APPENDIX G

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN JANUARY 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 220/222 3 16.8c 103a 38 23a 7.7 1 0 0
SC 114/116 3 21.4c 99a 33 20a 6.7 0 1 0
ON 155, 157, 159, 161 4 18.4c 129a 32 28a 7.0 0 0 0
ONS 152, 154, 156, 158 4 23.7c 130a 32 25a 6.3 14d 2d 1
Total 14 -- 461 33 96 6.9 15 3 1
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GUS 2e 1 18.0 42 42 6 6.0 0 0 0
UGF 4f 1 11.3 18 18 11 11.0 0 0 0
GUF 3f 1 14.1 22 22 12 12.0 0 0 0
TM 1, 2g h 2 15.2 14 7 7 3.5 7g 0 0
Total 5 -- 96 19 36 7.2 7 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 332/339 8 7.0 184* 23 41 5.1 0 0 0
GN 30/37, Special 9 6.8i 242* 27 46 5.1 0 0 0
NK 516/518 3 6.2 20* 7 15 5.0 0 0 0
KN 215/218 4 5.3 54* 14 19 4.7 0 0 0
KG 618/621 4 3.1 44* 11 16 4.0 0 0 0
GK 719/722 4 2.9 22* 6 15 3.8 0 0 0
KH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HK 130/138 5 4.4 43* 9 20 4.0 0 0 0
KP 431/437j 4 2.9 21* 5 13 3.2 0 0 0
PK 131/135j 3 3.2 31* 10 8 2.7 0 0 0
GAT 32/39 8 6.3 146* 18 35 4.4 0 0 0
TAG 32/38, Special 8 4.9k 181* 23 34 4.2 0 0 0
ZG 17/20 4 3.8 66* 17 19 4.7 0 0 0
GZ 18/20 3 3.7 42* 14 15 5.0 0 0 0
JT 1 1 18.4 19* 19 4 4.0 0 0 0
TJ 1, TR 1, TB 1 3 -- 35* 12 15 5.0 4 0 0
XB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SG 17, 18 2 5.4 7 4 5 2.5 0 0 0
GS 17, 18 2 5.1 9 5 5 2.5 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 75 -- 1,166 16 325 4.3 4 0 0
Special Convoysb 113 -- 246 2.2 181l 1.6l 0 0 0
Total East Coast 188 -- 1,412 7.5 506 2.7 4 0 0
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Casualties occurred in December '42, but convoys involved arrived January.
(e) Between Norfolk and Casablanca.
(f) Between New York and Casablanca.
(g) TM 1 from Trinidad to Gibraltar 8.5 knots, 16.7 days; 9 tankers of which 7 sunk; 4 escorts (Br.).
(h) TM 2 12 knots from Curacao; 13.8 days.
(i) Of which 4 fast, average 6.1 days.
(j) No more KP/PK after January.
(k) Including 3 fast, average 4.5 days.
(l) Estimated.

--G1--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN FEBRUARY 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 223/226 4 16.3c 188a 47 34a 8.5 2 2 0
SC 117/117 3 19.8c 127a 42 29a 9.7 7 6 0
ON 162, 164 2 18.6c 95a 47 13a 6.5 0 0 0
ONS 160, 163, 165 3 24.9c 119 38a 24a 8.0 0 3 0
Total 12 -- 529 44 100 8.3 9 11 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 4, 5d 2 18.9 89 44 14 7.0 0 3 0
GUS 3d 1 18.5 41 41 6 6.0 0 0 0
UGF 5e 1 11 22 22 10 10.0 0 0 0
GUF 4e 1 12.5 30 30 12 12.0 0 0 0
OT 1g 1 13 4 4 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total 6 -- 186 31 45 7.5 0 3 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 340/344 5 7.1 99* 10 20 4.0 0 0 0
GN 38/42 5 7.8 150* 30 21 4.2 0 0 0
NK 519/524 6 6.1 28* 5 25 4.2 0 0 0
KN 219/223 5 4.9 31* 6 20 4.0 0 0 0
KG 622/624 3 2.9 20* 7 15 5.0 0 0 0
GK 723/725 3 3.4f 32* 11 14 4.7 0 0 0
KH 446 1 3.0 1* 1 5 5.0 0 0 0
HK 140/148 5 4.0 16* 3 21 4.2 0 0 0
GAT 40/45 6 6.0 151* 25 28 4.7 0 0 0
TAG 39/44 6 5.0 180* 30 24 4.0 0 0 0
ZG 21/23 3 3.2 27* 9 15 5.0 0 0 0
GZ 21/22 2 3.1 10* 5 10 5.0 0 0 0
BT 1/4 4 12.5 102* 26 15 3.7 0 0 0
TB 2/4 3 16.1 48* 16 16 5.3 0 0 0
XB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SG 19, 20 2 5.9 4 2 6 3.0 1 0 0
GS 19, 20 2 5.8 16 8 7 3.5 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 61 -- 915 15 262 4.3 1 0 0
Special Convoysb 78 -- 146 1.9 125h 1.6h 0 0 0
Total East Coast 139 -- 1,061 7.6 387 2.8 1 0 0
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Norfolk and Casablanca.
(e) Between New York and Casablanca.
(f) Including GK 723 routed south of Cuba, 4.2 days.
(g) Dutch West Indies to Dakar.
(h) Estimated.
 

