Convoy UGS.39

Depart Hampton Roads on 13 April 1944.
Arrive Port Said on 9 May 1944.
Hague's records contain 118 merchants and 26 escorts (88 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABEL STEARNS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
AUGUSTA
AMBROSE E BURNSIDE (US)
 
7,181
1942
2705 MAILS
500 TROOPS. AUGUSTA
ANDREW MOORE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
499 TROOPS. AUGUSTA
ANNA H BRANCH (US)
 
7,247
1944
 
PT SAID
ANTONIA (Du)
 
3,357
1938
 
 
ARCHBISHOP LAMY (US)
 
7,176
1942
1200 MAILS
499 TROOPS. ORAN
ARTHUR DOBBS (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
BANFF PARK (Br)
 
7,133
1942
 
PT SAID
BOOKER T WASHINGTON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
497 TROOPS. ORAN
BOURGOGNE (Fr)
 
9,357
1937
 
ALGIERS
BRITISH PRIDE (Br)
 
7,106
1931
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
BUTTON GWINNETT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
CAP-PINEDE (Fr)
 
1,320
1938
 
PHILIPEVILLE
CHARLES BRANTLEY AYCOCK (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
500 TROOPS. ORAN
CHISWICK (Br)
 
6,006
1943
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
CITY OF HEREFORD (Br)
 
5,101
1927
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID FOR S AF
COSSATOT (US)
 
10,193
1943
 
ORAN. ESCORT OILER
CROOME 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 01/05
CUSHING EELLS (US)
 
7,176
1943
773 MAILS
ORAN
DART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 09/05
DAVID J BREWER (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
BIZERTA
EGBERT BENSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE CHAPMAN (Br)
 
8,194
1942
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE GRANGE (Br)
 
6,981
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
ESEK HOPKINS (US)
 
7,191
1942
1275 MAILS
498 TROOPS. ORAN
ESNEH (Br)
 
1,931
1919
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
 
7,949
1938
 
ORAN
ESSO NASHVILLE (US)
 
7,943
1940
 
AUGUSTA
FORT ABITIBI (Br)
 
7,122
1942
 
AUGUSTA
FORT SALEESH (Br)
 
7,168
1943
 
AUGUSTA
FORT WELLINGTON (Br)
 
7,131
1943
 
BIZERTA
FORT WELLINGTON (Br)
 
7,131
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
FS LA TOULONAISE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 03/05
GEORGE HANDLEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
493 TROOPS. AUGUSTA
GEORGE HANDLEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
GEORGE LEONARD (US)
 
7,176
1942
3002 MAILS
500 TROOPS. AUGUSTA
HAROLD L WINSLOW (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PORT SAID
HEEMSKERK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 03/05
HENRY ST G TUCKER (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
PT SAID
HORACE BINNEY (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
AUGUSTA
HORACE BUSHNELL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
HOWARD A KELLY (US)
 
7,191
1943
2853 MAILS
499 TROOPS. ORAN
HOWELL E JACKSON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
JAMES FORD RHODES (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
AUGUSTA VIA ORAN
JAMES M PORTER (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
AUGUSTA
JAMES W NESMITH (US)
 
7,176
1942
536 MAILS
497 TROOPS. ORAN
JEROME K JONES (US)
 
7,199
1943
901 MAILS
AUGUSTA
JOAQUIN MILLER (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
502 TROOPS. ORAN
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
498 TROOPS. ORAN
JOHN B HOOD (US)
 
7,196
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JOHN BLAIR (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
502 TROOPS. ORAN
JOHN CROPPER (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
499 TROOPS. ORAN
JOHN FITCH (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
PT SAID
JOHN GIBBON (US)
 
7,247
1944
 
PT SAID
JOHN MARSHALL (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PT SAID
JOHN P MITCHELL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
CASABLANCA 399 TROOPS
JOHN SULLIVAN (US)
 
7,176
1943
2891 MAILS
500 TROOPS. ORAN
JOHN W BROWN (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
AUGUSTA
JOHN W HOYT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
JONATHAN EDWARDS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
499 TROOPS. AUGUSTA VIA ORAN
JONATHAN ELMER (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
BIZERTA
JONATHAN TRUMBULL (US)
 
