Convoy HG 76

Convoy HG 76
	Part of Second World War
	; Map of the Bay of Biscay and the South-western Approaches
Date	19–23 December 1941
Location	Bay of Biscay, South-west Approaches45°30′N 04°20′W / 45.500°N 4.333°W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Karl Dönitz	Raymond Fitzmaurice; Frederick Walker;
Strength
Wolfpack Seeräuber; 10 U-boats;	32 merchant ships; 24 escorts;
Casualties and losses
5 U-boats destroyed; 2 Aircraft shot down;	2 merchant ships sunk; 1 escort carrier sunk; 1 escorting destroyer sunk; 3 Aircraft destroyed;

Convoy HG 76 (19 to 23 December 1941) was an Allied convoy of the HG (Homeward from Gibraltar) series, during the Second World War. It was notable for the destruction of five German U-boats, although the true total was not known to the British until after the war.

Two Condor long-range reconnaissance aircraft were shot down by British Martlet fighters from the escort carrier HMS Audacity, which was sunk later on the voyage, along with a destroyer and two merchant ships. Despite the loss of Audacity, it was regarded as the first big convoy victory for the Allies in the Battle of the Atlantic.