--G2--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN MARCH 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 227/229, 229A 4 15.9c 206a 51 31a 7.8 16 3 0
SC 120/122 3 19.1c 171a 57 22a 7.3 13 8 1
ON 166, 168, 170, 172, 173 5 18.5c 205a 41 39a 7.8 11 4 2
ONS 167, 169, 171 3 25.0d 105a 35 25a 8.3 2 1 0
Total 15 -- 687 46 117 7.8 42 16 3
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 5A, 6e 2 16.3 70 35 13 3.5 3 1 0
GUS 4e 1 18.6 43 42 6 6.0 0 0 0
UGF 6f 1 12.7 22 22 11 11.0 0 0 0
GUF 5f 1 12.5 21 21 11 11.0 0 0 0
OT 2g 1 13.0 5 5 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 1,2h 2 11.0 9 5 6 3.0 0 0 0
CU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UC 1i 1 19.0 32 32 9 9.0 2 1 2
Total 9 -- 202 22 59 6.6 5 2 2
 

C. East Coast
NG 345/351 7 6.9 159* 23 29 4.1 0 0 0
GN 43/49 7 7.2 212* 30 29 4.1 0 0 0
NK 526/530 5 6.4 35* 7 19 3.8 0 0 0
KN 224/230 7 5.2 72* 10 30 4.3 0 0 0
KG 625/628 4 3.2 63* 16 29 7.2 0 0 0
GK 726/728 3 3.3 45* 15 12 4.0 0 0 0
KH 448/460 6 3.7 52* 9 26 4.3 0 0 0
HK 150/162 6 4.6 98* 16 28 4.7 0 0 0
GAT 46/51 6 6.3 113* 19 27 4.5 2 0 0
TAG 45/50 6 5.0 173* 29 28 4.7 0 0 0
ZG 24/26 3 4.0 57* 19 19 6.3 0 0 0
GZ 23/26 4 3.8 59* 15 20 5.0 0 0 0
BT 5/7 3 12.1 87* 29 17 5.7 3 0 3
TB 5/8 4 16.4 71* 17 24 6.0 0 0 0
XB 38/40 3 2.1 61 20 10 3.3 0 0 0
BX 38, 39 2 2.1 33 16 7 3.5 0 0 0
SG 21 1 7.8 4 4 8 8.0 0 0 0
GS 21, 21A 2 5.5 3 2 6 3.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 79 -- 1,397 18 368 4.7 5 0 3
Special Convoysb 81 -- 168 2.1 130j 1.6j 2 0 0
Total East Coast 160 -- 1,565 9.8 498 3.1 7 0 3
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Liverpool to New York, excluding ONS 171 to Halifax, 18.9 days.
(e) Between Norfolk and Casablanca.
(f) Between New York and Casablanca.
(g) Dutch West Indies to Gibraltar.
(h) TI 1 Dakar to Dutch West Indies; TO2 Gibraltar to Dutch West Indies.
(i) UK to Dutch West Indies.
(j) Estimated.
 

--G3--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN APRIL 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 230/234 5 15.8c 243a 49 37a 7.4 5 6 1
SC 123/126 4 17.6d 156a 39 27a 6.8 0 0 0
ON 174/177 4 18.0c 154a 38 33a 8.3 2 0 0
ONS 1/3 3 21.4e 105a 35 26a 8.7 2 1 0
Total 16 -- 658 41 123 7.7 9 7 1
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 6A, 7f 2 20.4 127 64 30 15.0 0 1 1
GUS 5, 5A, 5B, 6f 4 18.4 125 31 25 6.2 0 0 0
UGF 7g 1 9.9 17 17 9 9.0 0 0 0
GUF 6, 7g 2 10.4 30 15 21 10.5 0 0 0
OT 3i 1 13.1 6 6 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 3i 1 12.2 5 5 3 3.0 0 0 0
CU 1j 1 13.2 11 11 9 9.0 0 0 0
UC 2j 1 15.5 11 11 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total 13 -- 332 26 106 8.3 0 1 1
 

C. East Coast
NG 352/357 6 6.0 130* 22 24 4.0 0 0 0
GN 50/54 5 7.4 157* 31 22 4.4 0 0 0
NK 531/536 5 6.5 30* 8 23 3.8 0 0 0
KN 231/236 6 5.2 91* 15 31 5.2 0 0 0
KG 629/631 3 3.2 73* 24 17 5.6 0 0 0
GK 729/731 3 3.0 43* 14 16 5.3 0 0 0
KH 462/472 5 3.4h 52* 10 17 3.4 0 0 0
HK 164/174 6 4.3 47* 8 21 3.5 0 0 0
GAT 52/58 7 6.1 134* 19 27 3.9 0 0 0
TAG 51/56 6 5.0 110* 18 30 5.0 0 0 0
ZG 27/29 3 4.1 73* 24 15 5.0 0 0 0
GZ 27/29 3 3.7 50* 17 16 5.3 0 0 0
BT 8/10 3 11.3 65* 22 16 5.3 0 0 0
TB 9/11 3 16.6 32* 11 17 5.6 0 0 0
XB 41/48, 44A, 47A 10 2.0 99 10 32 3.2 0 0 0
BX 40/47 8 2.2 135 17 32 4.0 0 0 0
SG 22, 23 2 6.4 3 2 7 3.5 0 0 0
GS 22 1 4.7 4 4 4 4.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 85 -- 1,328 16 367 4.3 0 0 0
Special Convoysb 220 -- 525 2.4 352k 1.6k 1 0 0
Total East Coast 305 -- 1,853 6.1 719 2.3 1 0 0
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) SC 123, 124 New York to Liverpool, average 20.2 days; SC 125, 126 Halifax to Liverpool, average 14.9 days
(e) Liverpool to Halifax.
(f) Between Norfolk and Casablanca.
(g) Between New York and Casablanca.
(h) Including KH 472, 12 knots, 1.7 days.
(i) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(j) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(k) Estimated.
 

