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KG convoys
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View of a convoy during the Second World War.
TypeKG Convoys
Location
Caribbean Sea
Planned180
ObjectiveMerchant convoys between Key West, Florida, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
DateSeptember 1942 (1942-09) to May 1945 (1945-05)
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Guantanamo Bay
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Key West, Florida
Ports of call for KG convoys

The KG convoys were a series of Caribbean convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. [1]

Contents

They take their name from the route: Key West, Florida to Guantanamo, Cuba [1]

Overview

The KG series was the reverse of GK series that ran from 1 September 1942 until 6 May 1945. There were 168 "KG" convoys, comprising 1,345 individual ship listings. The escort ships for these convoys are not listed in the reference cited. Almost all ships listed in a convoy made the complete trip between Key West and Guantanamo. [1]

The series started with KG 600 through KG 779 with 12 convoys cancelled. There are also no ships listed as being lost. [1]

Convoy List

1942 [1]

ConvoyDeparture
Date		Arrival
Date		No.of Merchant ShipsNotes
KG 6001 September 19424 September 1942140 vessels lost
KG 6018 September 194212 September 194220 vessels lost
KG 60215 September 194219 September 194280 vessels lost
KG 60318 September 194221 September 1942150 vessels lost
KG 60422 September 194225 September 194220 vessels lost
KG 60525 September 1942Not listed90 vessels lost
KG 60629 September 19422 October 194290 vessels lost
KG 6072 October 19425 October 194260 vessels lost
KG 6089 October 194212 October 194215Cancelled
KG 60918 October 194222 October 1942180 vessels lost
KG 61026 October 194229 October 1942140 vessels lost
KG 6113 November 19427 November 1942120 vessels lost
KG 61211 November 194215 November 1942100 vessels lost
KG 61319 November 194223 November 1942160 vessels lost
KG 61427 November 194230 November 1942140 vessels lost
KG 6155 December 19428 December 1942100 vessels lost
KG 61613 December 194216 December 194290 vessels lost
KG 61721 December 194225 December 194290 vessels lost
KG 61829 December 19421 January 1943110 vessels lost

1943 [1]

ConvoyDeparture
Date		Arrival
Date		No.of Merchant ShipsNotes
KG 6196 January 194310 January 194380 vessels lost
KG 62014 January 194317 January 1943140 vessels lost
KG 62122 January 194325 January 1943120 vessels lost
KG 62230 January 19432 February 194380 vessels lost
KG 6239 February 194312 February 194380 vessels lost
KG 62420 February 194323 February 194360 vessels lost
KG 6251 March 19434 March 1943150 vessels lost
KG 62612 March 194315 March 1943200 vessels lost
KG 62723 March 194326 March 1943240 vessels lost
KG 62826 March 194329 March 194340 vessels lost
KG 6295 April 19438 April 1943230 vessels lost
KG 63015 April 194318 April 1943340 vessels lost
KG 63124 April 194327 April 1943140 vessels lost
KG 6326 May 19439 May 194380 vessels lost; Richard S Ewell, grounded and was refloated and returned to Key West
KG 63315 May 194318 May 1943230 vessels lost
KG 63419 May 194322 May 194390 vessels lost
KG 63525 May 194328 May 1943220 vessels lost
KG 63629 May 19431 June 194370 vessels lost
KG 6373 June 19436 June 1943140 vessels lost
KG 6388 June 194312 June 1943110 vessels lost
KG 63913 June 194316 June 194370 vessels lost
KG 64018 June 194321 June 194390 vessels lost
KG 64123 June 194326 June 194360 vessels lost
KG 64228 June 19431 July 1943130 vessels lost
KG 6434 July 19436 July 194350 vessels lost
KG 6448 July 194311 July 194370 vessels lost
KG 64513 July 194317 July 194390 vessels lost
KG 64618 July 1943Not listed50 vessels lost
KG 64723 July 194327 July 1943100 vessels lost
KG 64829 July 19431 August 1943180 vessels lost
KG 6492 August 19435 August 1943140 vessels lost
KG 6507 August 194310 August 194370 vessels lost
KG 65112 August 194316 August 194380 vessels lost
KG 65217 August 194320 August 1943120 vessels lost
KG 65323 August 194326 August 194380 vessels lost
KG 65427 August 194331 August 194380 vessels lost
KG 6551 September 19434 September 194380 vessels lost
KG 6567 September 194310 September 194340 vessels lost
KG 65711 September 194314 September 1943100 vessels lost
KG 65816 September 194319 September 194370 vessels lost
KG 65923 September 194326 September 194360 vessels lost
KG 66026 September 19431 October 194370 vessels lost
KG 6613 October 19436 October 1943140 vessels lost
KG 6627 October 194310 October 194390 vessels lost
KG 66311 October 194315 October 194340 vessels lost
KG 66416 October 194319 October 1943120 vessels lost
KG 66521 October 194324 October 194360 vessels lost
KG 66626 October 194329 October 194360 vessels lost
KG 66731 October 19433 November 194390 vessels lost
KG 6686 November 19439 November 1943110 vessels lost
KG 66910 November 194313 November 194390 vessels lost
KG 67015 November 194318 November 194340 vessels lost
KG 67120 November 194323 November 1943140 vessels lost
KG 67227 November 194329 November 194360 vessels lost
KG 67330 November 19433 December 1943130 vessels lost
KG 6745 December 19438 December 1943150 vessels lost
KG 67511 December 194314 December 1943130 vessels lost
KG 67616 December 194319 December 1943190 vessels lost
KG 67720 December 194323 December 1943100 vessels lost
KG 67826 December 194329 December 1943190 vessels lost
KG 67930 December 19432 January 1944100 vessels lost

