Convoy ON 115 was a trade convoy of 43 merchant ships with 12 escort ships during the Second World War. The convoy departed Liverpool on 24 July 1942 and arrived at Boston on 8 August. Three ships were lost to U-boats during the crossing and two were damaged.
Name It was the 115th of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America.
Action The ships departed Liverpool on 24 July 1942 and were joined on 25 July by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-3. They were found on 29 July by the seven U-boats of Wolfpack Wolf. On 31 July U-588 was sunk by the combined efforts of HMCS Skeena and HMCS Wetaskiwin. Six U-boats formed Wolfpack 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.Rohwer & Hummelchen, pp. 144, 152 & 153 Surviving ships reached Boston on 8 August.
Ships in the convoy NameFlagTonnage (GRT)NotesEscort 31 Jul – 3 Aug CorvetteAgwidale (1918)4,763Collision then straggledArletta (1925)4,870Straggled and sunk by on 5 Aug SSW of Cape Race. 36 of the 41 crew died. Survivors were picked up by Asbjorn (1935)4,387Bound for SydneyAthelchief (1939)10,000Bound for CuraçaoBelgian Soldier (1941)7,167Torpedoed and damaged by then straggled and was sunk by on 4 Aug 21 dead.Brimanger (1929)4,883Bound for New York CityCistula (1939)8,097Bound for HalifaxCollingsworth (1920)5,101Bound for New York CityCorner Brook (1925)5,767Bound for HalifaxDelhi (1925)4,571Bound for New York CityDorcasia (1938)8,053Bound for New York CityEl Lago (1920)4,221StraggledEmma Bakke (1929)4,72113 passengers, bound for New York CityEmpire Heywood (1942)7,030Bound for New York CityEmpire Ocean (1941)6,765Ashore 4 Aug 42; Sank in tow 5 Aug 42Empire Southey (1942)7,041Empire Spray (1941)7,242Bound for HalifaxEmpire Trader (1908)9,990Bound for New York City then AucklandG S Walden (1935)10,627Tanker. Torpedoed by on 3 Aug east of Cape Race and towed into St. John's, Newfoundland. 1 deadEscort 25 Jul – 3 Aug CorvetteGyda (1934)1,695Bound for HalifaxEscort 2 Aug DestroyerHerbrand (1935)9,108Bound for HalifaxHoegh Hood (1936)9,351Bound for HalifaxJamaica Planter (1936)4,098Bound for New York CityKaty (1931)6,825Bound for New York CityEscort 3 – 8 Aug CorvetteLochkatrine (1922)9,419Freighter. In ballast. Sunk by . 9 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCS Hamilton And HMCS AgassizEscort 25 Jul – 3 Aug . Took in damaged G S Walden to St. John's, NewfoundlandLucellum (1938)9,425ReturnedManchester Trader (1941)5,671Bound for Halifax thence Saint John, New Brunswick. Rear-Admiral H C Rawlings (Vice-Commodore)Montreal City (1920)3,066Bound for New York CityMount Evans (1919)5,598Bound for New York CityNorsk Tank (1928)9,720Bound for HalifaxOrnefjell (1937)1,334Bound for HalifaxOtina (1938)6,217Bound for HalifaxPacific Grove (1928)7,11717 Passengers, Bound for New York City. Admiral Sir A J Davies (Commodore)Regent Panther (1937)9,556Bound for New York CityEscort 3 – 8 Aug CorvetteRobert F Hand (1933)2,197Bound for HalifaxEscort 25 Jul – 4 Aug CorvetteEscort 25 Jul – 1 Aug DestroyerSan Ernesto (1939)8,078Bound for New York CitySeminole (1936)10,389Bound for New York CityEscort 25 – 31 Jul Destroyer sunk with depth charges on 31 JulSolfonn (1939)9,925Bound for ArubaTilapa (1928)5,392Bound for HalifaxTopdalsfjord (1921)4,271Bound for Hampton RoadsTudor Prince (1940)1,914Bound for HalifaxEscort. DestroyerEscort 3 – 8 Aug DestroyerWestland (1931)5,8889 Passengers, Bound for New York CityEscort 25 Jul – 2 Aug Corvette. Sunk with depth charges on 31 JulEscort 2 Aug Destroyer
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External links ON.115 at convoyweb