--G4--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN MAY 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days)* Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantica
HX 235/239 5 -- 221 44 33 6.6 0 3 0
SC 127/131 5 -- 185 37 44 8.8 2 0 0
ON 178/184 7 -- 348 50 56 8.0 1 0 0
ONS 4/7 4 -- 168 42 29 7.2 13b 0 0
Total 21 -- 922 44 162 7.7 16 3 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGF 8, 8A 2 -- 38 19 23 11.5 0 0 0
UGS 7A, 8 2 -- 137 68 42 21.0 0 0 0
GUF 8 1 -- 15 15 10 10.0 0 0 0
GUS 6A, 7 2 -- 68 34 15 7.5 0 0 0
OT 4/5 2 -- 15 7 6 3.0 0 0 0
TO 4 1 -- 6 6 6 6.0 0 0 0
CU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total 10 -- 279 28 102 10.2 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 358/363 6 -- 119 20 27 4.5 0 0 0
GN 55/61 7 -- 179 26 31 4.4 0 0 0
NK 537/542 6 -- 85 14 25 4.2 0 0 0
KN 237/242 6 -- 76 13 26 4.3 0 0 0
KG 632/635 4 -- 76 19 21 5.2 0 0 0
GK 732/735 4 -- 37 9 18 4.5 0 0 0
KH 476/484 2 -- 5 2 8 4.0 0 0 0
HK 176/186 6 -- 123 20 24 4.0 0 0 0
GAT 59/64 6 -- 132 22 24 4.0 0 0 0
TAG 57/62 6 -- 133 22 26 4.3 0 0 0
ZG 30/32 3 -- 38 13 16 5.3 0 0 0
GZ 30/32 3 -- 29 10 15 5.0 0 0 0
BT 11/13 3 -- 53 18 15 5.0 0 0 0
TB 12/14 3 -- 32 11 14 4.6 0 0 0
XB 49/55A 10 -- 113 11 26 2.6 0 0 0
BX 48/54 7 -- 137 19 26 3.7 0 0 0
SG 24 1 -- 2 2 3 3.0 0 0 0
GS 23 1 -- 5 5 2 2.0 0 0 0
OTc -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TO 4c 1 -- 6 6 3 3.0 0 0 0
UC 2 (CAN 2)c 1 -- 8 8 6 6.0 0 0 0
CU 2 1 -- 12 12 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 87 -- 1,400 16 362 4.2 0 1 3
Special Convoysd 229 -- 609 2.6 393 1.7 2 0 0
Total East Coast 316 -- 2,009 6.3 755 2.4 2 1 3
* [Editors Note: This column was missing for the Month of May, 1943. - HyperWar]
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Of which 12 in ONS 5.
(c) Between D. W. I. and New York only.
(d) Not regularly scheduled.
 

--G5--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN JUNE 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantica
HX 240/244 5 15.3d 311 62 46 9.2 0 0 0
SC 132/133 2 15.2e 97 48 15 7.5 0 0 0
ON 186/188h 3 15.2d 182 61 32 10.7 0 0 0
ONS 8/10 3 16.2e 137 46 24 8.0 0 0 0
Total 13 -- 727 56 117 9.0 0 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGF 9, 9A 2 12.2f 36 18 35 17.5 0 0 0
GUS 8A, 9 2 17.9f 155 77 18 9.0 0 0 0
GUF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GUS 7A, 8 2 17.3f 106 53 18 9.0 0 0 0
OT 6 1 11.4i 8 8 3 3 0 0 0
TO 5 1 11.3i 7 7 3 3 0 0 0
CU 2 1 14.2j 15 15 6 6 0 0 0
UC 3 1 14.8j 15 15 6 6 0 0 0
Total 10 -- 342 34 89 8.9 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 364/369 6 6.8g 117 19 30 5 0 0 0
GN 62/66 5 7.1g 134 27 23 4.6 0 0 0
NK 543/548 6 6.1 67 11 24 4 0 0 0
KN 243/248 6 5.1 79 13 22 3.7 0 0 0
KG 636/641 6 3.1 62 10 33 5.5 0 0 0
GK 736/741 6 2.9 64 11 29 4.8 0 0 0
KH 486/494 4 4.0 43 11 15 3.7 0 0 0
HK 188/198 6 4.1 85 14 24 4 0 0 0
GAT 65/70 6 6.2 130 22 28 4.7 0 0 0
TAG 63/68 6 5.1 151 25 27 4.5 0 0 0
ZG 33/35 3 3.9 40 13 18 6 0 0 0
GZ 33/35 3 3.9 41 14 18 6 0 0 0
BT 14/16 3 12.0 49 16 14 4.7 0 0 0
TB 15/17 3 15.8 44 15 15 5 0 0 0
XB 56/60 7 2.2 101 17 17 2.8 0 0 0
BX 55/59 5 2.1 152 30 19 3.8 0 1 0
SG 25/27 3 6.0 8 3 14 4.7 0 0 0
GS 24 1 5.6 3 3 5 5 0 0 0
OT 6b 1 4.6 4 4 3 3 0 0 0
TO 5b 1 6.0 8 8 4 4 0 0 0
UCb -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CUb -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total Regular Coastal 87 -- 1,382 16 382 4.4 0 1 0
Special Convoysc 295 -- 794 2.7 471 1.6 0 0 0
Total East Coast 382 -- 2,176 5.7 853 2.2 0 1 0
 

(a) Ships and escorts included between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Between Dutch West Indies and New York only.
(c) Not regularly scheduled.
(d) Between New York and Liverpool.
(e) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(f) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(g) Inshore route.
(h) ON 185 and 186 sailed together under designation ON 186.
(i) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(j) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
 

