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British military, as it had been believed that the Condor force no longer posed a significant threat. The decision to use a route which was similar to that used by previous convoys despite Convoy Faith's small escort made it an attractive target. In his
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British military was surprised by the attack on Convoy Faith, as it had been believed that the Condors no longer posed a serious threat. In response, the convoy route between Britain and Africa was moved to the west. The German Condor force attempted to repeat its success against Convoy Faith by
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joined it at sea two days later. The liner was left behind at Durban owing to a mechanical fault, but eventually disembarked its soldiers at Bombay in late
September after sailing there as part of Convoy CM 45. The West African personnel which were to be transported to the Middle East on board
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Convoy Faith was detected by a German Condor at 8:00 pm on 11 July while about 480 kilometres (300 mi) off the
Portuguese coast. This aircraft circled near the ships, broadcasting a homing signal. Two other Condors joined the first aircraft at about 9:00 pm, and they commenced
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commanding officer, Commander W.B.L Holms, was the most senior officer present, he chose to not assume command of the convoy as his destroyer would not remain with the troopships for their entire journey. The route taken by Convoy Faith was similar to that of other recent convoys sailing between
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bombsight. This sight reduced the
Condors' vulnerability to anti-aircraft fire by allowing them to bomb targets from medium altitudes; previously they had only been able to attack accurately from low levels. Several of the unit's Condors were also fitted with surface search radar, which improved
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to attack. A small number of attacks were made on ships travelling between
Britain and Gibraltar from May onwards, but these cost the unit eight Condors destroyed in action and seven in accidents for no sinkings. As a result of the Condor's vulnerability to Allied defences, the commander of the
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argues that "it is doubtful whether Holms would have acted differently under the circumstances". In order to prevent a repetition of the attack, the convoy routes between
Britain and West Africa were moved further to the west so that they were almost at the limit of the Condors' range.
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to provide fighter protection for convoys. During the last six months of 1941 these improved defences inflicted heavy losses on the Condor force, and it ceased attacking shipping in early 1942. In 1942, III./KG 40 mainly operated in the reconnaissance role and reported targets for
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Germans attempted to build on their success against Convoy Faith by carrying out further medium-altitude attacks on convoys. III./KG 40 sank another four ships between July and September 1943, but suffered heavy losses from Allied aircraft and anti-aircraft guns. From October,
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was located 3,000 yards (2,700 m) ahead and the two other escorts were on each flank of the troopships. Busk-Wood had maintained this formation after the first Condor was spotted in the belief that the aircraft would call in submarines rather than conduct an attack.
958:. Both troopships were severely damaged and over 100 of the personnel aboard the two ships were killed; they were subsequently sunk by torpedoes from the escorts. The freighter escaped unscathed, but was damaged in a second air attack on 12 July en route to
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on her starboard quarter, starting a fire next to the magazine and disabling her steering. The
Catalinas eventually drove off the Condors with machine gun fire; one of the German aircrew was seriously wounded in this engagement. At 10:05 pm
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Despite its poor performance during most of 1942, III./KG 40's ability to attack Allied shipping was improved late in the year. During the last months of 1942 the unit received 18 C-4 variants of the Fw 200 which were fitted with the
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Britain and Africa. While the strength of the escort force was much smaller than that assigned to the regular convoys, it was believed that submarines posed the main threat and that three warships would provide adequate protection.
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their ability to locate Allied ships. In early 1943 it was decided to use these aircraft to renew attacks on convoys travelling to
Gibraltar in an attempt to disrupt the Allied buildup in the Mediterranean during the
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in southern France and equipped with Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors, attacked Allied shipping travelling in the Atlantic. The unit made a number of successful attacks on convoys and individual ships traveling in the
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was badly damaged by a near miss from the first plane to attack, and was hit by two bombs dropped by the second attacker. The damage caused by these bombs flooded one of the ship's holds and set her on fire.
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also came under attack; several bombs hit the centre of the ship and set her on fire. This fire could not be brought under control, and she too was abandoned, at 10:40 pm on 11 July.
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The British military conducted regular convoys to transfer personnel from the United Kingdom to the Middle East and India from mid-1940 until late 1943. This convoy route was assigned the code
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was the second of the 81st Division's brigades to be shipped from West Africa. The brigade comprised 12,000 personnel and was scheduled to depart with Convoy WS 32 on 31 July. The liners
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their attack on the convoy shortly thereafter. At this time, Convoy Faith was deployed in a formation intended to protect the ships from submarines. The two troopships and
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in India as part of convoys WS 22 and 26. She returned to the Clyde from Gibraltar on 4 June as part of Convoy MFK 15 and spent the next month docked in
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on the afternoon of 7 July. They spent the night at anchor in the Clyde; shortly after getting underway early the next day they were joined by the storeship MV
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s passengers were evacuated on board lifeboats while the crew tried to save the ship. This proved unsuccessful, however, and they abandoned ship later that night.
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was also straddled by two near misses, but did not suffer significant damage. Both troopships were subsequently torpedoed and sunk by their escorts,
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in North Africa by the warships, from where the seamen returned to Britain and military personnel continued to West Africa on board the troopship
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While there are differing accounts of the casualties on board the two troopships, the official figures state that 89 people were killed on board
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The three Condors made their attack from an altitude of about 15,000 feet (4,600 m). Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire from the escorts,
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loaded the remainder of the unit at other West African ports. Convoy WS 32 sailed from Freetown on 5 August, and
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protected by a strong force of warships. As the Mediterranean Sea was a war zone, the convoys normally traveled from the
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strongly criticised the troopships for not taking evasive action during the attack. He also criticised the captain of
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HMS Swale: Report of Proceedings while escorting SS Duchess of York, California, & Port Fairy, 11–14 July 1943.
