Convoy TAG 19 was a trade
convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be use ...
of merchant ships during the
second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
. It was the 19th of the numbered
TAG Convoys
The TAG convoys were a series of Caribbean convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.
They take their name from the route: Trinidad to Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; ...
from
Trinidad and
Aruba to
Guantánamo. The convoy was found on the night of 5–6 November 1942 by .
Kapitänleutnant
''Kapitänleutnant'', short: KptLt/in lists: KL, ( en, captain lieutenant) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group () of the German Bundeswehr. The rank is rated OF-2 in NATO, and equivalent to Hauptmann in the Heer an ...
Georg Staats (
Knight's Cross
Knight's Cross (German language ''Ritterkreuz'') refers to a distinguishing grade or level of various orders that often denotes bravery and leadership on the battlefield.
Most frequently the term Knight's Cross is used to refer to the Knight's Cr ...
) sank two ships from the convoy on 7 November in two approaches aboard ''U-508''.
[Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.169]
Ships in the convoy
References
Bibliography
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* {{cite book, title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 , author1=Rohwer, J. , author2=Hummelchen, G. , publisher=Naval Institute Press , year=1992 , isbn=1-55750-105-X
External links
TAG 19 at convoyweb
TAG 19