Convoy CU 70 - warsailors.com

CONVOY CU 70
Departed New York on May 15-1945 and arrived Liverpool on May 25.

See also Ships in all CU convoys (includes tonnage of each ship, and year built), and Escorts for all CU convoys.

Since CU 69, the eastbound Convoy HX 356 had sailed
(the last link is external).

Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database. These ships were American, except where otherwise noted.
Ship	Remarks
Argentina	Troops - for Havre
Bienville	Troops - for Havre (joining from Boston)
Bulkfuel	–
Bulklube	–
Chesapeake Capes	–
City of Calcutta	(British) Joined at sea
Cottonwood Creek	Joined at sea - for Antwerp
De Soto	Rations - for Havre (joining from Boston)
Delaires	General - for Antwerp
Empire Milner	(British)
Finnmark	(Norwegian)
Fort Robinson	–
Hegra	(Norwegian)
HMS Reaper	Aircraft
Hubbardton	–
Lightning	Refrig. - for Havre
Marne	–
Memnon	Rations - for Antwerp (Joining from Boston)
Phoenix	–
Port Chalmers	(British) Joined at sea
Rosemont	(Panamanian) Explosives - for Antwerp
Royal Oak	–
Shooting Star	General - for Antwerp
Syossett	Joined from Horta
Yellow Tavern	–

Notes:
Commodore's notes are not available.

Escorts:
USS Blair
USS Brough
USS Hammann
USS Jacob Jones
USS Robert E. Peary
USS Sturtevant
They were all present from May 15-1945 to May 25.

Related external links:
North America–U.K. Convoys 1944-1945 - Listing of HX, SC and CU convoys for 1944 and 1945, in chronological order.

To the next CU convoy in my list CU 71