Convoy GUS.3

Depart Oran on 18 January 1943.
Arrive Hampton Roads on 7 February 1943.
Hague's records contain 44 merchants and 18 escorts (44 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALAN-A-DALE (Pan)
 
4,646
1938
 
 
ALCOA VOYAGER (US)
 
6,126
1919
 
 
ALGIC (US)
 
5,496
1920
 
 
AMERICAN ROBIN (US)
 
5,172
1919
 
 
ANNA KNUDSEN (Nor)
 
9,057
1931
 
APPROX DETACHMENT DATE
ANTHONY WAYNE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
 
ATHOS (Nor)
 
8,267
1937
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
BENJAMIN BOURN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
BENJAMIN HARRISON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
BENNINGTON (US)
 
10,172
1942
 
ARUBA
BRET HARTE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
CHILBAR (US)
 
5,030
1919
 
DETACHED TO BERMUDA
COLUMBIAN (US)
 
4,954
1913
 
 
CORRALES (Br)
 
5,363
1930
 
 
ELISABETH BAKKE (Nor)
 
5,450
1937
 
PROBABLY THIS CONVOY
ELORN (Fr)
 
5,482
1930
 
 
EMPIRE AIRMAN II (Br)
 
9,813
1942
 
 
EMPIRE KAMAL (Br)
 
7,862
1938
 
 
ENCHANTRESS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 19/01
ERNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
ESSO BAYWAY (US)
 
7,699
1937
 
DETACHED TO GITMO
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
 
7,949
1938
 
 
GEORGE WEEMS (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
HEGIRA (US)
 
7,588
1919
 
 
JOHN C CALHOUN (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
 
JOHN JAY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 21/01
LENA LUCKENBACH (US)
 
5,238
1920
 
 
LORRAINE (Fr)
 
9,809
1937
 
 
MATTAPONI (US)
 
10,600
1942
 
 
MICHIGAN (Pan)
 
6,419
1920
 
 
MOKIHANA (US)
 
7,460
1921
 
 
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
PANTHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 19/01
PARDO (Br)
 
5,400
1940
 
EX ORAN
PATHFINDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 19/01
PAUL HAMILTON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
PENN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 19/01
PETER MINUIT (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
RAPIDAN (US)
 
5,422
1919
 
 
RHODE ISLAND (US)
 
8,580
1937
 
ORAN TO USA
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 21/01
SANDWICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 19/01
SCARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
THOMAS SIM LEE (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
TILAPA (Br)
 
5,392
1928
 
 
USS CHAMPLIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS COLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/02 - 07/02
USS JEFFERSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/02 - 07/02
USS KEOKUK (US)
 
2,699
1914
 
USN MINELAYER
USS MAYRANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS MURPHY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/02 - 07/02
USS RHIND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS ROWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS SALEM (US)
 
2,406
1916
 
USN MINELAYER
USS TRIPPE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS WAINWRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 06/02
USS WEEHAWKEN (US)
 
2,639
1920
 
USN MINELAYER
WEST MADAKET (US)
 
5,565
1918
 
 
WEST NILUS (US)
 
5,495
1920
 
 
WILDWOOD (US)
 
5,043
1919
 
 
WILLIAM JOHNSON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.