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CONVOY CU 40
Departed New York on Sept. 20-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 28 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. |
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Ship
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Destination
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Remarks:
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Brandywine
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Bulkfuel
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Avonmouth
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–
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Bulklube
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Avonmouth
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–
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El Caney
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Bromborough
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–
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Esso Hartford
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Mersey / Avonmouth
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–
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Groveton
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Swansea / Heysham
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–
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Kernstown
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Avonmouth / Mersey
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–
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Mauvilla
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Sachem
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Avonmouth / Mersey
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–
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Santiago
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Mersey / Avonmouth
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–
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Tampico
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Mersey / Dingle
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–
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Turkey Island
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Mersey
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–
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Autossee
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Swansea
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–
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Brookfield
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Returned to New York
(collision w/Stirling Castle) |
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Rosebud
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Clyde
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From CU 39
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Marine Raven
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Southampton
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troops
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Thomas A. Barry
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Southampton
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(Thomas H. Barry?)
troops |
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Uruguay
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Liverpool
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troops
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Edmund B. Alexander
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Clyde
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From CU 39
troops |
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Cherbourg f. o.
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org. equip.
Listed in next convoy |
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Cherbourg f. o.
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org. equip.
Listed in next convoy |
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Orpheus
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Newport
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org. equip.
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Robin Locksley
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Newport
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org. equip.
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Cherbourg f. o.
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org. equip.
Listed in next convoy |
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Army general
Listed in next convoy |
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Delaires
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Barry Dock
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reefer - general
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Santa Cecilia
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Swansea
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org. equip.
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Cherbourg f. o.
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(Panamanian)
Army gen. - explosives Listed in next convoy |
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Straat Soenda
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Liverpool
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(Dutch)
general cargo |
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Manchester
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(Norwegian)
general - reefer |
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Clyde
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Empress of Australia
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Liverpool
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(British)
troops |
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Stirling Castle
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Cherbourg f. o.
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(British)
ore Returned to New York (collision w/Brookfield) Listed in next convoy |
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Eros
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Glasgow
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(British)
reefer |
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Suffolk
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Liverpool
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(British)
general cargo |
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General T. H. Bliss(?*)
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Avonmouth
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troops
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| * Listed as General Tasler H. Bliss in the Advance Sailing Telegram | ||
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Notes: Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database): Related external links: The T2 Tanker Page (has more in depth information on each T2 tanker in this convoy). To the next CU convoy in my list CU 41 |
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