Convoy UGS.24

Depart Hampton Roads on 14 November 1943.
Arrive Port Said on 12 December 1943.
Hague's records contain 103 merchants and 24 escorts (70 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
A C BEDFORD (US)
 
9,485
1918
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
ALCINOUS (Du)
 
6,189
1925
 
ALEX
ALEXANDER MARTIN (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
ALFRED MOORE (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
CASABLANCA
ASA GRAY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
ATHELCHIEF (Br)
 
10,000
1939
 
BIZERTA
BARLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 12/12
BELGIAN AIRMAN (Bel)
 
6,959
1942
 
ALGIERS
BELGIAN CAPTAIN (Bel)
 
7,041
1942
 
PT SAID
BENEDICT (Br)
 
4,949
1930
 
BOUGIE TO AUGUSTA
BENJAMIN GOODHUE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
BERGAMOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 12/12
BIG FOOT WALLACE (US)
 
7,196
1942
 
PT SAID
BRITISH ENDURANCE (Br)
 
8,406
1936
 
ALGIERS
BRITISH RESPECT (Br)
 
8,479
1943
 
AUGUSTA
BRITISH RESTRAINT (Br)
 
8,448
1943
 
AUGUSTA
BRYONY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 12/12
CALVIN COOLIDGE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
CAP-PINEDE (Fr)
 
1,320
1938
 
ALGIERS TO TUNIS
CHARLES GOODYEAR (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
CHARLES M HALL (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
ORAN
CHESTER O SWAIN (US)
 
8,146
1921
 
ALGIERS
CHRISTOPHER GADSDEN (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
BIZERTA
CORFELL (Br)
 
1,802
1934
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
CRACKSHOT (Br)
 
2,379
1924
 
BONE TO MALTA AFTER STRAGGLING
CRACKSHOT (Br)
 
2,379
1924
 
MALTA TO AUGUSTA
DANIEL WEBSTER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
WITH COLLISION DAMAGE
DARIEN (Pan)
 
4,281
1924
 
AUGUSTA
ELBRIDGE GERRY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
CASABLANCA
ELEAZAR WHEELOCK (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ORAN TO BONE
ELISHA MITCHELL (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
BIZERTA
EMPIRE COLERIDGE (Br)
 
9,798
1942
 
ORAN
EMPIRE COPPERFIELD (Br)
 
6,013
1943
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE DICKENS (Br)
 
9,819
1942
 
BIZERTA
EMPIRE GAIN (Br)
 
3,738
1943
 
ALGIERS TO BONE
EMPIRE HERITAGE (Br)
 
15,702
1930
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE MORTIMER (Br)
 
7,051
1943
 
PT SAID
ESCALANTE (US)
 
10,180
1942
 
CASABLANCA ESCORT OILER
ESSO NASHVILLE (US)
 
7,943
1940
 
ALGIERS
FOMALHAUT (Fr)
 
5,795
1936
 
CASABLANCA
FORT BELL (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
FORT ELLICE (Br)
 
7,129
1942
 
PT SAID
FORT FORK (Br)
 
7,134
1942
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO AUGUSTA
FORT GLOUCESTER (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
FORT LA TRAITE (Br)
 
7,134
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
FORT PASKOYAC (Br)
 
7,134
1942
 
PT SAID
FORT ST REGIS (Br)
 
7,140
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
FORT STURGEON (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
FOWEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 06/12
GEORGE BANCROFT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
GEORGE DEWEY (US)
 
7,225
1943
 
ORAN
GEORGE GIPP (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
GEORGE H THOMAS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
GEORGE H WILLIAMS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
AUGUSTA
GEORGE LEONARD (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA
GEORGE READ (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
PT SAID
GEORGE VICKERS (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA
HENRY WATTERSON (US)
 
7,225
1943
 
ALGIERS
HILARY A HERBERT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
HOUSTON VOLUNTEERS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PT SAID
IGNATIUS DONNELLY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
ITTERSUM (Du)
 
5,199
1938
 
PT SAID
JAMES E HOWARD (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
PT SAID
JOHN E SCHMELTZER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
JOHN HOWLAND (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
ORAN
JOHN MILLEDGE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
JOHN MURRAY FORBES (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
JOHN STAGG (US)
 
7,176
1943
FUEL
AUGUSTA. LIBERTY TANKER
JOHN WISE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
GIBRALTAR
JOSE NAVARRO (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
PT SAID
JOSEPH E BROWN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
AUGUSTA
JOSEPH M MEDILL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
KILDONAN PARK (Br)
 
7,132
1943
 
PT SAID
LA MALOUINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/12 - 12/12
LOCHEE (Br)
 
964
1937
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
LOUIS MCLANE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
CASABLANCA
LUCRETIA MOTT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
MARY AUSTIN (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
PT SAID
MYOSOTIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 12/12
NATHANIEL MACON (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
AUGUSTA
NOAH WEBSTER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
NUEVA GRANADA (Nor)
 
9,968
1937
 
BIZERTA VIA ORAN
O'HENRY (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
AUGUSTA
OCEAN VOLUNTEER (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
BIZERTA
PAN-RHODE ISLAND (US)
 
7,742
1941
 
BIZERTA TO ALEX
PAUL HAMILTON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
GIB TO ORAN
PERE MARQUETTE (US)
 
7,194
1943
 
PT SAID
PETER ZENGER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
GIBRALTAR
REGINALD A FESSENDEN (US)
 
7,213
1943
FUEL
AUGUSTA
RICHARD HENRY LEE (US)
 
7,191
1941
 
AUGUSTA
RICHARD RUSH (US)
 
7,180
1943
 
ORAN
ROOKLEY (Br)
 
4,998
1940
 
PT SAID
SALAMIS (Nor)
 
8,286
1939
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
SAMNEBRA (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALEX
SAMNESSE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID
SAMSYLVAN (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALEX
SAMUEL GRIFFIN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN
SAMWIS (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID
SUTHERLAND (Br)
 
5,170
1940
 
MALTA TO AUGUSTA
T J JACKSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PT SAID
THOMAS L CLINGMAN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
THORSHOLM (Nor)
 
9,937
1937
 
ALGIERS
TULSA (US)
 
5,083
1919
 
USA TO ORAN
ULSTER QUEEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 06/12
US ATR 1 (US)
 
852
1943
 
USN RESCUE TUG
USS BERNARD INGRAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 24/11
USS BOGUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 24/11
USS CLEMSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 24/11
USS DEXTROUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS DUPONT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 24/11
USS FROST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS GEORGE E BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 24/11
USS HUSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS J RICHARD WARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS MOORE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS OTTERSETTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS SAMUEL CHASE (US)
 
10,812
1941
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
USS SLOAT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/11 - 02/12
USS SNOWDEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS TOMICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/11 - 02/12
USS WILKES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 02/12
WILLIAM CUSHING (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
WILLIAM H JACKSON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
WILLIAM JOHNSON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
AUGUSTA
ZAANSTROOM (Du)
 
1,519
1920
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.