| Convoy ON.115 | |||||||
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| Part ofWorld War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Germany |  CanadaUnited Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| AdmiralKarl Dönitz | Admiral Sir A J Davies (Commodore) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13U-boats | 43 merchant ships 12 escorts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 U-boat sunk | 3 ships sunk 2 damaged 67 killed | ||||||
Convoy ON 115 was a tradeconvoy of 43 merchant ships with 12 escort ships during theSecond World War. The convoy departedLiverpool on 24 July 1942 and arrived atBoston on 8 August. Three ships were lost toU-boats during the crossing and two were damaged.
It was the 115th of the numbered series ofON convoysOutbound from theBritish Isles toNorth America.
The ships departedLiverpool on 24 July 1942 and were joined on 25 July[1] byMid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-3. They were found on 29 July by the sevenU-boats ofWolfpack Wolf. Six U-boats formedWolfpack Pirat on 1 August and reached the convoy on 2 August. Three ships were sunk before contact was lost in misty weather on 3 August.[2] Surviving ships reachedBoston on 8 August.[1]
| Name[1] | Flag | Tonnage(GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMCS Agassiz | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 31 Jul – 3 Aug Corvette | |
| Agwidale (1918) |  United States | 4,763 | Collision then straggled |
| Arletta (1925) |  United Kingdom | 4,870 | Straggled and sunk byU-458[3] on 5 Aug SSW ofCape Race. 36 of the 41 crew died. Survivors were picked up byUSS Menemsha (AG-39) |
| Asbjorn (1935) | United Kingdom | 4,387 | Bound forSydney |
| Athelchief (1939) | United Kingdom | 10,000 | Bound forCuraçao |
| Belgian Soldier (1941) |  Belgium | 7,167 | Torpedoed and damaged byU-553 then straggled and was sunk byU-607[4] on 4 Aug 21 dead. |
| Brimanger (1929) |  Norway | 4,883 | Bound forNew York City |
| Cistula (1939) |  Netherlands | 8,097 | Bound forHalifax |
| Collingsworth (1920) | United States | 5,101 | Bound forNew York City |
| Corner Brook (1925) | United Kingdom | 5,767 | Bound forHalifax |
| Delhi (1925) |  Sweden | 4,571 | Bound forNew York City |
| Dorcasia (1938) | United Kingdom | 8,053 | Bound forNew York City |
| El Lago (1920) |  Panama | 4,221 | Straggled |
| Emma Bakke (1929) | Norway | 4,721 | 13 passengers, bound forNew York City |
| Empire Heywood (1942) | United Kingdom | 7,030 | Bound forNew York City |
| Empire Ocean (1941) | United Kingdom | 6,765 | Ashore 4 Aug 42; Sank in tow 5 Aug 42 |
| Empire Southey (1942) | United Kingdom | 7,041 | |
| Empire Spray (1941) | United Kingdom | 7,242 | Bound forHalifax |
| Empire Trader (1908) | United Kingdom | 9,990 | Bound forNew York City thenAuckland |
| G S Walden (1935) | United Kingdom | 10,627 | Tanker. Torpedoed byU-552[5] on 3 Aug east ofCape Race and towed intoSt. John's, Newfoundland. 1 dead |
| HMCS Galt | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 Jul – 3 Aug Corvette | |
| Gyda (1934) | United Kingdom | 1,695 | Bound forHalifax |
| HMCS Hamilton | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 2 Aug Destroyer | |
| Herbrand (1935) | Norway | 9,108 | Bound forHalifax |
| Hoegh Hood (1936) | Norway | 9,351 | Bound forHalifax |
| Jamaica Planter (1936) | United Kingdom | 4,098 | Bound forNew York City |
| Katy (1931) | Norway | 6,825 | Bound forNew York City |
| HMCS La Malbaie | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Corvette | |
| Lochkatrine (1922) | United Kingdom | 9,419 | Freighter. In ballast. Sunk byU-553.[6] 9 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCSHamilton And HMCSAgassiz |
| HMCS Louisburg | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 Jul – 3 Aug . Took in damagedG S Walden toSt. John's, Newfoundland | |
| Lucellum (1938) | United Kingdom | 9,425 | Returned |
| Manchester Trader (1941) | United Kingdom | 5,671 | Bound forHalifax thenceSaint John, New Brunswick. Rear-Admiral H C Rawlings (Vice-Commodore) |
| Montreal City (1920) | United Kingdom | 3,066 | Bound forNew York City |
| Mount Evans (1919) | Panama | 5,598 | Bound forNew York City |
| Norsk Tank (1928) | Norway | 9,720 | Bound forHalifax |
| Ornefjell (1937) | Norway | 1,334 | Bound forHalifax |
| Otina (1938) | United Kingdom | 6,217 | Bound forHalifax |
| Pacific Grove (1928) | United Kingdom | 7,117 | 17 Passengers, Bound forNew York City. Admiral Sir A J Davies (Commodore) |
| Regent Panther (1937) | United Kingdom | 9,556 | Bound forNew York City |
| HMCS Rimouski | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Corvette | |
| Robert F Hand (1933) | United Kingdom | 2,197 | Bound forHalifax |
| HMCS Sackville | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 Jul – 4 Aug Corvette | |
| HMCS Saguenay | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 Jul – 1 Aug Destroyer | |
| San Ernesto (1939) | United Kingdom | 8,078 | Bound forNew York City |
| Seminole (1936) | United Kingdom | 10,389 | Bound forNew York City |
| HMCS Skeena | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 – 31 Jul Destroyer sunkU-588 with depth charges on 31 Jul | |
| Solfonn (1939) | Norway | 9,925 | Bound forAruba |
| Tilapa (1928) | United Kingdom | 5,392 | Bound forHalifax |
| Topdalsfjord (1921) | Norway | 4,271 | Bound forHampton Roads |
| Tudor Prince (1940) | United Kingdom | 1,914 | Bound forHalifax |
| USS Swanson | United States Navy | Escort. Destroyer | |
| HMS Verity | Royal Navy | Escort 3 – 8 Aug Destroyer | |
| Westland (1931) | Netherlands | 5,888 | 9 Passengers, Bound forNew York City |
| HMCS Wetaskiwin | Royal Canadian Navy | Escort 25 Jul – 2 Aug Corvette. SunkU-588 with depth charges on 31 Jul | |
| HMS Witch | Royal Navy | Escort 2 Aug Destroyer |