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CONVOY CU 59
Departed New York on Febr. 19-1945 and arrived Liverpool on March 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 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 58, the eastbound Convoys HX 338, SC 167 and HX 339 had sailed.
| 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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Allatoona
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Bromborough
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–
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Briar Creek
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Avonmouth
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–
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Fort Ridgely
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Mersey / Stanlow
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(Fort Ridgley?)
From CU 58 |
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Churubusco
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Avonmouth
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–
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Crow Wing
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Thameshaven
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–
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Edge Hill
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Southampton
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–
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Salmon Falls
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Purfleet
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–
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Wave Emperor
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Avonmouth
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(British)
From CU 58 |
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Thameshaven
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Listed in CU 60
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French Creek
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Waxhaws
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Isle of Grain
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–
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Bromborough
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See UGS 76 (external link)
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Paulus Hook
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Pine Bluff
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Cherbourg
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–
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Queenston Heights
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London (Thameshaven)
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(Queenstown Heights?)
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Scotts Bluff
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Shellhaven
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–
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Marine Wolf
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Havre
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troops
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Monticello
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Havre
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troops
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Sea Robin
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Havre
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From CU 58
troops |
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Marine Devil
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Havre
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(See also CU 55)
troops |
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Sea Serpent
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Cherbourg
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reefer
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Lightning
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Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
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reefer
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Robin Locksley
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Havre
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From CU 58
reefer |
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Surprise
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Havre
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reefer
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Woodstock Victory
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Havre
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org. equipm.
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Yaka
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Havre
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From CU 58
org. equipm. |
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Cape Diamond
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Havre
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From CU 58
Army general |
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Sea Nymph
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Havre
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From CU 58
Army general |
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Towanda Victory
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Havre
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From CU 58
Army general |
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Cape Avinoff
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Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
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(Cape Avinof?)
ord. |
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Ocean Mail
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Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
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From CU 58
ord. |
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Noonday
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Havre
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ammunition
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James Lykes
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Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
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From CU 58
general cargo |
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Mersey f. o.
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HMS Battler
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Liverpool
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(British)
planes |
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Bienville
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Havre
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troops
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Edmund B. Alexander
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Havre
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troops
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John Ericsson
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Havre
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troops
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LeJeune
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Havre
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troops
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Empire Bounty
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Clyde
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(British)
From CU 58 |
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Marine Raven
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Havre
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–
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Hastings
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Havre
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–
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Notes: No further details are available on this convoy. 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. Victory Ships - Alphabetical list. Victory Ships - Also has an (incomplete) alphabetical list. To the next CU convoy in my list CU 60 |
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