KG convoys

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

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

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.

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

Convoy List

1942

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesKG 6001 September 19424 September 1942140 vessels lostKG 6018 September 194212 September 194220 vessels lostKG 60215 September 194219 September 194280 vessels lostKG 60318 September 194221 September 1942150 vessels lostKG 60422 September 194225 September 194220 vessels lostKG 60525 September 1942Not listed90 vessels lostKG 60629 September 19422 October 194290 vessels lostKG 6072 October 19425 October 194260 vessels lostKG 6089 October 194212 October 194215CancelledKG 60918 October 194222 October 1942180 vessels lostKG 61026 October 194229 October 1942140 vessels lostKG 6113 November 19427 November 1942120 vessels lostKG 61211 November 194215 November 1942100 vessels lostKG 61319 November 194223 November 1942160 vessels lostKG 61427 November 194230 November 1942140 vessels lostKG 6155 December 19428 December 1942100 vessels lostKG 61613 December 194216 December 194290 vessels lostKG 61721 December 194225 December 194290 vessels lostKG 61829 December 19421 January 1943110 vessels lost

1943 ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesKG 6196 January 194310 January 194380 vessels lostKG 62014 January 194317 January 1943140 vessels lostKG 62122 January 194325 January 1943120 vessels lostKG 62230 January 19432 February 194380 vessels lostKG 6239 February 194312 February 194380 vessels lostKG 62420 February 194323 February 194360 vessels lostKG 6251 March 19434 March 1943150 vessels lostKG 62612 March 194315 March 1943200 vessels lostKG 62723 March 194326 March 1943240 vessels lostKG 62826 March 194329 March 194340 vessels lostKG 6295 April 19438 April 1943230 vessels lostKG 63015 April 194318 April 1943340 vessels lostKG 63124 April 194327 April 1943140 vessels lostKG 6326 May 19439 May 194380 vessels lost; Richard S Ewell, grounded and was refloated and returned to Key WestKG 63315 May 194318 May 1943230 vessels lostKG 63419 May 194322 May 194390 vessels lostKG 63525 May 194328 May 1943220 vessels lostKG 63629 May 19431 June 194370 vessels lostKG 6373 June 19436 June 1943140 vessels lostKG 6388 June 194312 June 1943110 vessels lostKG 63913 June 194316 June 194370 vessels lostKG 64018 June 194321 June 194390 vessels lostKG 64123 June 194326 June 194360 vessels lostKG 64228 June 19431 July 1943130 vessels lostKG 6434 July 19436 July 194350 vessels lostKG 6448 July 194311 July 194370 vessels lostKG 64513 July 194317 July 194390 vessels lostKG 64618 July 1943Not listed50 vessels lostKG 64723 July 194327 July 1943100 vessels lostKG 64829 July 19431 August 1943180 vessels lostKG 6492 August 19435 August 1943140 vessels lostKG 6507 August 194310 August 194370 vessels lostKG 65112 August 194316 August 194380 vessels lostKG 65217 August 194320 August 1943120 vessels lostKG 65323 August 194326 August 194380 vessels lostKG 65427 August 194331 August 194380 vessels lostKG 6551 September 19434 September 194380 vessels lostKG 6567 September 194310 September 194340 vessels lostKG 65711 September 194314 September 1943100 vessels lostKG 65816 September 194319 September 194370 vessels lostKG 65923 September 194326 September 194360 vessels lostKG 66026 September 19431 October 194370 vessels lostKG 6613 October 19436 October 1943140 vessels lostKG 6627 October 194310 October 194390 vessels lostKG 66311 October 194315 October 194340 vessels lostKG 66416 October 194319 October 1943120 vessels lostKG 66521 October 194324 October 194360 vessels lostKG 66626 October 194329 October 194360 vessels lostKG 66731 October 19433 November 194390 vessels lostKG 6686 November 19439 November 1943110 vessels lostKG 66910 November 194313 November 194390 vessels lostKG 67015 November 194318 November 194340 vessels lostKG 67120 November 194323 November 1943140 vessels lostKG 67227 November 194329 November 194360 vessels lostKG 67330 November 19433 December 1943130 vessels lostKG 6745 December 19438 December 1943150 vessels lostKG 67511 December 194314 December 1943130 vessels lostKG 67616 December 194319 December 1943190 vessels lostKG 67720 December 194323 December 1943100 vessels lostKG 67826 December 194329 December 1943190 vessels lostKG 67930 December 19432 January 1944100 vessels lost

