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CONVOY CU 58
Departed New York on Febr. 11-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 22nd.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 25 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.

Since CU 57, the eastbound Convoy HX 337 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:
General W. H. Gordon
Havre
–
General William Weigel
Havre
–
Henry Gibbins
Havre
(Henry Gibbons?)
Sea Robin
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Albion Victory
Havre
–
Blue Island Victory
Cherbourg
–
Cape Diamond
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
James Lykes
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
La Crosse Victory
Havre
–
Ocean Mail
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Sea Nymph
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Sedalia Victory
Cherbourg
–
Yaka
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Oriental
Havre
–
Robin Locksley
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Santa Barbara
Havre
–
Towanda Victory
Solent f. o.
Listed in CU 59
Madawaska Victory
Cherbourg
–
Card (CVE)
Liverpool
–
Bantam
Havre
(Dutch)
Beecher Island
Avonmouth
See Notes
Bulkfuel
Avonmouth
–
Chesapeake Capes
London (Isle of Grain)
–
Chryslers Field
Thameshaven
–
Cottonwood Creek
Bowling
–
Empire Bounty
Stanlow
(British)
Listed in CU 59
Swansea
(Norwegian)
Fort Ridgely
Stanlow
(Fort Ridgley?)
From CU 56
Returned
Listed in CU 59
Fort Schuyler
Bromborough
(Dutch)
Cherbourg
(Norwegian)
Idaho Falls
Mersey / Stanlow
–
Shellhaven
(Norwegian)
See Notes
Mesa Verde
Avonmouth
–
North Point
London (Shellhaven)
–
Prairie Grove
Avonmouth
From CU 56
Quemado Lake
Bowling
–
Cerro Gordo
Bromborough
–
Fort Robinson
Mersey / Bromborough
–
Markay
London (Thameshaven)
From CU 57
Wave Emperor
Bowling
(British)
From CU 57
Returned
Listed in CU 59
Bemis Heights
London (Thameshaven)
–
Avonmouth
(Norwegian)
USS Bogue
Liverpool
–

   

Notes:
Commodore (Cummings?) was in General W. H. Gordon.

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 Wave Emperor in this convoy.

Beecher Island and Kirkenes are listed in Convoy UC 54A, which had arrived New York from the U.K. on Febr. 9-1945 (see ships in all UC convoys). Later that month they both show up in a Casablanca to Gibraltar convoy, namely CG 150 (external link), which left Casablanca on Febr. 26-1945.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Davis
USS Howard D. Crow
USS Hurst
USS Koiner
USS Kretchmer
USS Marchand
USS O'Reilly
USS Pettit
USS Ricketts
They all joined on Febr. 11-1945 and left on Febr. 22.

Related external links:
North America–U.K. Convoys 1944-1945

Victory Ships - Alphabetical list.

Victory Ships - Also has an alphabetical list.

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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