On July 1st, 1942,
a flotilla of forty vessels left the UK as Convoy OS.33 to sail to the South
Atlantic and to Freetown in Sierra Leone.
June 22 and July 2, 1942, six U-boats left their their various bases in France
with orders to rendezvous in a position east of the Azores and form the Wolf
Pack 'Hai' (meaning 'Shark') to await the arrival of Convoy OS.33.
one U-boat was destroyed, six allied merchantmen that left Convoy OS.33 were
torpedoed and sunk. In addition, these U-boats accounted for a further nine
vessels during this patrol.
Web Site is devoted to relating the events surrounding the convoy, the U-boats
and their victims and is dedicated to all those brave Merchant Seamen who
served the country so well in times of war.
For OS/ KMS convoys, see the
OS/ KMS section,
for SL convoys see the SL convoys and
the Main Page click here.
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