Convoy SQ-36

Convoy SQ 36
Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the St. Lawrence
Date 12–16 September 1942 Location St. Lawrence River Result German tactical victory
Belligerents
Germany	Canada United Kingdom Greece Norway United States Netherlands
Commanders and leaders
Karl Dönitz Eberhard Hoffmann Paul Hartwig
Strength
2 U-boats	22 merchant ships 7 escorts
Casualties and losses
	3 ships sunk 2 ships damaged

Convoy SQ-36 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was one of the numbered SQ convoys from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Québec. The convoy was found on 15 September 1942 by U-517, which then destroyed two ships from the convoy while U-165 sank another and damaged two.