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CONVOY CU 49
Departed New York on Dec. 1-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 12th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 36 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 322 and HX 323, which had sailed between CU 48 and CU 49.

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:
Champoeg
London (Shellhaven)
–
Chantilly
Avonmouth
–
Cottonwood Creek
Thameshaven
Listed in CU 50
Crown Point
Avonmouth
–
Empire Milner
London (Coryton)
(British)
From CU 48
Esso Hartford
Mersey
–
Esso Wilmington
London (Purfleet)
See also CU 46
Fort Stevens
Avonmouth
–
Grand River
Avonmouth / Clyde
–
Mersey
(Norwegian)
Kernstown
Heysham
–
Markay
Avonmouth
–
Paoli
Avonmouth
–
Perryville
London (Thameshaven)
–
Sachem
London (Thameshaven)
–
Sag Harbor
Mersey
–
Turkey Island
Cherbourg
–
Wave Monarch
Clyde
(British)
Listed in CU 50
Winchester
Humber (Saltend)
Listed in CU 50
Wyoming Valley
Purfleet
–
Yellow Tavern
Mersey / Stanlow
–
Champions Hill
Thameshaven
Listed in CU 50
Raphael Semmes
Solent f. o.
From CU 48
Army general
Golden Fleece
Swansea
Army general
White Falcon
Newport
Army general
Excelsior
Southampton
troops
Exchequer
Liverpool
troops
LeJeune
Southampton
troops
Exanthia
Cardiff
See also CU 42
org. equipm.
Exhibitor
Newport
org. equipm.
See also CU 42
Midnight
Avonmouth
org. equipm.
Exceller
Barry Dock
troops
Malden Victory
Mersey f. o.
general cargo
Listed in CU 50
Cape Nome
Solent f. o.
gasoline
Great Republic
Avonmouth
frozen meat
Exminster
Solent f. o.
ammunition
See also CU 42
Britannic
Southampton
(British)
troops
Arawa
Avonmouth
(British)
reefer - troops
HMS Patroller
Glasgow
(British)
planes
Rangitiki
Mersey f. o.
(British)
reefer - general
Returned to New York
Listed in CU 50
Rosemont
Barry Roads f. o.
(Panamanian)
From CU 48
Army general
Returned to New York
Listed in CU 50
Delftdijk
Liverpool
(Dutch)
From CU 48
general cargo
Listed in CU 50
Bantam
Plymouth / Hull
(Dutch)
ammunition
Marine Wolf
Southampton
troops
Santa Paula
Avonmouth
troops
Santa Rosa
Swansea
troops

   

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 Santa Rosa in this convoy.

No further details are available on CU 49.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Cates
USS Earl K. Olsen
USS Eisner
USS Gandy
USS Garfield Thomas
USS Mayo
USS Rinehart
USS Roche
USS Thornhill
USS Wingfield
They all joined on Dec. 1-1944 and left on Dec. 12.

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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