--G6--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN JULY 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 245/248 4 13.7c 314a 78 32a 8.0 0 0 0
SC 134/136 3 14.6d 196a 65 27a 9.0 0 0 0
ON 189/193 5 14.4c 378a 76 47a 9.4 0 0 0
ONS 11/13 3 15.3d 166a 55 24a 8.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, July 15 -- 1,054 70 130 8.7 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, June 13 -- 727 56 117 9.0 0 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGS 10/12 3 19.1e 207 69 31 10.3 1 0 0
GUF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GUS 8A/9 2 18.5e 83 41 18 9.0 0 0 0
OT 7 1 14.3f 7 7 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 6 1 11.4f 7 7 3 3.0 0 0 0
CU 3 1 12.7g 23 23 6 6.0 0 0 0
UC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total Middle Atlantic, July 8 -- 327 41 61 7.6 1 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, June 10 -- 342 34 89 8.9 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 370/375 6 6.8 105 17 30 5.0 0 0 0
GN 67/73 7 7.3 182 26 35 5.0 0 0 0
NK 549/554 6 6.2 38 6 24 4.0 0 0 0
KN 249/254 6 5.1 88 14 28 4.7 0 0 0
KG 642/647 6 3.1 60 10 37 6.1 0 0 0
GK 742/747 6 3.2 63 11 28 4.6 0 0 0
KH 496/409 6 3.9 46 8 27 4.5 0 0 0
HK 101/111 6 4.1 116 19 28 4.6 0 0 0
GAT 71/76 6 6.3 116 19 31 5.1 0 0 0
TAG 69/74 6 5.1 132 22 27 4.5 0 0 0
ZG 36/38 3 3.7 23 8 20 6.7 1 0 0
GZ 36/38 3 3.1 11 4 16 5.3 0 0 0
BT 17/18, JT 1 3 15.6i j 65 22 15 5.0 3 0 1
TB 18, TJ 1 2 20.4i 32 16 12 6.0 2 0 0
XB 61/66 6 2.1 126 21 22 3.7 0 0 0
BX 60/65 6 2.2 153 25 23 3.8 0 0 1
SG 28 1 4.7 16 16 7 7.0 0 0 0
GS 25/26 2 5.3 6 3 11 5.5 0 0 0
OT 7h 1 5.8 8 8 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 6h 1 5.9 7 7 3 3.0 0 0 0
UCh -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CUh -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total Regular Coastal, July 89 -- 1,393 16 427 4.8 6 0 2
Total Regular Coastal, June 87 -- 1,382 16 382 4.4 0 1 0
Special Convoysb, July 208 -- 515 2.4 338 1.6 2 0 0
Special Convoysb, June 295 -- 794 2.7 471 1.6 0 0 0
Total East Coast, July 297 -- 1,908 6.4 765 2.6 8 1 2
Total East Coast, June 382 -- 2,176 5.7 853 2.2 0 1 0
 

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(h) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(i) Between Trinidad and Rio de Janeiro
(j) BT 17 and 18 sailed from Bahia, averaging 11.8 days to Trinidad. Additional time from Rio to Bahia estimated at 4.0 days, and included in average.
 

--G7--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN AUGUST 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 249/252 4 14.1c 289a 71 41a 10.2 0 0 0
SC 137/139 3 14.7d 149a 50 27a 9.0 0 0 0
ON 194/197 4 13.8c 266a 67 40a 10.0 0 0 0
ONS 14/15 2 14.0d 97a 48 17a 8.5 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, August 13 -- 801 61 125 9.6 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, July 13 -- 1,054 70 130 8.7 0 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGS 13/14 2 16.3e 140 74 20 10 0 0 0
GUF 9 1 11.5e 18 18 11 11 0 0 0
GUS 10, 10X, 11 3 17.7e 127 42 24 8 0 0 0
OT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TO 7 1 11.0f 3 3 3 3 0 0 0
CU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UC 3A 1 11.8g 22 22 6 6 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, August 8 -- 319 40 64 8 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, July 8 -- 327 41 61 7.6 1 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 376/381 6 7.1 117 19 30 5.0 0 0 0
GN 74/79 6 6.8 127 21 33 5.5 0 0 0
NK 555/561 7 6.2 52 7 30 4.3 0 0 0
KN 255/260 6 5.1 88 15 21 3.5 0 0 0
KG 648/654 7 3.0 93 13 39 5.6 0 0 0
GK 748/754 7 3.1 68 9 33 4.7 0 0 0
KH 411/417, 421 5 3.9 40 8 19 3.8 0 0 0
HK 113/123 6 4.1 114 19 24 4.0 0 0 0
GAT 77/82 6 5.9 135 23 33 5.5 0 0 0
TAG 75/80 6 5.2 134 22 31 5.1 0 0 0
ZG 39/41 3 3.9 23 8 18 6.0 0 0 0
GZ 39/41 3 3.8 34 11 20 6.6 0 0 0
JT 2/4 3 15.8 54 18 16 5.3 0 0 0
TJ 2/4 3 20.4 37 12 17 5.7 0 1i 0
XB 67A, 67/71 6 2.2 82 14 18 3.0 0 0 0
BX 67A, 66/70 6 2.0 126 21 23 3.8 0 0 0
SG 29 1 8.8 13 13 9 9.0 0 0 0
GS 27 1 4.9 9 9 4 4.0 0 0 0
OT 8h 1 5.9 6 6 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 7h 1 5.3 3 3 3 3.0 0 0 0
UCh -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CUh -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total Regular Coastal, August 90 -- 1,350 15 424 4.7 0 1 0
Total Regular Coastal, July 89 -- 1,398 16 427 4.8 6 0 2
Special Convoysb, August 177 -- 326 1.8 231 1.3 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, July 208 -- 515 2.4 338 1.6 2 0 0
Total East Coast, August 267 -- 1,676 6.3 658 2.5 0 1 0
Total East Coast, July 297 -- 1,908 6.4 765 2.6 8 1 2
 

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(h) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(i) Brazilian cargo ship "Bage" ordered detached from TJ 2 by Brazilian escort for excessive smoking, 1 August.
 

