Convoy HX 72

Convoy HX 72
Part of World War II
Date 20–22 September 1940 Location Western Approaches Result German victory
Belligerents
Kriegsmarine	Royal Navy
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz	Comm: R Adm HH Rogers Escort: Cdr AM Knapp
Strength
8 U-boats	43 ships 5 escorts
Casualties and losses
none	11 ships sunk (72,727 GRT) 2 ships damaged (18,178 GRT) 113 killed

HX 72 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. The convoy comprised 43 ships of which 11 were sunk and another damaged by German U-boats who suffered no losses.