Convoy SC 104
| Convoy SC 104 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||||
HMS Fame (September 1942) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| CinC:Admiral Karl Dönitz |
Commodore: CAPT F H Taylor RN Escort: CDR R Heathcote | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8 U-boats |
48 freighters 2 destroyers 4 corvettes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 U-boats sunk 2 U-boats damaged 50 dead |
8 freighters sunk 2 destroyers damaged 216 dead | ||||||
Convoy SC 104 was the 104th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. During October 1942, a U-boat wolf pack sank eight ships from the convoy. The convoy escorts sank two of the attacking submarines.