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CONVOY CU 23
Departed New York on May 3-1944 and arrived Liverpool on May 14.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 44 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 a document received from D. Kindell. His source: The late Arnold Hague's database. These ships were American, except where otherwise noted. |
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Ship
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Cargo
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Remarks:
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Alcoa Pointer
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stores
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–
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Argentina
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–
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4800 troops
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Athlone Castle
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–
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(British) - 4937 troops
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Boundbrook
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–
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–
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Britannic
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–
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(British) - 4996 troops
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Bulkfuel
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–
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–
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Bulklube
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–
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–
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Canyon Creek
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–
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From CU 22
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China Mail
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stores - refrig.
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–
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Chiwawa
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–
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–
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Churubusco
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–
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From CU 22
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Corvallis
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–
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–
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Dominion Monarch
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–
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(British) - 3645 troops
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E. W. Sinclair
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–
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–
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Empire Bounty
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–
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From CU 22
(British) - returned to Halifax |
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Empire Law
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–
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(British)
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Esso Washington
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–
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–
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Exanthia
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stores
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–
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Exhibitor
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stores - ammo
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–
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Exminster
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stores
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–
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Fort Fetterman
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–
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–
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Frenchtown
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–
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–
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General William Mitchell
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–
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5300 troops
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Hanging Rock
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–
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–
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Henry Gibbons
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–
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1900 troops
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Highland Monarch
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–
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(British ) - 1909 troops
14 days repair at Avonmouth |
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HMS Oceanway
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–
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(British) landing ship dock
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HMS Speaker
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aircraft
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(British)
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Lanarkshire
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refrig.
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(British)
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Malvern Hill
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–
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–
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stores - ammo
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(Norwegian)
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McClellan Creek
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–
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–
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Memnon
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stores
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–
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Midnight
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stores
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–
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Moreton Bay
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–
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(British) - 1973 troops
25 days repair at Liverpool |
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Pine Ridge
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–
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–
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Roslin Castle
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refrig
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(British)
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Salamonie
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–
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–
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Scythia
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–
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(British) - 4835 troops
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Sharpsburg
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–
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Returned in tow
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Shooting Star
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refrig.
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–
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Stirling Castle
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–
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(British) - 4993 troops
19 days at Liverpool |
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Sturdy Beggar
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stores
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–
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USS Ariel
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AF 22
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USS Cincinnati
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–
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–
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Wagon Box
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–
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–
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Wilsons Creek
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–
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–
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Winooski
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Escort Oiler
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Wood Lake
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–
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Notes: Escorts (Dates are European style: Day/month/year): Related external links: To the next CU convoy in my list CU 24 |
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