--G8--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN SEPTEMBER 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 253/257 5 14.3c 330a 66 44a 8.8 0 0 0
SC 140/142 3 14.2d 197a 66 25a 8.3 0 0 0
ON 198/202l 5 14.9c 281a 56 37a 7.4 5n 0 0
ONS 16/18 3 15.4d 86a 29 22a 7.3 1p 0 0
UT 1/2c 2 9.8k 25 13 20 10.0 0 0 0
TU 2c r 1 9.9 13 13 15 15.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, September 19 -- 932 49 163 8.6 6 0 0
Total North Atlantic, August 13 -- 801 61 125 9.6 0 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGF 10e 1 10.3 23 23 15 15.0 0 0 0
UGS 15/17e 3 16.8 207 69 27 9.0 0 0 0
GUF 10e 1 10.4 21 21 13 13.0 0 0 0
GUS 12/14e 3 15.9 120 40 25 8.3 0 0 0
OT 8/9f 2 11.8q 16 8 7 3.5 0 0 0
TO 8f 1 11.8 6 6 3 3.0 0 0 0
CU 4g 1 13.7 22 22 6 6.0 0 0 0
UC 4g 1 12.4 22 22 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, August 13 -- 47 34 102 7.8 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, July 8 -- 319 40 64 8.0 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 382/387 6 6.8 140 23 30 5.0 0 0 0
GN 80/85 6 6.9 135 23 31 5.2 0 0 0
NK 562/567 6 5.9 42 7 25 4.2 0 0 0
KN 261/266 6 5.5 99 17 26 4.3 0 0 0
KG 655/659 5 3.1 46 9 27 5.4 0 0 0
GK 755/760 6 3.0 61 10 30 5.0 0 0 0
KH 423/429, 433 5 3.9i 49 10 20 4.0 0 0 0
HK 125/131, 135 5 4.2 76 15 22 4.4 0 0 0
GAT 83/88 6 6.1 105 17 32 5.3 0 0 0
TAG 81/86 6 4.8 146 24 30 5.0 0 0 0
ZG 42/44 3 3.4 9 3 16 5.3 0 0 0
GZ 42/45 4 3.6 28 7 15 3.7 0 0 0
JT 5/7 3 15.2 57 19 19 6.3 0 0 0
TJ 5/7 3 18.4 37 12 16 5.3 0 1 0
XB 72/75, 72A, 72B, 73A, 74A 8 2.2 78 10 14 1.7 0 0 0
BX 71/75 5 2.2 125 25 16 3.2 0 0 0
SG 30 1 6.0 15 15 6 6.0 0 0 0
GS 27A, 28/29 3 5.3j 7 2 7 2.3 0 0 0
OT 9h 1 5.2 6 6 4 4.0 0 0 0
TOh -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, August 88 -- 1,261 14 386 4.4 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, July 90 -- 1,350 15 424 4.7 0 1 0
Special Convoysb, August 107m -- 159 1.5 158 1.5 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, July 177 -- 326 1.8 234 1.3 0 0 0
Total East Coast, August 195 -- 1,420 7.3 544 2.8 0 0 0
Total East Coast, July 267 -- 1,676 6.3 658 2.5 0 1 0
 

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(h) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(i) Two convoys; in addition, three to Southwest Pass only, averaging 2.5 days.
(j) Two convoys to St. Johns; in addition one (GS 27A) to Sydney 8.2 days.
(k) UT 2 only (UT 1 from Norfolk and at Argentia 3 days).
(l) ON 202 arrived Ambrose L/V morning 1 October, but included in September record.
(m) Of which 40 originated in CSF, 35 in GSF and 32 in ESF.
(n) All in ON 202; 2 on 20 September and 3 on 23 September.
(p) ONS 18 on 23 September, while merged with ON 202.
(q) OT 9 only; OT 8 routed to within 360 miles of Dakar, 15.7 days voyage.
(r) No TU 1.
 

--G9--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN OCTOBER 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 258/261 4 14.8c 235a 59 30a 8.2 0 0 0
SC 143/144 2 14.8d 78a 39 18a 9.0 1 0 0
ON 203/206 4 17.3c 267a 67 30a 7.5 0 0 0
ONS 19/20 2 17.8d 104a 52 18a 9.0 1 0 0
UT 3c 1 9.9 24 24 13 13.0 0 0 0
TUc -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CU 5c 1 11.0 19 19 6 6.0 0 0 0
UCc -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total North Atlantic, October 14 -- 727 52 115 8.2 2 0 0
Total North Atlantic, September 19 -- 932 49 163 8.6 6 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 18/21e 4 16.7 262 65 39 9.7 0 0 0
GUS 15/17e 3 16.4 142 48 26 8.7 0 0 0
OTf -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TO 9f 1 11.6 8 8 4 4.0 0 0 0
CUk -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UCk -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total Middle Atlantic, October 8 -- 412 52 69 8.6 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, September 13 -- 437 34 102 7.8 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 388/393 6 6.4 157* 26 29 4.8 0 0 0
GN 86/91 6 7.5 127* 21 31 5.1 0 0 0
NK 568/573 6 5.7 37* 6 34 4.0 0 0 0
KN 267/272 6 5.6 113* 19 29 4.8 0 0 0
KG 660/666 7 3.3 73* 10 39 5.6 0 0 0
GK 761/766 6 3.1 60* 10 30 5.0 0 0 0
KH 435, 437, 445 3 2.3h 23* 8 13 4.3 0 0 0
HK 137/149 7 4.2 102* 15 31 4.4 0 0 0
GAT 89/95 7 5.5 153* 22 38 5.4 0 0 0
TAG 87/93 7 5.2 153* 22 37 5.3 0 0 0
ZG 45/47 3 3.2 8* 3 16 5.3 0 0 0
GZ 46/48 3 3.2 28* 9 15 5.0 0 0 0
JT 8/10 3 15.4 60* 20 19 6.3 0 0 0
TJ 8/10 3 19.5 42* 14 18 6.0 0 0 0
XB 76/80 5 2.2 113 23 20 4.0 0 0 0
BX 76/79 4 2.0 81 20 16 4.0 0 0 0
SG 31/32 2 4.0 4 2 5 2.5 0 0 0
GS 30/34 5 5.9i 29 6 15 3.0 0 0 0
OT 10g 1 6.0 3 3 3 3.0 0 0 0
TO 8/9g 2 5.8 9 5 6 3.0 0 0 0
CUg 1 4.9 14 14 6 6.0 0 0 0
UCg 1 5.3 23 23 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, October 94 -- 1,412 15 446 4.7 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, September 88 -- 1,261 14 386 4.4 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, October 128j -- 196 1.5 190 1.5 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, September 107 -- 159 1.5 158 1.5 0 0 0
Total East Coast, October 222 -- 1,608 7.2 636 2.8 0 0 0
Total East Coast, September 195 -- 1,420 7.3 544 2.8 0 0 0
* Maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(h) To southwest pass only.
(i) Three convoys to St. Johns; in addition, one to Sydney, 9.6 days; one to Argentia, 6.3 days.
(j) Of which 46 originated in GSF, 41 in ESF and 41 in CSF.
(k) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
 

