Convoy UGS.18

Depart Hampton Roads on 15 September 1943.
Arrive Port Said on 13 October 1943.
Hague's records contain 115 merchants and 15 escorts (67 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
BIZERTA
ALEXANDER LILLINGTON (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
GIB TO ORAN
ALGENIB (Du)
 
5,483
1937
 
ALEXANDRIA
ANDREW MOORE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA
AUGUSTUS S MERRIMON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
BARON RAMSAY (Br)
 
3,650
1929
 
GIB TO BONE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
MALTA
BENJAMIN GOODHUE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
GIB TO ORAN
BRITISH AVIATOR (Br)
 
6,998
1924
 
MALTA
BRITISH FIDELITY (Br)
 
8,465
1938
 
ALGIERS TO PT SAID
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
 
6,992
1928
 
ALGIERS
BUTTON GWINNETT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA
CALEB STRONG (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
CAVALCADE (Pan)
 
5,038
1930
 
GIB TO ALGIERS
CITY OF DELHI (Br)
 
7,443
1925
 
MALTA TO PT SAID
CLAN MURRAY (Br)
 
5,953
1918
 
 
CLARK MILLS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA
CLIONA (Br)
 
8,375
1931
 
GIBRALTAR FOR CASABLANCA
CORCREST (Br)
 
2,373
1918
 
MALTA TO ALEX
CORNELIUS HARNETT (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
COTTON MATHER (US)
 
7,200
1942
 
ALGIERS
CRISTA (Br)
 
2,590
1938
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO MALTA
DEAN EMERY (Pan)
 
6,664
1919
 
BIZERTA
DIANELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 13/10
EDWARD BURLESON (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
ORAN
EDWIN MARKHAM (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
EGDA (Nor)
 
10,050
1939
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
ELI WHITNEY (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
MALTA
EMPIRE BEAUTY (Br)
 
7,297
1943
 
 
EMPIRE BOSWELL (Br)
 
2,898
1942
 
GIB TO BONE
EMPIRE CHARMIAN (Br)
 
7,519
1943
 
TUNIS TO MALTA
EMPIRE EMERALD (Br)
 
8,032
1941
 
ORAN
EMPIRE GUINEVERE (Br)
 
7,072
1942
 
GIB TO BONE
EMPIRE SUCCESS (Br)
 
5,988
1921
 
GIB TO BONE
EVAGORAS (Br)
 
5,197
1929
 
ALEXANDRIA
FELIPE DE NEVE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
FELIX GRUNDY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
CASABLANCA
FERNBROOK (Nor)
 
4,633
1932
 
PT SAID
FORT BEDFORD (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
ALEXANDRIA
FORT CARILLON (Br)
 
7,129
1943
 
MALTA TO ALEX
FORT FITZGERALD (Br)
 
7,100
1943
5,500 TONS STORES, AMMO
SUNK BY AIRCRAFT TORPEDO
FORT GRANT (Br)
 
7,133
1943
 
GIB TO BONE
FORT JASPER (Br)
 
7,125
1943
 
GIBRALTAR
FORT LA TOUR (Br)
 
7,142
1943
 
GIB TO BONE
FORT STURGEON (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
GIB TO BONE
FRITHJOF NANSEN (Nor)
 
7,177
1943
 
BONE TO BIZERTA
G C BROVIG (Nor)
 
9,718
1930
 
MALTA
GEORGE H DERN (US)
 
7,181
1943
 
MALTA
GEORGE HANDLEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA
GRENVILLE M DODGE (US)
 
7,194
1943
 
ALGIERS TO BIZERTA
GREYSTOKE CASTLE (Br)
 
5,853
1928
 
MALTA TO PT SAID
GULFWING (US)
 
10,217
1928
 
GIBRALTAR
HARRY LANE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
HENRY WARD BEECHER (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
HERMES (Du)
 
3,768
1914
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA FOR NAPLES
HIRAM S MAXIM (US)
 
