Convoy HX 133

Date16 June 1941 – 3 July 1941

Location

North Atlantic

Result German victory

Convoy HX.133
Part of World War II
Date 16 June 1941 – 3 July 1941 Location North Atlantic Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom Canada
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
~4 U-boats	64 merchant ships 20 escorts
Casualties and losses
	6 ships sunk 7 damaged 107 killed

Convoy HX 133 was the 133rd of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from HalifaX to Liverpool. The ships departed Halifax on 16 June 1941,^[1] and were found on 23 June by U-boats of the 1st U-boat Flotilla, operating out of Brest, France. U-boats sank six ships before the convoy reached Liverpool on 3 July.^[1] There was strong criticism of the RCN corvette's signalling capabilities as borne out by the number of collisions that occurred.^[2]