| Convoy TAG.19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 United States | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
|
Admiral Karl Dönitz Kapitänleutnant Georg Staats | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 1 U-boat |
31 merchant ships 14 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 2 ships sunk | |||||
TAG 19 was a Caribbean convoy of the TAG series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
U-Boats[]
U-508 was operating in that area – skippered by Kapitänleutnant Georg Staats (Knight's Cross).
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (1940) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,992 | |
| Alar (1939) |  Norway
|
9,430 | |
| Baalbeck (1937) | Norway
|
2,160 | |
| Baldbutte (1919) | United States
|
6,295 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Baron Maclay (1924) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,317 | |
| Britamsea (1939) | Norway
|
8,238 | |
| Courageous (1918) | United States
|
7,573 | |
| Dunboyne (1919) | United States
|
3,515 | Did not sail |
| Empire Airman II (1942) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,813 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Empire Metal (1942) |  Royal Fleet Auxiliary
|
8,201 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Empire Wordsworth (1942) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,891 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Fenja (1939) | Norway
|
8,268 | |
| Geo W Mcknight (1933) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
12,502 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Gulfking (1921) | United States
|
6,561 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Hanley (1920) | United States
|
7,583 | |
| Lindenhall (1937) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,248 | Sunk by U-508[2] |
| Lord Cochrane (1934) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
4,157 | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1942) | United States
|
7,176 | Sunk by U-508[3] |
| Ocean Peace (1942) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,173 | |
| Otina (1938) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,217 | |
| Permian (1931) |  Panama
|
8,890 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Ponca City (1919) | United States
|
7,051 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Prins Willem III (1939) |  Netherlands
|
1,524 | |
| Prometheus (1923) | Panama
|
8,890 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Robert F Hand (1933) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
12,197 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Seminole (1936) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
10,389 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Svealand (1925) |  Sweden
|
15,300 | |
| Thorsholm (1937) | Norway
|
9,937 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| USCG 475 |  United States Navy
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USCGC Agassiz (WSC-126) |  United States Coast Guard
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USCGC Colfax (WSC-133) | United States Coast Guard
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USCGC Dix (WSC-136) | United States Coast Guard
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USCG Rush (WSC-151) | United States Coast Guard
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS 608 | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS Breckinridge (DD-148) | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov Destroyer | |
| USS PT-22 | United States Navy
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov Torpedo boat | |
| USS PC-493 | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS PC-549 | United States Navy
|
Escort 08 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS PC-566 | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS PC-583 | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS PC-609 | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| USS Surprise (PG-63) | United States Navy
|
Escort 06 Nov – 11 Nov | |
| Vacuum (1920) | United States
|
7,020 | |
| Wallace E Pratt (1937) | United States
|
7,991 | |
| Walter Jennings (1921) | United States
|
9,564 | Aruba to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy TAG.19". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/tag/index.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "SS Lindenhall – British Steam Merchant". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2386.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "SS Nathaniel Hawthorne – American Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2389.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
Bibliography[]
- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Convoy TAG 19 and the edit history here.