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CONVOY CU 41
Departed New York on Sept. 29-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 10.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 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.

(Between CU 40 and CU 41 the eastbound Convoys HX 310 and HX 311 had sailed).

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:
Bantam
Milford Haven f. o.
(Dutch)
general cargo
To CU 42 - returned
Listed in CU 43
Rosemont
Barry Dock
(Panamanian)
From CU 40
explosives - Army general
Manchester
(Norwegian)
general cargo
Bear Paw
Mersey / Avonmouth
Blackstocks Ford
Mersey / Manchester
Bulkero
Mersey / Bromborough
Callabee
Mersey / Avonmouth
Crown Point
Mersey / Avonmouth
Empire Paladin
Stanlow
(British)
Esso Camden
Avonmouth
Esso Memphis
Mersey
Esso Wilmington
Southampton
Frenchtown
London (Thameshaven)
Hobkirks Hill
Clyde
Mersey / Manchester
(Norwegian)
Perryville
Avonmouth
Pine Ridge
Swansea
Powder River
Avonmouth
Quemado Lake
Swansea
Listed in CU 42
Excelsior
Liverpool
general cargo
Exchequer
Clyde
general cargo
Explorer
Clyde
general cargo
General George W. Goethals
Liverpool
troops
Marine Devil
Plymouth
troops
Argentina
Southampton
troops
Talisman
Swansea
troops
Antinous
Avonmouth
From CU 40
general cargo
Cape Corwin
Newport
From CU 40
general cargo
Mormacswan
Newport
From CU 40
general cargo
Santa Elisa
Cardiff
general cargo
China Mail
Cardiff
general cargo
Sea Serpent
Solent f. o.
reefer
Santa Catalina
Swansea
From CU 40
general - org. equipm.
Arawa
Glasgow
(British)
From CU 40
troops
Chitral
Clyde
(British)
troops
Cilicia
Clyde
(British)
troops
Highland Monarch
Avonmouth
(British)
troops
Samaria
Liverpool
(British)
troops
Stirling Castle
Liverpool
(British)
From CU 40
troops
Spottsylvania
Cherbourg
Tule Canyon
Thameshaven
Washita
Swansea
Wyoming Valley
Mersey / Avonmouth
Chantilly
Cherbourg
HMS Patroller
(British)
Hermitage
Southampton
troops

   

Notes:
No further details are available on this convoy.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Brister
USS Finch
USS Mills
USS Ramsden
USS Rhodes
USS Richey
USS Savage
USS Sellstrom
USS Thomas J. Gary
USS Winslow

They all joined on Sept. 29-1944 and remained until Oct. 10.

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

List of T2 Tankers

The T2 Tanker Page with more in depth information on each T2 tanker in this convoy.

CU convoys

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