ZG CONVOYS

ZG convoys
ZG convoys
	View of a convoy during the Second World War.
Type	ZG Convoys
Location	Caribbean Sea
Planned	141
Objective	Merchant convoys between Cristóbal, Colón, Panama, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Date	August 1942 to May 1945

Guantanamo Bay

Cristóbal, Colón, Panama

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Ports of call for ZG convoys

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

They take their name from the route: Cristóbal, Colón, Panama to Guantanamo, Cuba.^[1]

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.^[1]

The series started with ZG 1 through ZG 139. There are no ships listed as being lost.^[1]

Convoy list

1942

Convoy^[1]	Departure Date	Arrival Date	No.of Merchant Ships	No.of Escort Ships	Notes
ZG 1	31 August 1942	5 September 1942	10	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 2	7 September 1942	11 September 1942	15	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 3	14 September 1942	17 September 1942	8	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 4	20 September 1942	25 September 1942	8	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 5	28 September 1942	3 October 1942	9	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 6	5 October 1942	9 October 1942	11	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 7	9 October 1942	12 October 1942	5	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 8	17 October 1942	21 October 1942	18	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 9	25 October 1942	29 October 1942	17	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 10	2 November 1942	5 November 1942	9	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 11	11 November 1942	14 November 1942	14	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 12	18 November 1942	22 November 1942	8	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 13	26 November 1942	30 November 1942	13	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 14	4 December 1942	8 December 1942	15	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 15	12 December 1942	16 December 1942	16	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 16	20 December 1942	24 December 1942	14	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 17	28 December 1942	1 January 1943	17	4	0 vessels lost

1943

Convoy^[1]	Departure Date	Arrival Date	No.of Merchant Ships	No.of Escort Ships	Notes
ZG 18	4 January 1943	8 January 1943	8	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 19	16 January 1943	20 January 1943	23	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 20	24 January 1943	28 January 1943	24	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 21	3 February 1943	7 February 1943	16	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 22	13 February 1943	17 February 1943	22	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 23	23 February 1943	28 February 1943	1	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 24	5 March 1943	9 March 1943	28	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 25	15 March 1943	19 March 1943	19	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 26	25 March 1943	29 March 1943	18	8	0 vessels lost
ZG 27	4 April 1943	8 April 1943	26	8	0 vessels lost
ZG 28	14 April 1943	18 April 1943	25	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 29	24 April 1943	28 April 1943	24	8	0 vessels lost
ZG 30	4 May 1943	8 May 1943	11	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 31	14 May 1943	18 May 1943	14	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 32	24 May 1943	28 May 1943	14	9	0 vessels lost
ZG 33	3 June 1943	7 June 1943	10	10	0 vessels lost
ZG 34	13 June 1943	17 June 1943	11	11	0 vessels lost
ZG 35	23 June 1943	27 June 1943	18	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 36	3 July 1943	7 July 1943	8	9	0 vessels lost
ZG 37	13 July 1943	17 July 1943	7	13	0 vessels lost
ZG 38	23 July 1943	27 July 1943	8	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 39	2 August 1943	6 August 1943	14	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 40	12 August 1943	16 August 1943	5	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 41	22 August 1943	26 August 1943	7	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 42	1 September 1943	5 September 1943	4	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 43	11 September 1943	15 September 1943	3	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 44	21 September 1943	23 September 1943	3	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 45	1 October 1943	4 October 1943	3	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 46	11 October 1943	15 October 1943	4	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 47	21 October 1943	24 October 1943	1	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 48	31 October 1943	4 November 1943	3	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 49	10 November 1943	12 November 1943	2	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 50	20 November 1943	24 November 1943	1	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 51	30 November 1943	4 December 1943	11	0	0 vessels lost
ZG 52	10 December 1943	14 December 1943	12	0	0 vessels lost
ZG 53	20 December 1943	24 December 1943	14	0	0 vessels lost
ZG 54	30 December 1943	1 January 1944	6	0	0 vessels lost

1944

There are no escorts list for 1944.

