| Convoy ON.113 | |||||
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| Part ofWorld War II | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |  CanadaUnited Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| AdmiralKarl Dönitz | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 11U-boats ofWolf pack Wolf | 37 merchant ships 11 Escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 5 ships Sunk 1 Damaged | |||||
Convoy ON 113 was a tradeconvoy of merchant ships during thesecond World War. It was the 113th of the numbered series ofON convoysOutbound from theBritish Isles toNorth America. The ships departedLiverpool on 17 July 1942 and were joined on 18 July[1] byMid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-2. They were found on 24 July by the elevenU-boats ofWolf pack Wolf. Five ships were sunk before the convoy reachedHalifax, Nova Scotia on 31 July.[2]
These ships were members of Convoy ON 113.[1]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage(GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln (1929) |  Norway | 5,740 | New York City |
| Amastra (1935) |  United Kingdom | 8,031 | New York City |
| HMCS Annapolis | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Antilochus (1906) | United Kingdom | 9,082 | New York City |
| Bayano (1917) | United Kingdom | 6,815 | 96 passengers |
| HMCS Brandon | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| British Engineer (1922) | United Kingdom | 6,993 | New York City |
| British Harmony (1941) | United Kingdom | 8,453 | New York City |
| British Merit (1942) | United Kingdom | 8,093 | Maiden voyage in ballast. Damaged byU-552[3] on 25 Jul. 1 dead. Towed to St John's, Newfoundland |
| Broompark (1939) | United Kingdom | 5,136 | Torpedoed byU-552 on 25 Jul sank 1 Aug |
| HMS Burnham | Royal Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Calgary | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| HMSCavina (1924) |  United Kingdom | 6,907 | 140 passengers Banana-boat requisitioned from Fyffes by the Admiralty |
| HMCS Chicoutimi | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| HMCS Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Daldorch (1930) | United Kingdom | 5,571 | 12 passengers, New York City |
| HMCS Dauphin | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| HMCS Drumheller | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Empire Faith (1941) | United Kingdom | 7,061 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Flint | United Kingdom | 8,129 | Oil tanker. 9 passengers. New York City forCuraçao |
| Empire Foam (1941) | United Kingdom | 7,047 | Sydney |
| Empire Rainbow (1941) | United Kingdom | 6,942 | CAM ship. Sunk byU-607 andU-704.[4] No dead |
| Empire Rowan (1922) | United Kingdom | 9,545 | CAM ship. New York City |
| Empire Tarpon (1920) | United Kingdom | 6,085 | New York City |
| Empire Unity (1927) | United Kingdom | 6,386 | Liverpool toLoch Ewe |
| Evita (1927) | Norway | 6,346 | New York City |
| Explorer (1935) | United Kingdom | 6,235 | New York City |
| Harpefjell (1939) | Norway | 1,333 | Sydney |
| Inverilen (1938) | United Kingdom | 9,456 | New York City |
| J L M Curry (1942) |  United States | 7,176 | New York City |
| Malayan Prince (1926) | United Kingdom | 8,953 | 4 passengers, New York City |
| Mount Evans (1919) |  Panama | 5,598 | New York City |
| Norsol (1941) | Norway | 8,236 | New York City |
| Pacific Pioneer (1928) | United Kingdom | 6,734 | Sunk byU-132 on 30 Jul[5] |
| Pan Aruba (1931) | Norway | 9,231 | New York City |
| Pan-Maine (1936) | United States | 7,237 | New York City |
| HMS Polyanthus | Royal Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Richmond Hill (1940) | United Kingdom | 7,579 | New York City |
| Salamis (1939) | Norway | 8,286 | New York City |
| Senga (1913) |  Yugoslavia | 5,140 | New York City |
| Solsten (1929) | Norway | 5,379 | New York City |
| St Clair (1937) | United Kingdom | 1,637 | |
| HMCS St. Croix | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 18 Jul – 26 Jul | |
| Stancleeve (1942) | United Kingdom | 5,970 | Halifax |
| Thorhild (1935) | Norway | 10,316 | New York City |
| Vav (1931) | Norway | 6,415 | New York City |
| HMS Walker | Royal Navy | Escort 26 Jul – 31 Jul | |
| Zaanland (1921) |  Netherlands | 6,813 | Oban |