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began to embark 470 personnel bound for West Africa on 4 July. She was to be accompanied on this voyage by
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in South Africa. German aircraft, submarines and surface ships attacked the WS convoys on occasion.
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in danger of exploding, 64 survivors from the two troopships and 8 passengers were transferred to
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to aid the extinction of the fire with her hoses. With
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in Scotland to the Middle East or South Asia via the
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1791:ADM 199 / 1032. The National Archives, Kew, London
1434:to Casablanca. At 6:45 pm the following day,
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1193:undergoing repairs. Once this work was complete,
1877:. St. Catherine's, Canada: Vanwell Publlishing.
902:. It suffered heavy casualties when attacked by
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1809:Douglas et al. (2007), p. 158
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179:Two troopships, one transport
2008:WS (Winston Special) Convoys
1787:C in C, Western Approaches.
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1752:Coombs (2008), pp. 221–222
1607:Munro (2006), pp. xii–xiii
1836:Forczyk (2010), pp. 65–70
1827:Munro (2006), pp. 419–425
1818:Munro (2006), pp. 419–420
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1535:from 2 August while
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1634:Munro (2006), p. 395
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1598:Hague (2000), p. 35
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943:
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900:World War II
889:Convoy Faith
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887:
875:7–8 May 1945
870:5–6 May 1945
865:Point Judith
858:
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267:St. Lawrence
91:Belligerents
37:World War II
31:Part of the
26:Convoy Faith
18:
828:Capture of
591:Bell Island
540:Connecticut
355:Nordseetour
297:River Plate
191:One wounded
1972:Categories
1554:California
1549:Nea Hellas
1529:Nea Hellas
1525:Nea Hellas
1510:California
1477:Port Fairy
1473:Port Fairy
1461:Port Fairy
1457:Port Fairy
1448:Port Fairy
1432:Port Fairy
1398:Nea Hellas
1392:Casablanca
1380:California
1361:Port Fairy
1350:California
1345:California
1333:Port Fairy
1329:California
1321:Port Fairy
1302:HMCS
1253:Port Fairy
1241:California
1222:California
1210:California
1195:California
1179:California
1172:California
1106:California
1034:troopships
984:III./KG 40
974:Background
960:Casablanca
944:Port Fairy
926:California
916:destroyers
908:troopships
496:Postmaster
428:RheinĂĽbung
196:115 killed
1568:Citations
1545:Largs Bay
1537:Britannic
1483:Aftermath
1417:HMS
1295:HMS
1288:HMS
1280:commander
1159:Largs Bay
1153:Britannic
1092:squadrons
1050:Cape Town
1001:CAM ships
997:Gibraltar
980:Luftwaffe
912:freighter
798:Stonewall
772:Sept-ĂŽles
725:Black May
628:SG 6/LN 6
284:Gibraltar
262:Caribbean
1533:Takoradi
1498:Iroquois
1396:SS
1388:Iroquois
1337:Iroquois
1309:Iroquois
1304:Iroquois
1249:Greenock
1046:Freetown
964:division
920:frigates
918:and two
859:Teardrop
818:Lyme Bay
529:27 March
440:Bismarck
252:Americas
169:Strength
72:Portugal
66:Location
1541:Tamaroa
1369:Douglas
1290:Douglas
1282:in the
1191:Glasgow
1165:Tamaroa
1133:porters
1060:Prelude
1010:U-boats
607:Laconia
518:Neuland
412:4 April
106:Germany
1957:
1938:
1919:
1900:
1881:
1862:
1492:, the
1384:Moyola
1297:Moyola
1228:Attack
1187:Bombay
1076:Lisbon
1054:Durban
938:liners
910:and a
904:German
896:convoy
893:Allied
846:BX 141
836:HX 300
777:ON 207
762:SC 143
745:SC 130
740:SC 129
735:HX 237
720:HX 231
705:HX 228
700:SC 121
690:ON 166
685:SC 118
663:ON 154
658:ON 153
653:ON 144
648:SC 107
643:SL 125
638:HX 212
633:SC 104
618:SC 100
601:ON 127
586:ON 122
576:ON 115
571:ON 113
551:6 June
478:HX 156
448:HX 133
422:HX 126
417:OB 318
407:HX 112
402:OB 293
390:HX 106
384:Berlin
141:
132:Canada
129:
117:
103:
79:Result
1521:'
1465:Swale
1453:Swale
1436:Swale
1428:Swale
1419:Swale
1410:Swale
1353:'
1312:'
1141:Lagos
1038:Clyde
841:WEP 3
830:U-505
752:Faith
730:ONS 5
710:UGS 6
680:SG 19
613:SQ 36
596:QS 33
581:SC 94
566:QS 15
561:SL 78
556:HG 84
546:ON 92
534:OG 82
524:ON 67
512:SC 67
483:HG 76
473:SC 48
468:HG 73
463:SC 42
458:OG 71
453:OG 69
397:HG 53
378:SC 20
373:SC 19
361:HX 90
349:HX 84
344:HX 79
334:HX 72
324:HX 65
314:HX 49
309:HX 47
1955:ISBN
1936:ISBN
1917:ISBN
1898:ISBN
1879:ISBN
1860:ISBN
1543:and
1512:and
1408:HMS
1243:and
1162:and
1146:The
1078:and
1022:"WS"
1003:and
929:and
852:1945
812:1944
695:UC 1
675:TM 1
669:1943
489:1942
367:1941
339:SC 7
329:SC 2
303:1940
291:1939
58:Date
1424:A/S
1367:by
1269:SS
1199:SS
1170:SS
1116:SS
1052:or
942:MV
931:SS
924:SS
898:of
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1666:^
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1963:.
1944:.
1925:.
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