7,176
1942
3000 MAILS
500 TROOPS. ORAN
JOSEPH H NICHOLSON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA
KEPONG (Br)
 
1,874
1916
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
KING S WOOLSEY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
LAURA KEENE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
LAWTON B EVANS (US)
 
7,197
1943
 
ORAN
LEONIDAS POLK (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
ORAN
LIGHTFOOT (Br)
 
1,894
1922
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
LINCOLN STEFFENS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
MARTIN VAN BUREN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
NASSA (Br)
 
8,134
1942
 
 
NORTH DEVON (Br)
 
3,658
1924
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO BIZERTA
NORTHERN SUN (US)
 
8,865
1931
 
AUGUSTA
OCEAN GALLANT (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
OCEAN TRADER (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
OSCAR S STRAUS (US)
 
7,218
1943
 
LIBERTY TANKER
PHILIP P BARBOUR (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PT SAID
PHINEAS BANNING (US)
 
7,176
1943
150 MAILS
PT SAID
PIERRE GIBAULT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
PRIMULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 09/05
RALPH IZARD (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
PT SAID
REBECCA BOONE (US)
 
7,244
1944
 
PT SAID
RUFUS W PECKHAM (US)
 
7,200
1943
2172 MAILS
 
SAMAFFRIC (Br)
 
7,210
1944
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
SAMALNESS (Br)
 
7,255
1944
 
ALEX
SAMCOLNE (Br)
 
7,210
1944
 
AUGUSTA
SAMDART (Br)
 
7,219
1944
 
AUGUSTA
SAMDERWENT (Br)
 
7,219
1944
 
AUGUSTA
SAMEDEN (Br)
 
7,210
1944
 
AUGUSTA
SAMLOSSIE (Br)
 
7,210
1944
 
PT SAID
SAMLOUIS (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
AUGUSTA
SAMPAN (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
SAMSHEE (Br)
 
7,210
1944
 
PT SAID
SAMSPERRIN (Br)
 
7,219
1944
 
AUGUSTA
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (US)
 
7,194
1943
 
AUGUSTA
SAMUEL GORTON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
SAMUEL GRIFFIN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
495 TROOPS. ORAN
SAMUR (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
AUGUSTA
SAMWIS (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
PT SAID
SHARPSHOOTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 09/05
SHIEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 09/05
SIDNEY SHERMAN (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
 
SMITH THOMPSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
250 MAILS
CASABLANCA. 498 TROOPS.
SOFALA (Br)
 
1,031
1937
 
BENGHAZI TO ALEX
STAGE DOOR CANTEEN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO (US)
 
7,200
1942
3063 MAILS
500 TROOPS. ORAN
THELMA (Br)
 
1,593
1935
 
ARR ALGIERS AFTER STRAGGLING
THEMISTOCLES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 01/05
THOMAS TODD (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
THOMAS W HYDE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
485 TROOPS. ORAN
TOLTEC (Hon)
 
5,516
1929
 
ORAN
USCGC BIBB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS BAKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS BARRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS BOSTWICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS BREEMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS BRONSTEIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS CALCATERRA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS CHAMBERS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS COFFMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS DURANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS GREENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS LANSING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS MERRILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS ROPER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS TACKLE (US)
 
2,264
1912
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
USS TATTNALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS THOMAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS VANCE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 03/05
USS YUKON (US)
 
5,970
1919
 
 
VAN DER CAPELLE (Du)
 
7,037
1942
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
VAN DER HELST (Du)
 
6,946
1942
 
PT SAID
WALTER L FLEMING (US)
 
7,176
1944
 
PT SAID
WARD HUNT (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
502 TROOPS. ORAN
WILLIAM A GRAHAM (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
499 TROOPS. ORAN
WILLIAM BLOUNT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
502 TROOPS. ORAN
WILLIAM FEW (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
498 TROOPS. ORAN
WILLIAM HAWKINS (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
PT SAID
WILLIAM JOHNSON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ALGIERS TO PT SAID FOR P GULF
WILLIAM L SMITH (US)
 
7,196
1943
 
501 TROOPS. AUGUSTA VIA ORAN
WILLIAM RAWLE (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
497 TROOPS. ORAN
WILLIAM W CAMPBELL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
WILLIAM WHIPPLE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
PT SAID
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.