Convoy route HG
| Code | HG |
| Route | Homeward from Gibraltar |
| Area | North Atlantic |
| Notes | Northbound convoys from Gibraltar to UK, sometimes sailed in two parts - the normal convoy and the faster ships in a convoy with the same number and the suffix F (fast). |
| Convoys | Date | Losses | |
1939 | |||
| HG-3 | Oct 1939 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 24,467 tons. | |
| HG-9 | Dec 1939 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 4,815 tons. | |
1940 | |||
| HG-31F | May 1940 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 5,775 tons. | |
| HG-32F | Jun 1940 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 950 tons. | |
| HG-34F | Jun 1940 | 4 ships sunk with a total of 20,308 tons. | |
| HG-46 | Nov 1940 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 2,360 tons. | |
1941 | |||
| HG-53 | Feb 1941 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 4,781 tons. | |
| HG-61 | May 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 2,922 tons. | |
| HG-70 | Aug 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 2,589 tons. | |
| HG-73 | Sep 1941 | 10 ships sunk with a total of 25,818 tons. | |
| HG-75 | Oct 1941 | 5 ships sunk with a total of 10,642 tons. | |
| HG-76 | Dec 1941 | 4 ships sunk with a total of 18,383 tons. | |
1942 | |||
| HG-84 | Jun 1942 | 5 ships sunk with a total of 15,858 tons. | |
13 HG convoys successfully attacked in the war.
41 ships were sunk with a total of 139,668 GRT.
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