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CONVOY CU 47
Departed New York on Nov. 15-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 34 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.
Here are the eastbound Convoys HX 319 and HX 320, which had sailed between CU 46 and CU 47.
| 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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General George O. Squier
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Plymouth
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(General G. O. Squier?*)
troops |
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General J. R. Brooke*
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Liverpool
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troops
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| *These "General" ships are spelt in different ways in the AST's. | ||
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George Washington
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Southampton
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troops
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John Ericsson
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Southampton
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troops
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Marine Panther
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Avonmouth
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troops
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Marine Robin
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Liverpool
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troops
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Santa Maria
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Southampton
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troops
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Antinous
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Barry Dock
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general cargo
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Delaires
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Southampton (passengers) / Solent f. o.
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clothing
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De Soto
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Solent f. o.
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gasoline
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Marina
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Avonmouth
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org. equipm.
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Mormacswan
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Swansea
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org. equipm.
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Talisman
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Cardiff
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org. equipm.
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Santa Leonor
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Newport
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Army general
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Surprise
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Solent f. o.
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frozen meat
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HMS Ravager (C.V.E.)
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Belfast
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(British)
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Mersey f. o.
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Liverpool
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(Norwegian)
general cargo |
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Delftdijk
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Liverpool
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Barren Hill
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Mersey
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–
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Blackwater
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Cherbourg
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–
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Camp Defiance
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Swansea
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–
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Chatterton Hill
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Churubusco
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Swansea / Mersey
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–
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Drewrys Bluff
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Avonmouth
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–
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Edge Hill
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Avonmouth / Clyde
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–
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Empire Law
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Heysham
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(British)
Returned to New York Listed in CU 48 |
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Five Forks
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Thameshaven
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–
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Milford Haven
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(Norwegian)
Listed in CU 48 |
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Powder River
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Mersey / Bromborough
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From CU 46
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Quaker Hill
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Swansea / Manchester
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–
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Rich Mountain
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Clyde
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–
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Sandy Creek
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Stanvac Calcutta
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Wellesley
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Avonmouth / Mersey
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–
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Empire Protector
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Thameshaven
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(British)
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Paulus Hook
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London (Shellhaven)
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From CU 46
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Prairie Grove
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Mersey / Stanlow
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From CU 46
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Pine Bluff
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Avonmouth
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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 with more in depth information on each T2 tanker in this convoy. To the next CU convoy in my list CU 48 |
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