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 | |
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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.
Bibliography
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
- Rohwer, J.; Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
External links
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