Convoy OG 69

OG.69 was a North Atlantic convoy of the OG series which ran during World War II from Milford Haven to Gibraltar

Escorts
The convoy was protected by the following escorts:-
 * 10 Corvettes
 * HMS Alisma (K185)
 * HMS Begonia (K66)
 * HMS Dianella (K07)
 * HMS Fleur De Lys (K122)
 * HMS Jasmine (K23)
 * HMS Kingcup (K33)
 * HMS Larkspur (K82)
 * HMS Pimpernel (K71)
 * HMS Rhododendron (K78)
 * HMS Sunflower (K41)


 * 1 Sloop
 * HMS Black Swan (L57)


 * 4 ASW Trawlers
 * HMS Drangey (FY195)
 * HMS Lady Shirley
 * HMS Paynter (FY242)
 * HMT St Nectan


 * 1 Converted cargo ship
 * HMS Goodwin

U-Boats
The convoy was initially located by German Naval signals intelligence (B-Dienst), then visual confirmation was provided by a Focke-Wulf Fw200 aircraft. 8 boats were directed to intercept the convoy, with the assistance of the Luftwaffe aircraft.
 * GS U-68 (1940)  - Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten
 * GS U-79 (1941)  - Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Kaufmann
 * GS U-126 (1940) - Kapitänleutnant Ernst Bauer
 * GS U-203 - Kapitänleutnant Rolf Mützelburg
 * GS U-331 - Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Dietrich von Tiesenhausen
 * GS U-561 - Oberleutnant zur See Robert Bartels
 * GS U-562 - Oberleutnant zur See Herwig Collmann
 * GS U-564 - Oberleutnant zur See Reinhard Suhren

==Ships in the convoy ==