--G10--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN NOVEMBER 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 262/266 5 15.5c 304a 61 43a 8.6 0 0 0
SC 145/146 2 15.2d 66a 33 20a 10.0 0 0 0
ON 207/211 5 15.9c 247a 49 41a 8.2 0 0 0
ONS 21/22 2 15.7d 59a 30 18a 9.0 0 0 0
UT 4/4Ac 2 10.7 31 16 19 9.5 0 0 0
TU 4/4Ac 2 10.8 32 16 18 9.0 0 0 0
CUc -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UC 5/6c 2 10.1 42 21 12 6.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, November 20 -- 781 39 171 8.5 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, October 14 -- 727 52 115 8.2 2 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 22/23e 2 16.3 117 59 25 12.5 0 0 0
GUS 18/20e 3 17.6 198 66 26 8.7 0 0 0
OT 10f 1 14.0 8 8 4 4.0 0 0 0
TO 10f 1 10.7 5 5 4 4.0 0 0 0
CU 6i 1 13.6 19 19 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, November 8 -- 347 43 65 8.1 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, October 8 -- 412 52 69 8.6 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 394/400 7 6.4 170* 24 35 5.0 0 0 0
GN 92/97 6 6.8 99* 17 30 5.0 0 0 0
NK 574/579 6 5.9 46* 8 24 4.0 0 0 0
KN 273/278 6 5.2 73* 12 28 4.6 0 0 0
KG 667/672 6 3.1 77* 13 30 5.0 0 0 0
GK 767/772 6 3.0 44* 7 29 4.9 0 0 0
KH 451, 455 2 2.3h 12* 6 11 5.5 0 0 0
HK 151/159 5 4.6 81* 16 22 4.4 0 0 0
GAT 96/101 6 5.4 137* 23 32 5.3 0 0 0
TAG 94/99 6 5.0 130* 22 35 5.5 0 0 0
ZG 48/50 3 3.0 6* 2 15 5.0 0 0 0
GZ 49/51 3 3.6 16* 5 11 3.7 0 0 0
JT 11/13 3 16.3 57* 19 15 5.0 0 0 0
TJ 11/13 3 19.0 43* 14 20 6.6 0 0 0
XB 81/85, 82A 6 2.1 64 11 20 3.3 0 0 0
BX 80/84 5 2.2 89 18 21 4.2 0 0 0
SG 33/35 3 4.6 17 6 6 2.0 0 0 0
GS 35/36 2 6.0 7 4 7 3.5 0 0 0
OT 11g 1 5.6 5 5 4 4.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, November 85 -- 1,173 14 393 4.6 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, October 94 -- 1,412 15 446 4.7 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, November 126j -- 314 2.5 188 1.5 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, October 128k -- 196 1.5 190 1.5 0 0 0
Total East Coast, November 211 -- 1,487 7.0 581 2.8 0 0 0
Total East Coast, October 222 -- 1,608 7.2 636 2.8 0 0 0
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts, and except those returning to port. * Maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(h) To Southwest Pass only.
(i) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(j) Of which 56 originated in CSF, 33 in ESF, 19 in GSF, and 18 in Fourth Fleet area.
(k) Of which 40 originated in CSF, 41 in ESF, 46 in GSF, and 1 in Fourth Fleet area.
 

--G11--

 

CONVOYS

CONVOYS ARRIVING IN DECEMBER 1943

Designation Convoys Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 267/271 5 14.6c 266a 53 47a 9.4 0 0 0
SC 147/149 3 15.1d 125a 42 27a 9.0 0 0 0
ON 212/215 4 17.6c 227a 57 34a 8.5 0 0 0
ONS 23, 24 2 16.1d 55a 28 14a 7.0 0 0 0
UT 5c 1 9.8 27 27 13 13.0 0 0 0
TU 3, 5c 2 11.0 46 23 25 12.5 0 0 0
CU 7/9c 3 10.3 54 18 18 6.0 0 0 0
UC 7c 1 13.0 18 18 6 6.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, December 21 -- 818 39 184 8.8 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic, November 20 -- 781 39 171 8.5 0 0 0
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 24/26e 3 16.3 208 69 42 14.0 0 0 0
GUS 21/23e 3 17.7 156 52 30 10.0 0 0 0
OT 11f 1 13.9 7 7 4 4.0 0 0 0
TO 11f 1 11.5 7 7 4 4.0 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, December 8 -- 378 47 8 10.0 0 0 0
Total Middle Atlantic, November 8 -- 347 43 65 8.1 0 0 0
 

