Type ZG Convoys Location Caribbean Sea | Planned 141 | |
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Objective Merchant convoys between Cristóbal, Colón, Panama, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Date August 1942 (1942-08) to May 1945 (1945-05) | ||
The ZG convoys were a series of Caribbean convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
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They take their name from the route: Cristóbal, Colón, Panama to Guantanamo, Cuba
Overview
The ZG series was the reverse of GZ series that ran from 31 August 1942 until 7 May 1945. There were 141 ZG convoys, comprising 950 individual ship listings and 86 escort ships listed. Almost all ships listed in a convoy made the complete trip between Cristóbal and Guantanamo with a few going to Kingston, Jamaica.
The series started with ZG 1 through ZG 139. There are no ships listed as being lost.
1944
There are no escorts list for 1944.
1945
There are no escorts listed for 1945.
References
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