Convoy UGS.8

Depart Hampton Roads on 28 April 1943.
Arrive Algiers on 21 May 1943.
Hague's records contain 80 merchants and 22 escorts

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
CASABLANCA TO ALGIERS
AMBROSE E BURNSIDE (US)
 
7,181
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
BONE, 5 PASSENGERS
AMERICAN TRADER (US)
 
8,862
1923
USN FUEL, DIESO, 7 A/C
CASABLANCA
ANDREW G CURTIN (US)
 
7,200
1943
PETROL, GENERAL
CASABLANCA
AQUARIUS (US)
 
6,094
1920
GENERAL, EXPL
 
BRITISH FAITH (Br)
 
6,955
1928
AVGAS
CASABLANCA
CAPULIN (Pan)
 
4,977
1920
EXPL, GENERAL, 2 A/C
ORAN
CARTER BRAXTON (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
CASABLANCA
CORNELIUS HARNETT (US)
 
7,177
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
PHILIPVILLE
ELBRIDGE GERRY (US)
 
7,176
1942
AMMO,PETROL;,GENERAL,6 GLIDERS
ORAN
ESSO BAYTOWN (US)
 
7,991
1937
PETROL, 10 A/C
ALGIERS
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
 
7,949
1938
USN FUEL
ORAN
ETHAN ALLEN (US)
 
7,176
1942
GENERAL, STORES
ORAN
FARNDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 19/05
FERNCLIFF (Nor)
 
4,333
1924
PETROL, GENERAL
CASABLANCA
FORT YORK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/05 - 18/05
FRITHJOF NANSEN (Nor)
 
7,177
1943
STORES
ALGIERS, 1 PASSENGER
GEORGE G MEADE (US)
 
7,176
1942
GENERAL, 9 A/C
CASABLANCA, 1 PASSENGER
GEORGE VANCOUVER (US)
 
7,176
1942
EXPL, PETROL, STORES
ORAN, 1 PASSENGER
HAAKON HAUAN (Nor)
 
6,582
1935
AVGAS
 
HAYDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 19/05
HENRY WARD BEECHER (US)
 
7,176
1942
GENERAL,EXPL
ORAN, 1 PASSENGER
IMPERIAL TRANSPORT (Br)
 
8,022
1931
USN FUEL
ALGIERS
INDIANA (Pan)
 
5,751
1915
EXPL,PETROL,GENERAL
ORAN, 6 PASSENGERS
JOHN BANVARD (US)
 
7,191
1942
STORES, PETROL
ORAN
JOHN CLARKE (US)
 
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL, 1 GLIDER
ORAN
JOHN CROPPER (US)
 
7,177
1942
EXPL, GENERAL
ORAN
JOHN HARVEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
STORES
CASABLANCA, 4 PASSENGERS
JOHN HATHORN (US)
 
7,176
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
ALGIERS
JOHN MITCHELL (US)
 
7,191
1942
GENERAL, 100 MAILS
CASABLANCA
JOHN MURRAY FORBES (US)
 
7,176
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
ALGIERS
JOHN SULLIVAN (US)
 
7,176
1943
GENERAL
ORAN
JOSIAH BARTLETT (US)
 
7,176
1942
EXPL, GENERAL
ORAN
LAFAYETTE (US)
 
5,887
1919
 
RETURNED
LEIV EIRIKSSON (Nor)
 
7,177
1943
GENERAL
BONE
LIDDESDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 21/05
LORD DELAWARE (US)
 
7,200
1942
STORES, EXPL
ORAN, 5 PASSENGERS
LOU GEHRIG (US)
 
7,176
1943
STORES, GENERAL
CASABLANCA
LST 157 
 
 
 
STORES
ORAN, 138 TROOPS
LST 158 
 
 
 
STORES
ORAN, 169 TROOPS
LST 3 (US)
 
 
 
STORES
CASABLANCA, 176 TROOPS
LST 313 
 
 
 