1944 [1]

ConvoyDeparture
Date		Arrival
Date		No.of Merchant ShipsNotes
KG 6805 January 19448 January 1944110 vessels lost
KG 68110 January 194413 January 1944110 vessels lost
KG 68215 January 194418 January 1944130 vessels lost
KG 68319 January 194422 January 194470 vessels lost
KG 68424 January 194427 January 1944170 vessels lost
KG 68529 January 19441 February 1944110 vessels lost
KG 6863 February 19446 February 1944100 vessels lost
KG 6878 February 194411 February 1944140 vessels lost
KG 68813 February 194417 February 1944120 vessels lost
KG 68918 February 194422 February 1944120 vessels lost
KG 69023 February 194426 February 194460 vessels lost
KG 69128 February 19442 March 1944100 vessels lost
KG 6924 March 19447 March 1944010 vessels lost
KG 6939 March 194412 March 1944130 vessels lost
KG 69414 March 194417 March 194470 vessels lost
KG 69519 March 194422 March 1944120 vessels lost
KG 69624 March 194427 March 1944130 vessels lost
KG 69729 March 19441 April 1944100 vessels lost
KG 6983 April 19446 April 194470 vessels lost
KG 6998 April 194411 April 1944110 vessels lost
KG 70013 April 194416 April 1944110 vessels lost
KG 70118 April 194421 April 194490 vessels lost
KG 70223 April 194426 April 194480 vessels lost
KG 70328 April 19441 May 194470 vessels lost
KG 7044 May 19447 May 1944110 vessels lost
KG 7058 May 194411 May 1944100 vessels lost
KG 70613 May 194416 May 194470 vessels lost
KG 70718 May 194421 May 1944120 vessels lost
KG 70823 May 194426 May 194490 vessels lost
KG 70928 May 194431 May 194490 vessels lost
KG 7102 June 1944Not listed30 vessels lost
KG 7117 June 194410 June 1944110 vessels lost
KG 71212 June 194415 June 194480 vessels lost
KG 71317 June 194420 June 194460 vessels lost
KG 71422 June 194425 June 1944100 vessels lost
KG 71527 June 194430 June 194490 vessels lost
KG 7162 July 19445 July 194440 vessels lost
KG 7177 July 194410 July 194420 vessels lost
KG 71812 July 194415 July 194460 vessels lost
KG 71917 July 194420 July 194420 vessels lost
KG 72022 July 194425 July 194440 vessels lost
KG 72127 July 194430 July 194420 vessels lost
KG 7221 August 19444 August 194420 vessels lost
KG 723Cancelled
KG 72414 August 1944Not listedNot listed
KG 72516 August 194419 August 194450 vessels lost
KG 72621 August 1944Not listedNot listed
KG 72726 August 194428 August 194430 vessels lost
KG 72831 August 19443 September 194420 vessels lost
KG 7295 September 19448 September 194410 vessels lost
KG 73010 September 194413 September 194440 vessels lost
KG 731Cancelled
KG 73220 September 1944Not listedNot listed
KG 73325 September 194428 September 194420 vessels lost
KG 73430 September 19443 October 194420 vessels lost
KG 7355 October 1944Not listed30 vessels lost
KG 73610 October 1944Not listed10 vessels lost
KG 73715 October 194418 October 194410 vessels lost
KG 738Cancelled
KG 73925 October 194427 October 194420 vessels lost
KG 740Cancelled
KG 741Cancelled
KG 7429 November 1944Not listed20 vessels lost
KG 74314 November 1944Not listed10 vessels lost
KG 74419 November 1944Not listed10 vessels lost
KG 74524 November 194427 November 194430 vessels lost
KG 746Cancelled
KG 7474 December 19447 December 194440 vessels lost
KG 7489 December 194412 December 194410 vessels lost
KG 749Cancelled
KG 75019 December 1944Not listed30 vessels lost
KG 75127 December 1944Not listedNot listed
KG 75229 December 19441 January 194510 vessels lost

1945 [1]

ConvoyDeparture
Date		Arrival
Date		No.of Merchant ShipsNotes
KG 7533 January 19456 January 194520 vessels lost
KG 754Cancelled
KG 75513 January 194515 January 194530 vessels lost
KG 75618 January 194521 January 194540 vessels lost
KG 75723 January 194525 January 194530 vessels lost
KG 75828 January 194531 January 194510 vessels lost
KG 759Cancelled
KG 7607 February 19459 February 194510 vessels lost
KG 76115 February 1945Not listedNot listed
KG 76217 February 194520 February 194510 vessels lost
KG 76322 February 194525 February 194520 vessels lost
KG 76427 February 19452 March 194530 vessels lost
KG 7654 March 19457 March 194510 vessels lost
KG 7669 March 194512 March 194530 vessels lost
KG 76716 March 1945Not listedNot listed
KG 76819 March 194522 March 194510 vessels lost
KG 76923 March 194526 March 194520 vessels lost
KG 77028 March 19451 April 194520 vessels lost
KG 7713 April 19456 April 194510 vessels lost
KG 7727 April 194510 April 194510 vessels lost
KG 773Cancelled
KG 77418 April 1945Not listed10 vessels lost
KG 775Cancelled
KG 77628 April 19451 May 194510 vessels lost
KG 777Cancelled
KG 7787 May 194510 May 194520 vessels lost
KG 77913 May 194516 May 194510 vessels lost

Notes

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KG Series.

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