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CONVOY CU 12
Departed New York on Jan. 19-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 23 ships in this convoy.

See also Ships in all CU convoys (includes tonnage of each ship, and year built), and Escorts for all CU convoys.

Transcribed from documents received from Tony Cooper, England.
His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

These ships were American, except where otherwise noted.

Ship
Destination
Remarks:
Brandywine
Clyde
Canyon Creek
Clyde
(Adm.)
Caribbean
Avonmouth / Belfast Dock
Colorado
Mersey / Stanlow
Delaware
Mersey / Stanlow
Esso Wilmington
Avonmouth / Belfast Dock
Front Royal
Liverpool
Gaines Mill
Avonmouth
Murfreesboro
Ellesmere Port / Stanlow
Pan Pennsylvania
Avonmouth
Returned to New York
Sailed in CU 13
Perryville
Mersey / Stanlow
Quemado Lake
Mersey / Stanlow
Seven Pines
Avonmouth / Belfast Dock
Ticonderoga
Clyde
Adm. (part cargo)
Wagon Box
Avonmouth / Clyde
Fort Niagara
Liverpool
Washita
Swansea
Glasgow
(Norwegian)
refrig.
Warrior
Newport
general
Esperance Bay
Liverpool
(British)
refrig. - passengers
Empire Lance
Clyde
(British)
general - passengers (personnel)
Empire Mace
Clyde
(British)
general - passengers (personnel)
Exceller
Barry Docks
general
Jamaica Producer
Cardiff
(British)
refrig.

   

Notes:
Commodore was in Warrior, Vice Commodore in Colorado.

No further details are available on this convoy.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Charles Lawrence
USS Daniel T. Griffin
USS Donnell
USS Hopping
USS Reeves
USS Sims

They all joined on Jan.19-1944 and remained until Jan. 30.

Related external link:
North America–U.K. Convoys 1944

List of T2 Tankers

The T 2 Tanker Page

CU convoys

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