| Convoy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kriegsmarine |
 Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz |
Comm:HM Sanders SOE: Lt.Cdr SW Davis :Capt L Thebaud :Cdr J Baker-Cresswell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
Mordbrenner 8 U-boats |
52 ships 18 escorts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
none lost 1 U-boat damaged |
9 merchant ships sunk 2 warships sunk 1 warship damaged 369 killed | ||||||
SC 48 was a North Atlantic convoy of the SC series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
It was notable for being the occasion of the Kearny incident, which brought the United States one step closer to war with Germany.