Convoy TAG 18
Convoy TAG 18 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 18th of the numbered TAG Convoys from Trinidad and Aruba to Guantánamo.[1] The convoy was shadowed from 1 to 4 November by U-160 skippered by Kapitänleutnant Georg Lassen (Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves) and joined on 5 November by U-129 – skippered by Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross). The two U-boats sank six ships from the convoy.[2]
Convoy TAG.18 | |||||
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Part of World War II | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||
Admiral Karl Dönitz Kapitänleutnant Georg Lassen Hans-Ludwig Witt |
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Strength | |||||
2 U-boats |
37 merchant ships 8 escorts | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
6 ships sunk |
Ships in the convoy[3]
Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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Acasta (1918) | 5,229 | ||
Anna Knudsen (1931) | 9,057 | ||
Ardmore (1913) | 7,035 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Astrell (1925) | 7,595 | Ex Curaçao. Sunk by U-129[4] on 5 Nov | |
Baron Elphinstone (1937) | 4,635 | ||
Benjamin Bourn (1942) | 7,176 | ||
Chr J Kampmann (1924) | 2,281 | Sunk by U-160[5] | |
Cities Service Kansas (1920) | 7,641 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
City Of Lancaster (1924) | 3,041 | ||
Clio (1935) | 374 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Domino (1919) | 3,170 | ||
Eagle (1917) | 6,003 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Edward L Doheny (1913) | 5,871 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Empire Marvell (1941) | 9,812 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Errington Court (1925) | 4,913 | ||
Esso Caracas (1913) | 4,323 | ||
F H Bedford Jr (1930) | 10,844 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Felix Taussig (1917) | 5,965 | ||
Gulfpride (1927) | 12,510 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Gypsum Empress (1929) | 4,034 | Sunk by U-160[6] | |
Hanley (1920) | 7,583 | Did Not Sail | |
Jupiter (1928) | 1,464 | ||
Kaldfonn (1936) | 9,931 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Karmt (1938) | 4,991 | ||
La Salina (1927) | 2,402 | ||
Leda (1925) | 8,546 | Sunk by U-160,[7] Sank In Tow | |
Leonidas (1928) | 4,573 | ||
Meton (1920) | 7,027 | Sunk by U-129[8] on 5 Nov | |
Moldova (1911) | 4,083 | ||
Nishmaha (1919) | 6,040 | ||
Pan Gulf (1918) | 5,599 | ||
Paulsboro (1916) | 6,699 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Peter Hurll (1930) | 10,871 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | |
Prins Maurits (1936) | 1,287 | ||
St Clears (1936) | 4,312 | ||
Thorshavet (1938) | 11,015 | Sunk by U-160[9] | |
USCG 6 | Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USCG Colfax (WSC-133) | Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USCG Rush (WSC-151) | Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USS Lea (DD-118) | Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov Destroyer | ||
USS PCC-469 | Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USS PC-495 | Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USS PC-559 | Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
USS PC-561 | Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov | ||
Vulcanus (1907) | 1,819 | ||
References
- Hague, p.113
- Rohwer & Hummelchen, pp.168 & 169
- "Convoy TAG.18". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "MV Astrell – Norwegian Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "SS Chr J Kampmann – Canadian Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "SS Gypsum Empress – British Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "MV Leda – Panamanian Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "SS Meton – American Steam tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "MV Thorshavet – Norwegian Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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