1944

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesKG 6805 January 19448 January 1944110 vessels lostKG 68110 January 194413 January 1944110 vessels lostKG 68215 January 194418 January 1944130 vessels lostKG 68319 January 194422 January 194470 vessels lostKG 68424 January 194427 January 1944170 vessels lostKG 68529 January 19441 February 1944110 vessels lostKG 6863 February 19446 February 1944100 vessels lostKG 6878 February 194411 February 1944140 vessels lostKG 68813 February 194417 February 1944120 vessels lostKG 68918 February 194422 February 1944120 vessels lostKG 69023 February 194426 February 194460 vessels lostKG 69128 February 19442 March 1944100 vessels lostKG 6924 March 19447 March 1944010 vessels lostKG 6939 March 194412 March 1944130 vessels lostKG 69414 March 194417 March 194470 vessels lostKG 69519 March 194422 March 1944120 vessels lostKG 69624 March 194427 March 1944130 vessels lostKG 69729 March 19441 April 1944100 vessels lostKG 6983 April 19446 April 194470 vessels lostKG 6998 April 194411 April 1944110 vessels lostKG 70013 April 194416 April 1944110 vessels lostKG 70118 April 194421 April 194490 vessels lostKG 70223 April 194426 April 194480 vessels lostKG 70328 April 19441 May 194470 vessels lostKG 7044 May 19447 May 1944110 vessels lostKG 7058 May 194411 May 1944100 vessels lostKG 70613 May 194416 May 194470 vessels lostKG 70718 May 194421 May 1944120 vessels lostKG 70823 May 194426 May 194490 vessels lostKG 70928 May 194431 May 194490 vessels lostKG 7102 June 1944Not listed30 vessels lostKG 7117 June 194410 June 1944110 vessels lostKG 71212 June 194415 June 194480 vessels lostKG 71317 June 194420 June 194460 vessels lostKG 71422 June 194425 June 1944100 vessels lostKG 71527 June 194430 June 194490 vessels lostKG 7162 July 19445 July 194440 vessels lostKG 7177 July 194410 July 194420 vessels lostKG 71812 July 194415 July 194460 vessels lostKG 71917 July 194420 July 194420 vessels lostKG 72022 July 194425 July 194440 vessels lostKG 72127 July 194430 July 194420 vessels lostKG 7221 August 19444 August 194420 vessels lostKG 723CancelledKG 72414 August 1944Not listedNot listedKG 72516 August 194419 August 194450 vessels lostKG 72621 August 1944Not listedNot listedKG 72726 August 194428 August 194430 vessels lostKG 72831 August 19443 September 194420 vessels lostKG 7295 September 19448 September 194410 vessels lostKG 73010 September 194413 September 194440 vessels lostKG 731CancelledKG 73220 September 1944Not listedNot listedKG 73325 September 194428 September 194420 vessels lostKG 73430 September 19443 October 194420 vessels lostKG 7355 October 1944Not listed30 vessels lostKG 73610 October 1944Not listed10 vessels lostKG 73715 October 194418 October 194410 vessels lostKG 738CancelledKG 73925 October 194427 October 194420 vessels lostKG 740CancelledKG 741CancelledKG 7429 November 1944Not listed20 vessels lostKG 74314 November 1944Not listed10 vessels lostKG 74419 November 1944Not listed10 vessels lostKG 74524 November 194427 November 194430 vessels lostKG 746CancelledKG 7474 December 19447 December 194440 vessels lostKG 7489 December 194412 December 194410 vessels lostKG 749CancelledKG 75019 December 1944Not listed30 vessels lostKG 75127 December 1944Not listedNot listedKG 75229 December 19441 January 194510 vessels lost

1945

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesKG 7533 January 19456 January 194520 vessels lostKG 754CancelledKG 75513 January 194515 January 194530 vessels lostKG 75618 January 194521 January 194540 vessels lostKG 75723 January 194525 January 194530 vessels lostKG 75828 January 194531 January 194510 vessels lostKG 759CancelledKG 7607 February 19459 February 194510 vessels lostKG 76115 February 1945Not listedNot listedKG 76217 February 194520 February 194510 vessels lostKG 76322 February 194525 February 194520 vessels lostKG 76427 February 19452 March 194530 vessels lostKG 7654 March 19457 March 194510 vessels lostKG 7669 March 194512 March 194530 vessels lostKG 76716 March 1945Not listedNot listedKG 76819 March 194522 March 194510 vessels lostKG 76923 March 194526 March 194520 vessels lostKG 77028 March 19451 April 194520 vessels lostKG 7713 April 19456 April 194510 vessels lostKG 7727 April 194510 April 194510 vessels lostKG 773CancelledKG 77418 April 1945Not listed10 vessels lostKG 775CancelledKG 77628 April 19451 May 194510 vessels lostKG 777CancelledKG 7787 May 194510 May 194520 vessels lostKG 77913 May 194516 May 194510 vessels lost

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External links Full listing of ships sailing in KG convoys