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Convoy SC 26
Part of World War II
Date2–5 April 1941
Location
North Atlantic
Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz Comm: G Swabey
SOE: Cdr J Cresswell
Cdr J Rowlands
Strength
8 U-boats 23 ships
7 escorts
Casualties and losses
1 U-boat destroyed 10 Ships sunk
2 ships damaged
1 warship damaged

SC 26 was a North Atlantic convoy of the SC series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II.

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