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Convoy TM 1 was the code name for an Allied convoy during the Second World War. Nine tankers, escorted by Royal Navy warships, attempted to reach Gibraltar from Trinidad. The convoy was attacked by a U-boat wolf pack in the central Atlantic Ocean, and most of the merchant vessels were sunk. This was one of the most successful attacks on Allied supply convoys throughout the entire war. The convoy was defended by the destroyer HMS Havelock, and three Flower-class corvettes, HMS Godetia, and . Seven tankers were sunk during the attacks, two surviving to reach Gibraltar. Two U-boats were damaged during the attacks.

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  • Der Geleitzug TM 1 war ein alliierter Geleitzug im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Er fuhr am 28. Dezember 1942 in Trinidad ab, traf am 14. Januar in Gibraltar ein und sollte Erdölprodukte von der Karibik in den Mittelmeerraum bringen, wo sich der alliierte Bedarf infolge der Operation Torch deutlich erhöht hatte. Die Alliierten verloren durch deutsche U-Boote sieben Tanker mit 56.453 BRT. Mit einem prozentualen Verlust von 77 Prozent war es einer der verlustreichsten alliierten Geleitzüge während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. (de)
  • Convoy TM 1 was the code name for an Allied convoy during the Second World War. Nine tankers, escorted by Royal Navy warships, attempted to reach Gibraltar from Trinidad. The convoy was attacked by a U-boat wolf pack in the central Atlantic Ocean, and most of the merchant vessels were sunk. This was one of the most successful attacks on Allied supply convoys throughout the entire war. The convoy was defended by the destroyer HMS Havelock, and three Flower-class corvettes, HMS Godetia, and . Seven tankers were sunk during the attacks, two surviving to reach Gibraltar. Two U-boats were damaged during the attacks. (en)
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  • 2 U-boats damaged
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  • *
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  • 1943-01-12 (xsd:date)
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  • German victory
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  • 1 destroyer
  • 3 corvettes
  • 10U-boats
  • 9 tankers
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  • HMS Havelock in camouflage (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
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  • * (en)
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  • Cdr. Boyle (en)
  • Rudolf Schendel (en)
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  • Convoy TM 1 (en)
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  • 0001-01-12 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 300 (xsd:integer)
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  • Atlantic Campaign of the Second World War (en)
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  • mid-Atlantic Ocean (en)
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  • German victory (en)
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  • Der Geleitzug TM 1 war ein alliierter Geleitzug im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Er fuhr am 28. Dezember 1942 in Trinidad ab, traf am 14. Januar in Gibraltar ein und sollte Erdölprodukte von der Karibik in den Mittelmeerraum bringen, wo sich der alliierte Bedarf infolge der Operation Torch deutlich erhöht hatte. Die Alliierten verloren durch deutsche U-Boote sieben Tanker mit 56.453 BRT. Mit einem prozentualen Verlust von 77 Prozent war es einer der verlustreichsten alliierten Geleitzüge während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. (de)
  • Convoy TM 1 was the code name for an Allied convoy during the Second World War. Nine tankers, escorted by Royal Navy warships, attempted to reach Gibraltar from Trinidad. The convoy was attacked by a U-boat wolf pack in the central Atlantic Ocean, and most of the merchant vessels were sunk. This was one of the most successful attacks on Allied supply convoys throughout the entire war. The convoy was defended by the destroyer HMS Havelock, and three Flower-class corvettes, HMS Godetia, and . Seven tankers were sunk during the attacks, two surviving to reach Gibraltar. Two U-boats were damaged during the attacks. (en)
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  • Convoy TM 1 (en)
  • Geleitzug TM 1 (de)
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  • Convoy TM 1 (en)
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