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HX 79 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It suffered major losses from a U-boat attack, and, with the attack on convoy SC 7 the previous day, represents the worst two days shipping losses in the entire Atlantic campaign. ==Prelude== HX 79 was an east-bound convoy of 49 ships which sailed from Halifax on the 8 October 1940 making for Liverpool with war materials. On 19 October, 4 days from landfall, HX 79 was entering the Western Approaches, and had caught up with the position of SC 7, which was under attack. The escort for the crossing had been meagre, being provided by two Armed Merchant Cruisers against the possibility of attack by a surface raider, but even these had departed when HX 79 was sighted by , commanded by submarine ace KL Günther Prien. At this point HX 79 was unescorted; Prien sent a sighting report and set to shadowing the convoy, while Dönitz ordered the pack to assemble.Those U-boats which had attacked SC 7 and were still able to fight (three had departed to re-arm having expended all their torpedoes) were directed to the scene. Four did so, (Joachim Schepke), (Engelbert Endrass), (Heinrich Bleichrodt) and (Heinrich Liebe) joining U-47 during the day. However the Admiralty, concerned by the fate of SC 7 and anticipating an attack, rushed reinforcements to the scene; throughout the day a large escort force of 11 warships also gathered to provide cover. This consisted of destroyers , ; corvettes , , , and ; also three armed naval trawlers, a minesweeper and a submarine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Convoy HX 79」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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