Convoy TM 1

Convoy TM 1
Part of Atlantic Campaign of the Second World War
HMS Havelock in camouflage
Date 3–12 January 1943 Location mid-Atlantic Ocean Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom  Belgium
Commanders and leaders
Rudolf Schendel	Cdr. Boyle
Strength
10 U-boats	1 destroyer 3 corvettes 9 tankers
Casualties and losses
2 U-boats damaged	7 ships sunk

Convoy TM 1 was the code name for an Allied convoy during the Second World War. Nine tankers, escorted by Royal Navy warships, attempted to reach Gibraltar from Trinidad. The convoy was attacked by a U-boat wolf pack in the central Atlantic Ocean, and most of the merchant vessels were sunk. This was one of the most successful attacks on Allied supply convoys throughout the entire war.^[1] The convoy was defended by the destroyer HMS Havelock, and three Flower-class corvettes, HMS Godetia, HMS Pimpernel and HMS Saxifrage. Seven tankers were sunk during the attacks, two surviving to reach Gibraltar.^[2] Two U-boats were damaged during the attacks.