Convoy TAG.1

Depart Trinidad on 29 August 1942.
Arrive Guantanamo on 5 September 1942.
Hague's records contain 31 merchants and 10 escorts (21 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALEX (Br)
 
3,932
1914
 
PUT BACK WITH ENGINE TROUBLE
BACCHUS) (Du)
 
2,255
1911
 
 
BARON COCHRANE (Br)
 
3,385
1927
 
 
BERING (Amer)
 
7,631
1920
 
 
BERNHARD (Nor)
 
3,563
1924
 
 
BETHORE (Amer)
 
8,257
1922
 
 
BIRGITTE (Br)
 
1,595
1930
 
 
BUTTERCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 05/09
CHESTER O SWAIN (Amer)
 
8,146
1921
 
CURACAO TO GITMO
COLUMBINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 05/09
CROMARTY (Br)
 
4,974
1936
 
 
EMPIRE CHIVALRY (Br)
 
6,007
1937
 
CURACAO
EVITA (Nor)
 
6,346
1927
 
 
GAROET (Du)
 
7,118
1917
 
 
GLENPOOL (Amer)
 
5,444
1913
 
CURACAO TO GITMO
GOLD SHELL (Br)
 
8,208
1931
 
CURACAO TO GITMO
GULFKING (Amer)
 
6,561
1921
 
 
HAMLIN F MCCORMICK (Amer)
 
3,317
1919
 
 
HENRY S GROVE (Amer)
 
6,220
1921
 
 
IVARAN (Nor)
 
4,955
1938
 
 
KALDFONN (Nor)
 
9,931
1936
 
 
KEGUMS (Lat)
 
5,525
1912
 
 
KEYHOLT (Pan)
 
1,796
1928
 
COULD NOT KEEP UP. RET TO PORT
LOOSESTRIFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/08 - 05/09
MAJA (Br)
 
8,181
1931
 
 
NORVINN (Pan)
 
6,322
1930
 
CURACAO
OLNEY (Amer)
 
7,294
1920
 
 
ORWELL (Nor)
 
7,920
1905
 
 
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN (Amer)
 
10,553
1920
 
 
ROBIN ADAIR (Amer)
 
6,895
1920
 
 
ROD-EL-FARAG (Eg)
 
6,369
1910
 
 
ROODE ZEE (Du)
 
468
1938
 
CURACAO
USS OPAL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 05/09
USS PC 489 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 08/10
USS PC 490 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/08 - 05/09
USS PC 495 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/08 - 05/09
USS SC 525 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 05/09
USS ZIRCON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/09 - 05/09
VINGA (Nor)
 
7,321
1927
 
CURACAO TO GITMO
WARWICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/08 - 05/09
WILLIAM PENN (Amer)
 
8,447
1921
 
CURACAO TO GITMO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.