Convoy HG 53

Convoy
Part of World War II
Date 8–11 February 1941 Location North Atlantic Result German victory
Belligerents
Kriegsmarine	Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
KL Nicolai Clausen	R Adm. OH Dawson
Strength
1 U-boat 5 bombers 1 heavy cruiser	21 merchant ships 2 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 bomber	9 merchant ships sunk (15,217 tons)

Convoy HG 53 was the 53rd of the numbered series of World War II HG convoys of Homeward bound merchant ships from Gibraltar to Liverpool.^[1] Convoy HG 53 lost nine ships during a coordinated attack in February 1941. HG 53 was one of the few Atlantic convoys to have ships sunk by submarines, by aircraft, and by surface ships.