Convoy SL 78 was the 78th of the numbered series of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
SL convoys of merchant ships from
Sierra Leone to
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
. Ships carrying commodities bound to the British Isles from South America, Africa, and the Indian Ocean traveled independently to Freetown to be convoyed for the last leg of their voyage. Twenty-five merchant ships departed Freetown on 18 June 1941. U-boats sank eight ships before the convoy reached Liverpool on 12 July.
[Blair, pp.302&303]
Ships in the Convoy
Allied merchant ships
A total of 26 merchant vessels joined the convoy, either in Sierra Leone or later in the voyage.
Convoy escorts
A series of armed military ships escorted the convoy at various times during its journey.
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References
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External links
SL.78 at convoyweb
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North Atlantic convoys of World War II, SL078
Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, C