C. East Coast
NG 401/406 6 6.5 152* 25 28 4.6 0 0 0
GN 98/103 6 7.0 131* 22 30 5.0 0 0 0
NK 580/585 6 6.2 55* 9 25 4.1 0 0 0
KN 279/284 6 5.3 73* 12 26 4.3 1k 0 0
KG 673/678 6 3.1 117* 20 33 5.5 0 0 0
GK 773/778 6 3.1 71* 12 30 5.0 0 0 0
KH 459, 463/469 5 3.8i 56* 11 23 4.6 0 0 0
HK 161/173 7 4.6 153* 22 32 4.6 0 0 0
GAT 102/107 6 5.8 134* 22 39 6.5 0 0 0
TAG 100/105 6 4.8 139* 23 35 5.8 0 0 0
ZG 51/53 3 3.9 42* 14 17 5.7 0 0 0
GZ 52/54 3 4.1 83* 28 16 5.3 0 0 0
JT 14/16 3 15.4 46* 15 16 5.3 0 0 0
TJ 14/17 4 18.1 60* 15 22 5.5 0 0 0
XB 86/90, 86A, 87A 7 2.0 68 10 19 2.7 0 0 0
BX 85/89 5 2.1 74 15 18 3.6 0 0 0
SG 36/37 2 4.3 5 3 6 3.0 0 0 0
GS 37, 38, 40 3 4.5j 9 3 9 3.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, December 90 -- 1,468 16 424 4.7 1 0 0
Total Regular Coastal, November 85 -- 1,173 14 393 4.6 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, December 216g -- 469 2.2 326 1.5 0 0 0
Special Convoysb, November 126h -- 314 2.5 188 1.5 0 0 0
Total East Coast, December 306 -- 1,937 6.3 750 2.4 1 0 0
Total East Coast, November 211 -- 1,487 7.0 581 2.8 0 0 0
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts, and except those returning to port. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.

(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Between Halifax and Liverpool.
(e) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(f) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(g) Of which 88 originated in CSF, 54 in ESF, 49 in GSF, 15 in PSF and 10 in FOURTH Fleet area.
(h) Of which 56 originated in CSF, 33 in ESF, 19 in GSF and 18 in FOURTH Fleet area.
(i) Excluding KH 459 to Pilottown only, 1.4 days.
(j) Excluding GS 40 to Boston, 7.1 days.
(k) "Liberated" in KN 280 on 4 December off Cape Hatteras.
 

--G12--

 

CONVOYS

SUMMARY OF CONVOYS ARRIVING IN CALENDAR YEAR 1943

Designation Arriving
Convoys		 Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)n
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 220/271 53 15.2c 3,010a 57 441a 8.3 24 14 1
SC 114/149 36 15.0d 1,646a 47 301a 8.4 23 15 1
ON 155/215 52 16.6c 2,779a 53 430a 8.3 19 4 2
ONS 152/171, 1/24 34 16.9e 1,331a 39 266a 7.8 33l 7m 1
UT 1/5c 6 10.1 107 18 65 10.8 0 0 0
TU 2/5c 5 10.7 91 18 58 11.6 0 0 0
CU 5, 7/9c 4 10.5 73 18 24 6.0 0 0 0
UC 5/7c 3 11.1 60 20 18 6.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic 193 -- 9,097 47 1,603 8.3 99l 40m 5
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 4/26f 27 17.7 1,728 64 301 11.1 4 5 1
GUS 2/23f 28 17.7 1,251 45 225 8.0 0 0 0
UGF 4/10g 9 11.3 176 19 114 12.7 0 0 0
GUF 3/10g 8 11.9 157 20 90 11.2 0 0 0
TM 1, 2; OT 1/11h 13 13.3 90 7 43 3.5 7 0 0
TO 1/11h 11 11.4 63 6 39 3.5 0 0 0
CU 1/4, 6i 5 13.5 90 23 33 8.2 0 0 0
UC 1/4i 5 14.4 102 20 33 6.6 2 1 2
Total Middle Atlantic 106 -- 3,657 35 878 8.3 13 6 3
 

C. East Coast
NG 332/406 75 6.8 1,649* 22 353 4.7 0 0 0
GN 30/103 75 7.2 1,875* 25 362 4.8 0 0 0
NK 516/585 68 6.1 535* 8 283 4.1 0 1 0
KN 215/284 70 5.2 937* 13 306 4.4 1 0 0
KG 618/678 61 3.1 804* 13 336 5.5 0 0 0
GK 719/778 60 3.0 605* 10 284 4.7 0 0 0
KH 446/498, 401/469 44 3.3 379* 9 184 4.2 0 0 0
HK 130/198, 101/173 70 4.3 1,054* 15 297 4.2 0 0 0
KP 431/437 4 2.9 21* 5 13 3.2 0 0 0
PK 131/135 3 3.2 31* 10 8 2.7 0 0 0
GAT 32/107 76 6.0 1,586* 21 374 4.9 2 0 0
TAG 32/105 75 5.0 1,762* 23 362 4.8 0 0 0
ZG 17/53 37 3.7 412* 11 204 5.5 1 0 0
GZ 18/54 37 3.6 431* 12 187 5.1 0 0 0
BT 1/18, JT 1/16 35 15.6k 714* 20 181 5.2 6 0 7
TJ 1, TR 1, TB 1/18, TJ 1/17 37 19.2k 513* 14 206 5.6 6 1 0
XB 38/90 68 2.1 905 13 198 2.9 0 0 0
BX 38/89 53 2.1 1,105 21 201 3.8 0 1 1
SG 17/37 21 5.7 98 5 82 3.9 1 0 0
GS 17/40 25 5.3 107 4 82 3.3 0 0 0
OT 6/11j 6 5.5 32 5 20 3.3 0 0 0
TO 4/9j 6 5.7 33 5 19 3.2 0 0 0
CU 2, 6j 2 5.0 26 13 12 6.0 0 0 0
UC 2, 4j 2 5.5 31 15 12 6.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 1,010 -- 15,645 15 4,566 4.5 17 3 8
Total Special Convoysb 1,978 -- 4,467 2.2 3,086 1.5 7 0 0
Total East Coast 2,988 -- 20,112 6.7 7,652 2.6 24 3 8
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts, and except those returning to port. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Including only convoys from Halifax to Liverpool, May to December, inclusive.
(e) Including only convoys from Liverpool to Halifax, April to December, inclusive.
(f) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(g) Between New York and Gibraltar.
(h) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(i) Between New York and Gibraltar.
(j) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(k) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(l) Including only convoys between Trinidad and Rio de Janeiro.
(m) Including 2 sunk December 1942 but in convoys arriving 1943.
(n) Excluding escort vessels.
 

