Convoy SC 143

SC 143 was a North Atlantic convoy of the SC series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was the second battle in the Kriegsmarine's autumn offensive in the North Atlantic.

Convoy SC 143
Part of World War II
DateOctober 1943
Location
Result Allied operational victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom
 Canada
Poland
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Comm: Escort Admiral Karl Dönitz
Strength
SC 143:
39 ships
8 escorts
SG 10 :
4 warships
Rossbach:
14 U-boats
Casualties and losses
1 ship sunk
1 warship sunk
3 U-boats
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