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CONVOY CU 48
Departed New York on Nov. 23-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 5.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 29 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 SC 161 and HX 321, which had sailed between CU 47 and CU 48.

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:
Cape Corwin
Cardiff
general cargo
China Mail
Newport
org. equipm.
Memnon
Swansea
Army general
Raphael Semmes
Barry Roads f. o.
clothing
Listed in CU 49
Sea Serpent
Solent f. o.
reefer
Shooting Star
Solent f. o.
reefer
Thompson Lykes
Solent f. o.
gasoline
Carnarvon Castle
Southampton
(British)
troops
Eros
Glasgow
(British)
reefer
HMS Reaper
Glasgow
(British)
planes
Delftdijk
Mersey
(Dutch)
From CU 47
general cargo
To CU 49 - did not sail
Listed in CU 50
Rosemont
Barry Roads f. o.
(Panamanian)
org. equipm.
Returned to port
To CU 49 - returned
Listed in CU 50
Black Warrior
Barry Dock
general cargo
Sailed from Boston
Brazil
Southampton
troops
Sailed from Boston
Marine Raven
Plymouth
troops
Sailed from Boston
Sea Owl
Southampton
troops
Sailed from Boston
Brandywine
Mersey
–
Bulkfuel
London (Thameshaven)
–
Bulklube
Avonmouth
–
Cross Keys
Avonmouth
–
Duquesne
Liverpool
–
Empire Milner
Shellhaven
(British)
Listed in CU 49
Fishers Hill
Mersey / Heysham
–
Four Lakes
Swansea / Mersey
–
Groveton
Avonmouth
–
Lone Jack
Mersey / Stanlow
–
Mauvilla
London (Shellhaven)
–
Santiago
Swansea / Barry Dock
–
South Mountain
Avonmouth
–
Tampico
Cherbourg
–
White Bird Canyon
Mersey
–
Swansea / Milford Haven
(Norwegian)
From CU 47
Glorieta
Clyde
–
Empire Law
London (Thameshaven)
(British)
From CU 47

   

Notes:
Comparing the above to a list of ships received from D. Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's research, I find that A. Hague has not included Four Lakes in this convoy.

No further details are available on CU 48.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Ebert
USS Harveson
USS Joyce
USS Oswald
USS Peterson
USS Poole
USS Slater
USS Somers
They all joined on Nov. 23-1944 and left on Dec. 5.

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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