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Neutral Shores, Ireland and the Battle of the AtlanticNeutral Shores, Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic
Convoy HX-114 seemed to have done all the hard work. On 16 March 1941, her battleship escort HMS RODNEY had sighted and chased off the German battleship GNEISENAU. Approaching the North West Approaches, the convoy was routed through The Minches to void U-boat ahead of the convoy. Entering the North Channel the Clyde section broke off, leaving the remainder to proceed south to Liverpool and Milford Haven. The weather was exceptionally bad on the night of 31 March and for those ships approaching St. Georges Channel en-route to Milford Haven, the morning of 01 April brought a break in the weather. Shortly after breakfast, the morning would unfold into a disaster when three aircraft from KG/27 attacked the convoy.
San Conrado (Br) First attack – 6 bombs but only one hit ship. Abandoned with crew standing by. Second attack hit again by bombs and near misses.
Hidlefjord (Nor) Bombed and sunk
Kaia Knudsen (Nor) Damaged
Chesapeake (Br) Damaged by near miss
Adellen (Br) Hit by several bombs and badly damaged.
Convoy HX-114 seemed to have done all the hard work. On 16 March 1941, her battleship escort HMS RODNEY had sighted and chased off the German battleship GNEISENAU. Approaching the North West Approaches, the convoy was routed through The Minches to void U-boat ahead of the convoy. Entering the North Channel the Clyde section broke off, leaving the remainder to proceed south to Liverpool and Milford Haven. The weather was exceptionally bad on the night of 31 March and for those ships approaching St. Georges Channel en-route to Milford Haven, the morning of 01 April brought a break in the weather. Shortly after breakfast, the morning would unfold into a disaster when three aircraft from KG/27 attacked the convoy.
San Conrado (Br) First attack – 6 bombs but only one hit ship. Abandoned with crew standing by. Second attack hit again by bombs and near misses.
Hidlefjord (Nor) Bombed and sunk
Kaia Knudsen (Nor) Damaged
Chesapeake (Br) Damaged by near miss
Adellen (Br) Hit by several bombs and badly damaged.
