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CONVOY CU 9
Departed New York on Dec. 14-1943 (according to Advance Sailing Telegram) and arrived Liverpool on the 26th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 17 ships in this convoy, but gives departure date as Dec. 15.

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

Transcribed from documents received from Tony Cooper, England.
His source: Public Records Office, Kew & Lloyd's List.

All these ships were American.
Ship
Had arr. New York
on / from:
Arrived U.K.:
Abiqua
Dec. 13 from Aruba
Glasgow Dec. 26
Bowling Dec. 28
Brandywine
Arr. Philadelphia Dec. 9 from Algiers
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Belfast Dec. 30
Caribbean
Dec. 4 from Baytown
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Belfast Dec. 29
Colorado
Nov. 8 from Stanlow
Liverpool Dec. 25
Stanlow Dec. 27
Conastoga
Dec. 7 from Curacao
Liverpool Dec. 26
Stanlow Dec. 27
Delaware
Nov. 27 from Stanlow
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Esso Wilmington
Arr. Philadelphia Dec. 6 from Baytown
Liverpool Dec. 26
Stanlow Dec. 27
Ellesmere Port Dec. 27
Kittanning
Arr. Philadelphia Dec. 7 from Halifax
Faslane Docks Dec. 26
Heysham Dec. 30
Murfreesboro
Nov. 27 from Swansea
From CU 8
Milford Haven Dec. 26
Belfast Dec. 31
Pan Pennsylvania
Dec. 7 from Aruba
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Belfast Dec. 30
Samoset
–
Bromborough
Seakay
Dec. 7 from Aruba
Liverpool Dec. 25
Seven Pines
? from Baytown
Liverpool Dec. 25
Virginia
Dec. 13 from Halifax
Avonmouth Dec. 29
Julesburg
Nov. 27 from Belfast
From CU 8
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Marine Eagle
–
Mersey f. o.
Joined CU 10 - returned to port
(general cargo)
Santa Teresa
Nov. 27 from Newport, Wales
Avonmouth Dec. 27
Newport Dec. 27
w/general cargo
Surprise
Nov. 27 from Liverpool
Avonmouth Dec. 27
w/frozen meats
Golden Eagle
Nov. 29 from Liverpool
Liverpool Dec. 26
w/refrig.

   

Notes:
Commodore was in Santa Teresa, Vice Commodore in Colorado.

Commodore's notes are not available.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Burke
USS Enright
USS Frament
USS Schmitt
USS Scott
USS Weber
They all joined when the convoy left and remained until Dec. 26.

Related external links:
North America–U.K. Convoys 1943

List of T2 Tankers

The T 2 Tanker Page

CU convoys

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