and sunk by gunfire from HMCS Shediac. Survivors picked up by Shediac and USCGC Spencer and landed at Boston.
Dean Emery (1919) Vorlage:Flagcountry 6,664 Bound for Beaumont, Texas
Dimitrios Chandris (1910) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,643 Returned
Dorcasia (1938) Vorlage:Flagcountry 8,053 Bound for Houston
Dorington Court (1939) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,281 Bound for New York City
Elisabeth Lensen (1910) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,212 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Vorlage:SS (1919) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,945 Bound for Halifax. Ship's Master is Vice-Commodore
Vorlage:SS (1918) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,684 Bound for Baltimore
Vorlage:SS (1941) Vorlage:Flagcountry 7,069 CAM Ship. Bound for Halifax
Vorlage:SS (1941) Vorlage:Flagcountry 7,065 CAM ship. Sunk by Vorlage:GS[19] on 12 May. 2 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCS Shediac and Bury, and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Empire Wolfe (1941) Vorlage:Flagcountry 2,888 Bound for Halifax
Errington Court (1925) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,913 Bound for River Clyde
Evanger (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 3,869
Fort Binger (1919) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,671 With torpedo damage (uxb), in the port bow, from Vorlage:GS[20] on 18 May. 1 dead. Fog closed in, so U-boat lost contact and the Fort Binger docked for repairs in Yarmouth before making it to Halifax[21]
Gazcon (1932) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,224
Grey Lag (1910) Vorlage:Flagcountry 3,312 Bound for Halifax
Ivan Topic (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,943 Bound for New York City
Juno (1908) Vorlage:Flagcountry 1,763 Bound for New York City
Langleebrook (1930) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,246 Bound for New York City
Lisbeth (1922) Vorlage:Flagcountry 2,732 Bound for Halifax
Llanover (1928) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,959 Sunk by Vorlage:GS[22] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland on 12 May. 0 Dead. Scuttled by HMCS Arvida. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Mount Parnes (1917) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,371 Sunk by Vorlage:GS[23] on 12 May Vorlage:Convert SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead.
Mount Rhodope (1919) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,182 Bound for Montreal
Mount Taurus (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 6,696 Bound for Montreal
Portsea (1938) Vorlage:Flagcountry 1,583 Bound for Pictou
Vorlage:SS (1941) Vorlage:Flagcountry 2,866 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
San Ambrosio (1935) Vorlage:Flagcountry 7,410
Selvik (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 1,557
Selvistan (1924) Vorlage:Flagcountry 5,136 Bound for Halifax
Solarium (1936) Vorlage:Flagcountry 6,239 Bound for Baton Rouge
Southern Princess (1915) Vorlage:Flagcountry 2,156 Bound for Boston. Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR (Commodore)
Spokane (1929) Vorlage:Flagcountry 2,882 Bound for Charleston, South Carolina
Suecia (1912) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,966 Returned
Titanian (1924) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,880 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Tolken (1922) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,471 Sunk by Vorlage:GS[24] Vorlage:Convert SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 0 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Zypenberg (1920) Vorlage:Flagcountry 4,973 Bound for New York City
Name Flag Type Joined Left
Vorlage:USS Vorlage:Navy Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
Vorlage:USCGC United States Coast Guard Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
Vorlage:HMCS Vorlage:Naval Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
Vorlage:HMCS Vorlage:Naval Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 14 May 1942
HMS Bittersweet (K182) Vorlage:Navy Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
Vorlage:HMCS Vorlage:Naval Vorlage:Sclass2 7 May 1942 16 May 1942

The convoy was attacked by Wolfpack Hecht, which consisted of U-boats, namely:

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The song "Wolfpack," made by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton is about the voyage of the convoy ON 92, although it contains many inaccuracies. The song was released in their 2005 debut studio album Primo Victoria

Vorlage:Reflist

  • Blair, Clay (1996) Hitler's U-boat War Vol I Vorlage:ISBN
  • Edwards, Bernard (1996) Donitz and the Wolf Packs Vorlage:ISBN
  • Arnold Hague: The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. 2000, ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
  • Rohwer, J., Hummelchen, G.: Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press, 1992, ISBN 1-55750-105-X.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Convoy ON 092}} [[Category:North Atlantic convoys of World War II|ON092]] [[Category:Naval battles of World War II involving Canada]]

  1. a b Hague, p. 158
  2. ON convoys. Andrew Hague Convoy Database, abgerufen am 8. November 2013.
  3. Rohwer & Hummelchen, p. 139
  4. Blair p.599
  5. Edwards p.62
  6. Blair p.599
  7. Edwards p.65
  8. Edwards p.66
  9. Edwards p.67
  10. Edwards p.68
  11. Blair p.599
  12. Edwards p.68
  13. Blair p.599
  14. Blair p.601
  15. Convoy ON.92. Arnold Hague Convoy Database, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  16. Batna – British Steam Merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 21. Dezember 2019.
  17. Cocle – Panamanian steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  18. Cristales – British steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  19. Empire Dell – British Catapult armed merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  20. Fort Binger – British steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  21. SS Fort Binger torpedoed, damaged by U-588/Vogel 17 May 1942,Free French crew tried to ram, fought sub off. ericwilberg.com, abgerufen am 9. April 2023.
  22. Llanover – British steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  23. Mount Parnes – Greek steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.
  24. Tolken – Swedish steam merchant. uboat.net, abgerufen am 7. November 2013.