7,194
1943
 
TOWED TO ALGIERS, DAMAGED BY AIRCRAFT
HOUSATONIC (US)
 
10,097
1941
 
GIBRALTAR FOR CASABLANCA, ESCORT OILER
IROQUOIS (Br)
 
8,937
1907
 
ALGIERS TO BIZERTA
JACOB H GALLINGER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BONE TO MALTA FOR AUGUSTA
JAMES BARBOUR (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO MALTA
JAMES M GILLIS (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
JOAQUIN MILLER (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
BIZERTA
JOHN C BRECKINRIDGE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ALGIERS
JOHN HART (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN HARVARD (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ALGIERS TO BIZERTA
JOHN HATHORN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
JOHN MORTON (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
BIZERTA TO MALTA
JOHN P MITCHELL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
JOHN P POE (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
BIZERTA
JOHN S PILLSBURY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA
JOHN W BROWN (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ORAN
JOHN W GARRETT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BERMUDA WITH DEFECTS
JONATHAN GROUT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA
JOSEPH H HOLLISTER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
CASABLANCA
JOSHUA SENEY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
JUAN DE FUCA (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
KAIMATA (Br)
 
5,269
1931
 
MALTA TO PT SAID
LESLIE M SHAW (US)
 
7,181
1943
 
PORT SAID
LIGHTFOOT (Br)
 
1,894
1922
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
LORENZO DE ZAVALA (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
GIB TO BONE
LOTUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
LULWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 13/10
M M GUHIN (US)
 
7,180
1943
 
ORAN
MARK TWAIN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PT SAID FOR PG
MAYO BROTHERS (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
BIZERTA
MOSES AUSTIN (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
MALTA
MOSLI (Nor)
 
8,291
1935
 
BIZERTA
NEURALIA (Br)
 
9,182
1912
 
MALTA TO ALEX
NORTHERN SUN (US)
 
8,865
1931
 
ALGIERS
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
ALEXANDRIA
PATRICK HENRY (US)
 
7,191
1941
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
PETTER (Nor)
 
9,109
1935
 
MALTA
POCAHONTAS (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
GIB TO ORAN
POINT LOMA (US)
 
1,117
1943
TUG
ORAN
POPPY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 06/10
RANDFONTEIN (Du)
 
5,653
1920
 
PT SAID
ROBERT DALE OWEN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
RUFUS W PECKHAM (US)
 
7,200
1943
 
GIB TO ORAN
SAMBRAKE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALEXANDRIA
SAMHAIN (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID
SAMITE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
TOWED TO ALGIERS WITH AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
SAMOA (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID FOR P GULF
SAMUEL F MILLER (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
BIZERTA
SAMWATER (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID
SANTA MARGARITA (US)
 
6,507
1942
 
PT SAID FOR P GULF
SAXIFRAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 13/10
SELVIK (Nor)
 
1,557
1920
 
ORAN TO MALTA
SHICKSHINNY (US)
 
5,103
1919
 
ORAN TO MALTA
SLEMMESTAD (Nor)
 
4,258
1928
 
ALGIERS
SMITH THOMPSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
STARWORT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 13/10
STEPHEN A DOUGLAS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO MALTA
SUN YAT-SEN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
TALMA (Br)
 
10,000
1923
 
MALTA TO ALEX
THOMAS PINCKNEY (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ORAN
THOMAS R MARSHALL (US)
 
7,200
1943
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
USCGC BIBB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USCGC INGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS CHASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS J RICHARD WARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS KEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS MOORE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS ROE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
USS WILKES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/09 - 03/10
VANJA (Nor)
 
6,198
1929
 
RETURNED
WALTER FORWARD (US)
 
7,180
1943
 
ALGIERS
WEIGHT (US)
 
1,089
1943
 
SALVAGE VESSEL. RETURNED
ZEBULON PIKE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
GIB TO ORAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.