Battle of Bell Island

Battle of Bell Island
	Part of the American theatre and the Battle of the St. Lawrence of World War II
Date	September 4 – November 2, 1942
Location	Bell Island, Newfoundland
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Canada; Newfoundland	Germany
Commanders and leaders
	Kapitänleutnant Rolf Ruggeberg; Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Wissmann; Werner von Janowski
Strength
SS Lord Strathcona ; SS Saganaga ; SS Evelyn B ; SS Anna T ; Flyingdale ; SS Rose Castle ; PLM 27 ; HMCS Drumheller ; 2 Fairmile fast motor boats	U-513; U-518
Casualties and losses
SS Lord Strathcona ; SS Saganaga(29 killed) ; SS Evelyn B ; SS Rose Castle (28 killed) ; PLM 27 (12 killed)	Spy captured

In 1942, German U-boats attacked Bell Island twice which led to four cargo ships being sunk, and more than 60 sailors killed. This made it one of the few places in the Dominion of Newfoundland that came under attack during the Second World War. These engagements are considered a part of a larger battle, the Battle of the Atlantic. Bell Island is in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and the waters were part of an important Atlantic convoy route that allowed supplies to flow from the United States to its Allies in Europe. Many ships brought supplies in these waters to Allied troops, but many of them were cut off by the German U-boats.