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Convoy OG 69 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 69th of the numbered OG convoys Outbound from the British Isles to Gibraltar. The convoy departed Liverpool on 20 July 1941〔Hague, pp.175&176〕 and was found on 25 July by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 ''Condors'' of ''Kampfgeschwader'' 40. Seven ships were sunk by submarine attacks continuing through 30 July.〔Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.74〕 ==Escorts== The convoy was protected by the following escorts:- *10 Corvettes : * HMS ''Alisma'' (K185) : * HMS ''Begonia'' (K66) : * HMS ''Dianella'' (K07) : * HMS ''Fleur De Lys'' (K122) : * HMS ''Jasmine'' (K23) : * HMS ''Kingcup'' (K33) : * HMS ''Larkspur'' (K82) : * HMS ''Pimpernel'' (K71) : * HMS ''Rhododendron'' (K78) : * HMS ''Sunflower'' (K41) *1 Sloop : * HMS Black Swan (L57) *4 ASW Trawlers : * HMS Drangey (FY195) : * HMS Lady Shirley : * HMS Paynter (FY242) : * HMT St Nectan *1 Converted cargo ship : * HMS Goodwin 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 OG 69」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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