Convoy routes

Convoy route OG


CodeOG
RouteUnited Kingdom - Gibraltar
AreaNorth Atlantic
NotesFrom October 1939 to August 1942 and again from may to October 1943, the KMS. Until July 1940 south of Ireland, then from North Channel. Combined with KMS in July 1943. In 1940 for a time also OGF (fast).


ConvoysDateLosses
OG-16Feb 19401 ship sunk for a total of 6.805 tons
OG-18Feb 19401 ship sunk for a total of 7.418 tons
OG-33FJun 1940
OG-34Jun 19401 ship sunk for a total of 3.828 tons
OG-43Sep 19401 ship sunk for a total of 862 tons
OG-46Dec 19403 ships sunk for a total of 5.236 tons
OG-52Feb 19411 ship sunk for a total of 3.364 tons
OG-56Mar 19412 ships sunk for a total of 12.378 tons
OG-57Apr 19414 ships sunk for a total of 14.513 tons
OG-58Apr 19411 ship sunk for a total of 2.267 tons
OG-59May 19411 ship sunk for a total of 4.255 tons
OG-64Jun 19413 ships sunk for a total of 13.315 tons
OG-65Jun 19411 ship sunk for a total of 3.059 tons
OG-67Jul 19411 ship sunk for a total of 3.433 tons
OG-69Jul 19417 ships sunk for a total of 11.303 tons
OG-71Aug 194110 ships sunk for a total of 15.185 tons
OG-74Sep 19415 ships sunk for a total of 8.692 tons
OG-75Oct 19411 ship sunk for a total of 925 tons
OG-80Sep 19421 ship sunk for a total of 5.221 tons


19 OG convoys successfully attacked in the war.


Resource id #48

ms = 06.19N27.55W,07.43N15.11W,12.45N28.21W,18.45N29.15W,19N21.30W,32.22N22.53W,33N23.52W,34.43N24.21W,36.00N06.30W,36.53N14W,38.12N09.26W,38.15N11.15W,39.19N13.54W,39.22N14.22W,40.10N15.30W,40.25N10.40W,40.36N15.30W,40.43N11.39W,43.10N17.30W,43.39N28.00W,43.39N28W,43.42N13.20W,43N17W,44.02N10.18W,44.55N17.44W,46.20N22.23W,47N22W,48.07N22.07W,48.07N22.05W,48.48N17.46W,49.10N17.40W,49.23N17.56W,49.35N19.13W,49N23W,49N17W,51N41W,51N30W,55N15W


Map showing ships hit from convoys on route OG. 38 ships with known position.

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