Convoy UC.1

Depart Liverpool on 15 February 1943.
Arrive Curacao on 6 March 1943.
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 10 escorts (32 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ATHELPRINCESS (Br)
 
8,882
1929
 
STRAGGLER TORPEDOED BY U522 23.2
ATHELREGENT (Br)
 
8,881
1930
 
CURACAO
BARDISTAN (Br)
 
7,264
1942
 
P GULF
BLOMMERSDIJK (Du)
 
6,855
1922
 
CAPETOWN
BRADFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 16/02
BRITISH FORTITUDE (Br)
 
8,482
1937
 
DAMAGED BY U-202, ARRIVED GITMO 8.3.43
CAPE HAWKE (Br)
 
5,081
1941
 
STRAGGLED, FOR WALVIS BAY
CITY OF DURBAN (Br)
 
5,945
1921
 
BOMBAY
CLAN MACNEIL (Br)
 
6,111
1922
 
ST HELENA, CAPETOWN
CLAN MURDOCH (Br)
 
5,950
1919
 
P GULF
CLAVELLA (Du)
 
8,097
1939
 
RETURNED
CORNISH CITY (Br)
 
4,952
1936
 
SUEZ
CUSTODIAN (Br)
 
5,881
1928
 
ALEXANDRIA
CYMBULA (Br)
 
8,082
1938
 
CURACAO
DELIUS (Br)
 
6,065
1937
 
CAPETOWN
ECLIPSE (Br)
 
9,767
1931
 
CURACAO
EMPIRE CASTLE (Br)
 
7,356
1943
 
BA
EMPIRE MARVELL (Br)
 
9,812
1941
 
CURACAO
EMPIRE NORSEMAN (Br)
 
9,811
1942
 
SUNK BY U-382, U-202 & U-558
ESSO BATON ROUGE (US)
 
7,989
1938
 
SUNK BY U-202
EXE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
FOLKESTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
FORT WEDDERBURNE (Br)
 
7,134
1942
 
RETURNED
GORLESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
GULFPOINT (US)
 
6,972
1920
 
CURACAO
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
 
9,063
1931
 
CURACAO
KAIMATA (Br)
 
5,269
1931
 
ALEXANDRIA
MAASKERK (Du)
 
4,452
1929
 
TRINIDAD
MALAKAND (Br)
 
7,649
1919
 
CALCUTTA
MARTAND (Br)
 
7,967
1925
 
BOMBAY
MOBILGAS (US)
 
9,925
1937
 
ARUBA
MURENA (Du)
 
8,252
1931
 
DAMAGED 23.2 BY U-202, ARR GITMO 8.3
NESS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
SAINTONGE (Br)
 
9,386
1936
 
CURACAO
SAN ADOLFO (Br)
 
7,365
1935
 
CURACAO
SAN AMBROSIO (Br)
 
7,410
1935
 
CURACAO
SEMBILANGAN (Du)
 
4,990
1923
 
RETURNED
TIDE WATER (US)
 
8,886
1930
 
CURACAO
TIJUCA (Nor)
 
5,498
1926
 
CURACAO
USS CHARLES F HUGHES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
USS HILARY P JONES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
USS LANSDOWNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
USS MADISON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03
VINGA (Nor)
 
7,321
1927
 
CURACAO
WESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/02 - 06/03

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy UC.1:

    COMMODORE: Capt B W L NICHOLSON DSO RN IN ATHELREGENT
    VICE COMMODORE: IN BRITISH FORTITUDE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.