 
ORAN
LST 322 
 
 
 
STORES
ORAN, 95 TROOPS
LST 344 
 
 
 
 
ORAN
LST 4 
 
 
 
STORES
CASABLANCA, 176 TROOPS
LST 400 
 
 
 
EQUIPMENT
ORAN
LST 410 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 145 TROOPS
LST 417 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 17 TROOPS
LST 419 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 146 TROOPS
LST 420 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 120 TROOPS
LST 422 
 
 
 
 
ORAN
LST 423 
 
 
 
STORES
ORAN, 139 TROOPS
LST 425 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 123 TROOPS
LST 427 
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN, 144 TROOPS
LST 430 
 
 
 
STORES
ORAN, 13O TROOPS
LST 61 (US)
 
 
 
AMMO
ORAN
LUTHER MARTIN (US)
 
7,191
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
ORAN
MONROE (US)
 
5,533
1920
PETROL,GENERAL
ORAN
MOUNT EVANS (Pan)
 
5,598
1919
EXPL,PETROL,GENERAL,120 MAILS
ORAN
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
 
PAN-RHODE ISLAND (US)
 
7,742
1941
AVGAS
ALGIERS
PANAMAN (Pan)
 
5,328
1913
PETROL, VESICANTS
ALGIERS
PARRSBORO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/05 - 18/05
PAUL HAMILTON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
RETURNED
PENSTEMON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 19/05
RAPIDAN (US)
 
5,422
1919
 
POSSIBLY THIS CONVOY
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
 
9,556
1937
AVGAS
THEN TO CASABLANCA, DATE UNKNOWN
ROBERT M LA FOLLETTE (US)
 
7,191
1943
PETROL, GENERAL
BONE, 1 PASSENGER
ROBIN ADAIR (US)
 
6,895
1920
EX BERMUDA
CASABLANCA
SAMUEL GRIFFIN (US)
 
7,176
1942
PETROL, GENERAL, 4 GLIDERS
ORAN. BOMBED AT ORAN, FIRE, 19.5
SAMUEL JOHNSTON (US)
 
7,191
1942
GENERAL, PETROL, EXPL
ORAN
SOCONY-VACUUM (US)
 
9,511
1935
AVGAS, DIESO, 10 A/C
ORAN
T J JACKSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
STORES
CASABLANCA, 1 PASSENGER
THEODORIC BLAND (US)
 
7,176
1942
EXPL, 15 A/C
ORAN
THOMAS CRESAP (US)
 
7,200
1943
GENERAL
CASABLANCA, 4 PASSENGERS
TIVIVES (US)
 
4,596
1911
EXPL, FRIG, GENERAL
ORAN
TRISTRAM DALTON (US)
 
7,191
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
CASABLANCA, 1 PASSENGER
TROUBRIDGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 21/05
USS BOYLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS HERBERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS KENDRICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS LAUB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS MACKENZIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS MCLANAHAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS NIELDS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS PARKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 17/05
VACUUM (US)
 
7,020
1920
AVGAS
PHILIPEVILLE
VELOX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 21/05
VENOMOUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 21/05
VETCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/05 - 18/05
WALKER TAYLOR (US)
 
7,177
1943
GENERAL, 15 A/C
CASABLANCA
WALTER JENNINGS (US)
 
9,564
1921
AVGAS, DIESO
ALGIERS
WEDGEPORT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/05 - 18/05
WHEATLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 19/05
WILLIAM EATON (US)
 
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
CASABLANCA
WILLIAM RAWLE (US)
 
7,191
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
ORAN, 85 TROOPS
WILLIAM S ROSECRANS (US)
 
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
CASABLANCA, 100 TROOPS
WINFRED L SMITH (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
CASABLANCA
WINOOSKI (US)
 
9,900
1941
USN FUEL
CASABLANCA
WISHART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/05 - 18/05
WOLVERINE (US)
 
4,990
1919
FOOD, STORES, EXPL
CASABLANCA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.