Convoy TAG 19
Convoy TAG 19 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 19th of the numbered TAG Convoys from Trinidad and Aruba to Guantánamo.[1] The convoy was found on the night of 5–6 November 1942 by U-508. Kapitänleutnant Georg Staats (Knight's Cross) sank two ships from the convoy on 7 November in two approaches aboard U-508.[2]
Convoy TAG.19 | |||||
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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 Staats |
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Strength | |||||
1 U-boat |
31 merchant ships 14 escorts | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
2 ships sunk |
Ships in the convoy[3]
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References
- Hague, p.113
- Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.169
- "Convoy TAG.19". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "SS Lindenhall – British Steam Merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "SS Nathaniel Hawthorne – American Steam merchant". 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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