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词条 Convoy TAG 18
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  1. Ships in the convoy[3]

  2. References

  3. Bibliography

  4. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Convoy TAG.18
|partof=World War II
|date=2–8 November 1942
|place=Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea
|combatant1= Germany
|combatant2={{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada
{{flagcountry|Greece}}
{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
{{flagcountry|Norway}}
{{flagcountry|Panama}}
United Kingdom
{{flagcountry|United States|1912}}
{{flagcountry|Venezuela}}
|commander1=Admiral Karl Dönitz
Kapitänleutnant Georg Lassen
Hans-Ludwig Witt
|commander2=
|strength1=2 U-boats
|strength2=37 merchant ships
8 escorts
|casualties2=6 ships sunk
}}Convoy TAG 18 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War. It was the 18th of the numbered TAG Convoys from Trinidad and Aruba to Guantánamo.[1] The convoy was shadowed from 1 to 4 November by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}} skippered by Kapitänleutnant Georg Lassen (Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves) and joined on 5 November by {{GS|U-129|1941|2}} – skippered by Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross). The two U-boats sank six ships from the convoy.[2]{{toclimit|2}}

Ships in the convoy[3]

NameFlagTonnage (GRT)Notes
Acasta (1918){{flagcountry|Norway}}5,229
Anna Knudsen (1931){{flagcountry|Norway}}9,057
Ardmore (1913){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}7,035Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Astrell (1925){{flagcountry|Norway}}7,595Ex Curaçao. Sunk by {{GS|U-129|1941|2}}[4] on 5 Nov
Baron Elphinstone (1937){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}4,635
Benjamin Bourn (1942){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}7,176
Chr J Kampmann (1924){{flagcountry|Canada|1921}}2,281Sunk by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}}[5]
Cities Service Kansas (1920){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}7,641Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
City Of Lancaster (1924){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}3,041
Clio (1935){{flagcountry|Netherlands}}374Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Domino (1919){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}3,170
Eagle (1917){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}6,003Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Edward L Doheny (1913){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}5,871Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Empire Marvell (1941){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}9,812Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Errington Court (1925){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}4,913
Esso Caracas (1913){{flagcountry|Venezuela}}4,323
F H Bedford Jr (1930){{flagcountry|Panama}}10,844Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Felix Taussig (1917){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}5,965
Gulfpride (1927){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}12,510Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Gypsum Empress (1929){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}4,034Sunk by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}}[6]
Hanley (1920){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}7,583Did Not Sail
Jupiter (1928){{flagcountry|Netherlands}}1,464
Kaldfonn (1936){{flagcountry|Norway}}9,931Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Karmt (1938){{flagcountry|Norway}}4,991
La Salina (1927){{flagcountry|Venezuela}}2,402
Leda (1925){{flagcountry|Panama}}8,546Sunk by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}},[7] Sank In Tow
Leonidas (1928){{flagcountry|Greece}}4,573
Meton (1920){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}7,027Sunk by {{GS|U-129|1941|2}}[8] on 5 Nov
Moldova (1911){{flagcountry|Panama}}4,083
Nishmaha (1919){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}6,040
Pan Gulf (1918){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}5,599
Paulsboro (1916){{flagcountry|United States|1912}}6,699Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Peter Hurll (1930){{flagcountry|Panama}}10,871Curaçao to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Prins Maurits (1936){{flagcountry|Netherlands}}1,287
St Clears (1936){{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}4,312
Thorshavet (1938){{navy|UK|RFA}}11,015Sunk by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}}[9]
USCG 6{{navy|United States|coast guard}}Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov
USCG Colfax (WSC-133){{navy|United States|coast guard}}Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov
USCG Rush (WSC-151){{navy|United States|coast guard}}Escort 4 Nov – 08 Nov
USS Lea (DD-118){{navy|United States|1912}}Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov
Destroyer
USS PCC-469{{navy|United States|1912}}Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov
USS PC-495{{navy|United States|1912}}Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov
USS PC-559{{navy|United States|1912}}Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov
USS PC-561{{navy|United States|1912}}Escort 2 Nov – 08 Nov
Vulcanus (1907){{flagcountry|Netherlands}}1,819

References

1. ^Hague, p.113
2. ^Rohwer & Hummelchen, pp.168 & 169
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=Convoy TAG.18|publisher=Arnold Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=18 October 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2379.html|title=MV Astrell – Norwegian Motor tanker|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2358.html|title=SS Chr J Kampmann – Canadian Steam merchant|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2359.html|title=SS Gypsum Empress – British Steam merchant|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2364.html|title=MV Leda – Panamanian Motor tanker|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2378.html|title=SS Meton – American Steam tanker|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2365.html|title=MV Thorshavet – Norwegian Motor tanker|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=24 October 2013}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite book

| last = Hague
| first = Arnold
| title = The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945
| year = 2000
| isbn = 1-86176-147-3
| ref = {{sfnRef|Hague}}
  • {{cite book| title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 |author1=Rohwer, J. |author2=Hummelchen, G. |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1992 |isbn=1-55750-105-X}}

External links

  • TAG 18 at convoyweb

1 : Caribbean convoys of World War II

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