Escort Group B-1
Flower class corvettes Borage, Meadowsweet and Wallflower joined the group; and Venomous was replaced by the long-range V&W escort Watchman. Convoys HX 187, ON 96, HX 193, ON 108, SC 92, ON 119, HX 201, ON 124, HX 206, ON 134, SC 105, HX 215, ON 151, SC 114, ON 162, SC 119, ON 171 and HX 230 were escorted without loss. Convoy ON 178 lost three ships torpedoed by U-415 and U-191.
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