Convoy HG 53

Convoy
Part of World War II
Date8–11 February 1941
Location
North Atlantic
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Kriegsmarine  Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
KL Nicolai Clausen R Adm. OH Dawson
Strength
1 U-boat
5 bombers
1 heavy cruiser		 21 merchant ships
2 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 bomber 9 merchant ships sunk (15,217 tons)

Convoy HG 53 was the 53rd of the numbered series of World War II HG convoys of Homeward bound merchant ships from Gibraltar to Liverpool. Convoy HG 53 lost nine ships during a coordinated attack in February 1941. HG 53 was one of the few Atlantic convoys to have ships sunk by submarines, by aircraft, and by surface ships.

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