Escort Group C-3
Convoys ON 93, HX 191, ON 104 and SC 90 were escorted without loss. Flower class corvette Camrose was replaced by corvette Agassiz. Convoy ON 115 lost two ships torpedoed by U-552 and U-553 while Skeena and Flower class corvette Wetaskiwin sank U-588. Convoys HX 202, ON 121, SC 98, ON 131, HX 210 and ON 141 were escorted without loss. Convoy SC 109 lost one ship torpedoed by U-43 and Saguenay was irreparably damaged when depth charges blew off its stern following a collision. Town class destroyer Burnham replaced Saguenay. Flower class corvettes Wetaskiwin, Sackville, Galt and Agassiz were replaced by corvettes Bittersweet, Eyebright, La Malbaie and Mayflower. New River class frigate Jed joined the group. Convoys ON 152, HX 221, ON 163, HX 226, ON 172, SC 124 and ON 180 were escorted without loss.
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