| Convoy SC.20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofWorld War II | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |  Royal Canadian NavyUnited Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| AdmiralKarl Dönitz | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| ~3U-boats | 48 merchant ships 7 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 5 ships sunk 1 Damaged | |||||
Convoy SC 20 was the 20th of the numbered series ofWorld War IISlowConvoys of merchant ships fromSydney,Cape Breton Island toLiverpool. The tradeconvoy leftHalifax on 22 January 1941[1] and was found by U-boats of the2nd and9th Flotillas, operating fromLorient andBrest, respectively. Five ships were sunk before the convoy reached Liverpool on 8 February.[2]
| Name[3] | Flag | Tonnage(GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcor (1920) |  Netherlands | 3,526 | |
| Allende (1928) |  United Kingdom | 5,081 | |
| HMS Arbutus | Royal Navy | Escort 4 Feb - 8 Feb Corvette | |
| Baron Ogilvy (1926) | United Kingdom | 3,391 | |
| Baron Yarborough (1928) | United Kingdom | 3,388 | |
| Bernhard (1924) |  Norway | 3,563 | Returned with engine defects and a sick man |
| Biafra (1933) | United Kingdom | 5,405 | |
| Blairesk (1925) | United Kingdom | 3,300 | |
| Calafatis (1917) |  Greece | 4,443 | Romped and sunk by aFocke-Wulf Fw 200 naval bomber, ofI./KG.40, with the loss of 18 of her 31 crew[4] |
| HMS Camellia | Royal Navy | Escort 4 Feb - 8 Feb Corvette | |
| Cape Corso (1929) | United Kingdom | 3,807 | |
| Copeland (1923) | United Kingdom | 1,526 | Rescue ship |
| Coryton (1928) | United Kingdom | 4,553 | |
| Coultarn (1938) | United Kingdom | 3,759 | |
| Dione II (1936) | United Kingdom | 2,660 | Romped and sunk byU-93[5] on 4 Feb |
| Einar Jarl (1921) | Norway | 1,858 | |
| Emmy (1914) | Greece | 3,895 | Returned |
| Empire Engineer (1921) | United Kingdom | 5,358 | Straggled and sunk byU-123[6] On 4 Feb |
| HMS Erica | Royal Navy | Escort 4 Feb - 08 Feb | |
| Evviva (1921) | Norway | 1,597 | Returned |
| Flensburg (1922) | Netherlands | 6,421 | |
| Flowergate (1911) | United Kingdom | 5,161 | Arrived with furnace defects |
| Fylingdale (1924) | United Kingdom | 3,918 | |
| Hadleigh (1930) | United Kingdom | 5,222 | |
| HMS Harvester | Royal Navy | Escort 4 Feb - 8 Feb Destroyer | |
| Ila (1939) | Norway | 1,583 | Returned |
| Inger Toft (1920) | United Kingdom | 2,190 | |
| Ingertre (1921) | Norway | 2,462 | |
| Ioannis M Embiricos (1934) | Greece | 3,734 | Bombed and sunk northwest of Ireland, by aFocke-Wulf Fw 200 naval bomber, ofI./KG.40[7] |
| Kordecki (1930) |  Poland | 1,975 | Returned |
| Lars Kruse (1923) | United Kingdom | 1,807 | |
| Lylepark (1929) | United Kingdom | 5,186 | Returned |
| Maclaren (1915) | United Kingdom | 2,350 | Wrecked, salvaged, repaired |
| Manchester Division (1918) | United Kingdom | 6,048 | |
| Maplecourt (1894) |  Canada | 3,388 | Sunk byU-107[8] On 4 Feb |
| Maplewood (1930) | United Kingdom | 4,566 | Capt A G Maundrell (Commodore) |
| Mathilda (1920) | Norway | 3,650 | |
| Milcrest (1919) | United Kingdom | 5,283 | |
| Myson (1927) |  France | 4,564 | |
| Narocz (1915) | Poland | 1,795 | Returned |
| HMCS Otter | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 22 Jan - 23 Jan Armed yacht | |
| HMSPhilante | Royal Navy | Escort 4 Feb - 8 Feb Armed yacht, acting as convoy escort vessel | |
| Pilar De Larrinaga (1918) | United Kingdom | 7,046 | |
| Pontypridd (1924) | United Kingdom | 4,458 | |
| Quistconck (1918) | United Kingdom | 5,144 | |
| Ranella (1912) | Norway | 5,590 | Straggler fromBHX 104 |
| HMSRanpura | Royal Navy | Escort 22 Jan - 4 Feb Armed merchant cruiser | |
| Rolf Jarl (1920) | Norway | 1,917 | |
| Rozenburg (1918) | Netherlands | 2,068 | Returned |
| Selbo (1921) | Norway | 1,778 | |
| Sevill (1921) | United Kingdom | 1,383 | |
| Sinnington Court (1928) | United Kingdom | 6,910 | Returned |
| Telesfora De Larrinaga (1920) | United Kingdom | 5,780 | |
| Trident (1917) | United Kingdom | 4,317 | |
| Willesden (1925) | United Kingdom | 4,563 |