--G13--

Editors Note: The source document for the previous table (Summary of 1943, page G13) contained hand written margin notes indicating the total casualties, including escorts, whereas the data in the table on page G13 excludes the escorts. In some cases, the margin notes show the number including escorts as less than the number of casualties excluding escorts. No explanation for this discrepancy is provided in the margin notes. The data, including escorts is reproduced here, for completeness.
- HyperWar

SUMMARY OF CONVOYS ARRIVING IN CALENDAR YEAR 1943

Designation Arriving
Convoys		 Average Voyage (Days) Ships# Ships
per
Convoy		 Escorts Escorts
per
Convoy		 Casualties (Enemy Action)n
Sunk in
Convoy		 Sunk as
Straggler		 Damaged
 

A. North Atlantic
HX 220/271 53 15.2c 3,010a 57 441a 8.3 28 14 3
SC 114/149 36 15.0d 1,646a 47 301a 8.4 24 15 3
ON 155/215 52 16.6c 2,779a 53 430a 8.3 22 4 2
ONS 152/171, 1/24 34 16.9e 1,331a 39 266a 7.8 31l 9m 0
UT 1/5c 6 10.1 107 18 65 10.8 0 0 0
TU 2/5c 5 10.7 91 18 58 11.6 0 0 0
CU 5, 7/9c 4 10.5 73 18 24 6.0 0 0 0
UC 5/7c 3 11.1 60 20 18 6.0 0 0 0
Total North Atlantic 193 -- 9,097 47 1,603 8.3 105l 42m 8
 

B. Middle Atlantic
UGS 4/26f 27 17.7 1,728 64 301 11.1 10 5 1
GUS 2/23f 28 17.7 1,251 45 225 8.0 2 0 0
UGF 4/10g 9 11.3 176 19 114 12.7 0 0 0
GUF 3/10g 8 11.9 157 20 90 11.2 0 0 0
TM 1, 2; OT 1/11h 13 13.3 90 7 43 3.5 7 0 0
TO 1/11h 11 11.4 63 6 39 3.5 0 0 0
CU 1/4, 6i 5 13.5 90 23 33 8.2 0 0 0
UC 1/4i 5 14.4 102 20 33 6.6 2 1 2
Total Middle Atlantic 106 -- 3,657 35 878 8.3 21 7 12
 

C. East Coast
NG 332/406 75 6.8 1,649* 22 353 4.7 0 0 0
GN 30/103 75 7.2 1,875* 25 362 4.8 0 0 0
NK 516/585 68 6.1 535* 8 283 4.1 1 1 0
KN 215/284 70 5.2 937* 13 306 4.4 1 0 0
KG 618/678 61 3.1 804* 13 336 5.5 0 0 0
GK 719/778 60 3.0 605* 10 284 4.7 0 0 0
KH 446/498, 401/469 44 3.3 379* 9 184 4.2 0 0 0
HK 130/198, 101/173 70 4.3 1,054* 15 297 4.2 0 0 0
KP 431/437 4 2.9 21* 5 13 3.2 0 0 0
PK 131/135 3 3.2 31* 10 8 2.7 0 0 0
GAT 32/107 76 6.0 1,586* 21 374 4.9 2 0 0
TAG 32/105 75 5.0 1,762* 23 362 4.8 0 0 0
ZG 17/53 37 3.7 412* 11 204 5.5 1 0 1
GZ 18/54 37 3.6 431* 12 187 5.1 0 0 0
BT 1/18, JT 1/16 35 15.6k 714* 20 181 5.2 8 0 8
TJ 1, TR 1, TB 1/18, TJ 1/17 37 19.2k 513* 14 206 5.6 6 1 0
XB 38/90 68 2.1 905 13 198 2.9 0 0 0
BX 38/89 53 2.1 1,105 21 201 3.8 0 1 1
SG 17/37 21 5.7 98 5 82 3.9 1 0 0
GS 17/40 25 5.3 107 4 82 3.3 1 0 0
OT 6/11j 6 5.5 32 5 20 3.3 0 0 0
TO 4/9j 6 5.7 33 5 19 3.2 0 0 0
CU 2, 6j 2 5.0 26 13 12 6.0 0 0 0
UC 2, 4j 2 5.5 31 15 12 6.0 0 0 0
Total Regular Coastal 1,010 -- 15,645 15 4,566 4.5 21 3 10
Total Special Convoysb 1,978 -- 4,467 2.2 3,086 1.5 6 0 0
Total East Coast 2,988 -- 20,112 6.7 7,652 2.6 27 3 10
# All ships (including casualties) except escorts, and except those returning to port. * Total of maximum ships at any one time in each convoy.
(a) Ships and escorts between WESTOMP and Oversay only.
(b) Not regularly scheduled.
(c) Between New York and Liverpool.
(d) Including only convoys from Halifax to Liverpool, May to December, inclusive.
(e) Including only convoys from Liverpool to Halifax, April to December, inclusive.
(f) Between Norfolk and Gibraltar.
(g) Between New York and Gibraltar.
(h) Between Dutch West Indies and Gibraltar.
(i) Between New York and Gibraltar.
(j) Between Dutch West Indies and Liverpool.
(k) Between Dutch West Indies and New York.
(l) Including only convoys between Trinidad and Rio de Janeiro.
(m) Including 2 sunk December 1942 but in convoys arriving 1943.
(n) Including escort vessels. [see editors note at top of page]
 

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