| Convoy HX.65 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Kriegsmarine |
 Royal Canadian Navy Royal Navy | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | V-Adm. B G Washington (Comm.) | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 5 U-boats |
51 merchant ships 7 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 U-boat damaged |
8 ships sunk 3 damaged | ||||
Convoy HX 65 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was the 65th of the numbered series of merchant convoys run by the Allies from Halifax to Liverpool. The convoy was attacked by German U-boats and aircraft, losing eight of its 51 ships sunk and a further three damaged. One U-boat was damaged.
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