| Convoy TAG.5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 United States | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
|
Admiral Karl Dönitz Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 1 U-boat |
17 merchant ships 7 escorts | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
2 ships sunk 1 damaged, and then total loss | |||||
TAG 5 was a Caribbean convoy of the TAG series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
U-Boats[]
U-160 was operating in that area, skippered by Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross).
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alar (1939) |  Norway
|
9,430 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Altair (1920) |  United States
|
6,933 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Beaconoil (1919) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,893 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base; probably this convoy |
| Cottica (1927) |  Netherlands
|
3,989 | |
| Empire Kangaroo (1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,219 | |
| Empire Lugard (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,241 | Sunk by U-558[2] |
| Examiner (1942) | United States
|
6,736 | |
| Gulftide (1937) | United States
|
7,140 | |
| HMCS Halifax (K237) |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
Escort 12 Sep – 14 Sep | |
| Henry D Whiton (1921) | United States
|
4,548 | |
| Hoegh Silverdawn (1940) | Norway
|
7,715 | |
| Leonatus (1938) |  Panama
|
2,242 | |
| Macabi (1921) | Panama
|
2,802 | |
| Peter Hurll (1930) | Panama
|
10,871 | |
| Saintonge (1936) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
9,386 | Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base |
| Suriname (1930) | Netherlands
|
7,915 | Sunk by U-558[3] |
| USS PC-481 |  United States Navy
|
Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| USS PC-574 | United States Navy
|
Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| USS Spry | United States Navy
|
Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| USS Upshur (DD-144) | United States Navy
|
Escort 12 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| USS YMS-24 | United States Navy
|
Escort 13 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| USS YMS-56 | United States Navy
|
Escort 13 Sep – 16 Sep | |
| Vilja (1928) | Norway
|
6,672 | Torpedoed by U-558[4] and abandoned, but reboarded and safely arrived in Trinidad damaged. Later declared a total loss. |
| West Kyska (1918) | United States
|
5,552 | Did not sail |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/tag/index.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "MV Empire Lugard – British Motor merchant". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2165.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "SS Suriname – Dutch Steam merchant". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2166.html. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "MV Vilja – Norwegian Motor tanker". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2162.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 5 and the edit history here.