Convoy^[1]	Departure Date	Arrival Date	No.of Merchant Ships	Notes
ZG 55	9 January 1944	13 January 1944	11	0 vessels lost
ZG 56	20 January 1944	23 January 1944	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 57	29 January 1944	2 February 1944	9	0 vessels lost
ZG 58	8 February 1944	12 February 1944	18	0 vessels lost
ZG 59	18 February 1944	22 February 1944	16	0 vessels lost
ZG 60	28 February 1944	3 March 1944	18	0 vessels lost
ZG 61	9 March 1944	14 March 1944	12	0 vessels lost
ZG 62	19 March 1944	23 March 1944	14	0 vessels lost
ZG 63	29 March 1944	2 April 1944	10	0 vessels lost
ZG 64	8 April 1944	13 April 1944	16	0 vessels lost
ZG 65	18 April 1944	22 April 1944	11	0 vessels lost
ZG 66	28 April 1944	2 May 1944	19	0 vessels lost
ZG 67	8 May 1944	12 May 1944	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 68	18 May 1944	22 May 1944	9	0 vessels lost
ZG 69	28 May 1944	31 May 1944	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 70	2 June 1944	6 June 1944	6	0 vessels lost
ZG 71	7 June 1944	10 June 1944	5	0 vessels lost
ZG 72	12 June 1944	16 June 1944	8	0 vessels lost
ZG 73	17 June 1944	20 June 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 74	22 June 1944	26 June 1944	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 75	27 June 1944	2 July 1944	9	0 vessels lost
ZG 76	2 July 1944	6 July 1944	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 77	7 July 1944	10 July 1944	7	0 vessels lost
ZG 78	12 July 1944	16 July 1944	11	0 vessels lost
ZG 79	17 July 1944	21 July 1944	8	0 vessels lost
ZG 80	22 July 1944	26 July 1944	10	0 vessels lost
ZG 81	27 July 1944	30 July 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 82	1 August 1944	3 August 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 82A	1 August 1944	6 August 1944	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 83	6 August 1944	10 August 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 84	12 August 1944	15 August 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 85	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 86	21 August 1944	25 August 1944	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 87	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 88	31 August 1944	4 September 1944	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 89	5 September 1944	8 September 1944	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 90	10 September 1944	13 September 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 91	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 92	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 93	25 September 1944	29 September 1944	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 94	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 95	6 October 1944	9 October 1944	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 96	10 October 1944	12 October 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 96A	10 October 1944	13 October 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 97	15 October 1944	19 October 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 98	20 October 1944	23 October 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 99	25 October 1944	29 October 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 100	30 October 1944	3 November 1944	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 101	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 102	9 November 1944	13 November 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 103	14 November 1944	17 November 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 104	19 November 1944	22 November 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 105	24 November 1944	28 November 1944	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 106	30 November 1944	3 December 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 107	4 December 1944	7 December 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 108	9 December 1944	13 December 1944	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 109	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 110	19 December 1944	23 December 1944	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 111	24 December 1944	27 December 1944	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 112	29 December 1944	31 December 1944	1	0 vessels lost

1945

There are no escorts listed for 1945.

Convoy^[1]	Departure Date	Arrival Date	No.of Merchant Ships	Notes
ZG 113	3 January 1945	7 January 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 114	8 January 1945	11 January 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 115	13 January 1945	17 January 1945	4	0 vessels lost
ZG 116	18 January 1945	22 January 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 117	23 January 1945	27 January 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 118	28 January 1945	2 February 1945	3	0 vessels lost
ZG 119	2 February 1945	5 February 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 120	7 February 1945	10 February 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 121	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 122	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 123	22 February 1945	27 February 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 124	27 February 1945	2 March 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 125	4 March 1945	8 March 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 126	9 March 1945	12 March 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 127	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 128	20 March 1945	23 March 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 129	24 March 1945	27 March 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 130	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 131	3 April 1945	5 April 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 132	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 133	13 April 1945	17 April 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 134	18 April 1945	23 April 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 135	23 April 1945	27 April 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 136	28 April 1945	1 May 1945	1	0 vessels lost
ZG 137	2 May 1945	7 May 1945	2	0 vessels lost
ZG 138	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ZG 139	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ZG Series.

Bibliography

Books

Arnold Hague (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. Chatham. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
Rohwer, J. & Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Doubleday and Company.

Online resources

"ZG Convoy Series". Convoy Web - Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

External links

Full listing of ships sailing in ZG convoys

[FOOTNOTEZG_Series-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ZG Series.

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