Convoy OB 293

Convoy OB 293
Part of World War II
Date 2 March 1941 – 8 March 1941 Location Western Approaches Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Karl Dönitz	convoy: escort:LtCdr JM Rowlands
Strength
4 U-boats	37 ships 4 escorts
Casualties and losses
2 U-boats sunk 1 damaged	2 ships sunk 3 damaged

OB 293 was a North Atlantic convoy which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was notable for seeing the loss to the Kriegsmarine (KM) of U-47, with her commander KL Günther Prien, the person responsible for the sinking of HMS Royal Oak two years previously.