Convoy UC.23

Depart Liverpool on 18 May 1944.
Arrive NYC on 28 May 1944.
Hague's records contain 40 merchants and 13 escorts (40 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFRICAN DAWN (US)
 
6,507
1942
 
 
ANDREA GRITTI (It)
 
6,404
1943
 
 
ARGENTINA (US)
 
20,614
1929
 
 
BANTAM (Du)
 
9,312
1939
 
 
BOUNDBROOK (US)
 
10,317
1944
 
 
BRANDYWINE I (US)
 
11,401
1943
 
 
BULKFUEL (US)
 
11,016
1944
 
 
BULKLUBE (US)
 
11,017
1943
 
 
CANYON CREEK (US)
 
10,172
1943
 
 
CAPE CORWIN (US)
 
5,124
1943
 
 
CHIWAWA (US)
 
10,146
1942
 
 
CHURUBUSCO (US)
 
10,195
1943
 
 
CLAN MACDOUGALL II (Br)
 
9,725
1944
 
 
CORVALLIS (US)
 
10,448
1943
 
 
E W SINCLAIR (US)
 
10,907
1942
 
 
ELISABETH BAKKE (Nor)
 
5,450
1937
 
 
ESSO WASHINGTON (US)
 
10,172
1942
 
 
FORT FETTERMAN (US)
 
10,172
1943
 
 
FRENCHTOWN (US)
 
10,296
1944
 
 
GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL (US)
 
11,450
1944
 
 
HANGING ROCK (US)
 
10,296
1944
 
 
HENRY GIBBONS (US)
 
12,097
1943
 
 
JAMAICA PRODUCER (Br)
 
5,464
1934
 
MONTREAL
KARAMEA (Br)
 
10,530
1928
 
NYC THENCE WELLINGTON
MALVERN HILL (US)
 
10,296
1944
 
 
MCCLELLAN CREEK (US)
 
10,172
1943
 
 
MORMACSWAN (US)
 
7,194
1939
 
 
NOONDAY (US)
 
8,258
1944
 
 
PORT ALMA (Br)
 
8,400
1928
 
DETACHED, DATE APPROXIMATE
ROBIN LOCKSLEY (US)
 
7,101
1941
 
 
ROSEMONT (Pan)
 
4,956
1938
 
 
SALAMONIE (US)
 
11,316
1940
 
 
SANTA CECILIA (US)
 
6,507
1942
 
 
TALISMAN (US)
 
8,258
1944
 
 
USS BURKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS CINCINNATI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS FOGG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS FOSS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS FRAMENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS GANTNER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS GEORGE W INGRAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS IRA JEFFERY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS LEE FOX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS POWERS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS SCHMITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS SCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 28/05
USS WEBER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 - 28/05
WAGON BOX (US)
 
10,172
1943
 
 
WASHINGTON EXPRESS (Nor)
 
3,643
1933
 
 
WHITE SQUALL (US)
 
8,258
1943
 
 
WILSONS CREEK (US)
 
10,172
1944
 
 
WINOOSKI (US)
 
9,900
1941
 
 
WOOD LAKE (US)
 
10,172
1944
 
 

Additional note by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy UC.23:

    ESCORT CTG 21.7 IN USS CINCINNATI
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.