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CONVOY CU 16
Departed New York on March 1-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 12th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 27 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.
| 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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Abiqua
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Bromborough
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–
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Brandy Station
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Avonmouth
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–
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Caribbean
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Avonmouth / Belfast
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–
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Bowling
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Sailed in next convoy
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Esso Hartford
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Bowling
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–
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Esso Wilmington
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Mersey / Bromborough
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From CU 15
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Fairfax
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Bromborough
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–
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Fishers Hill
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Heysham / Clyde
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From CU 15
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Four Lakes
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Mersey / Bromborough
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–
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Great Meadows
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Mersey / Heysham
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–
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Julesburg
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Avonmouth
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(See also CU 14)
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Missionary Ridge
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Avonmouth / Belfast
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–
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Pan Pennsylvania
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Avonmouth
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–
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Perryville
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Belfast / Swansea
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–
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Samoset
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Avonmouth / Belfast
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–
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Sweetwater
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Swansea
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–
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Spottsylvania
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Stanlow
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–
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Ticonderoga
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in next convoy
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Wellesley
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Clyde
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–
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Wolf Mountain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Erin
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–
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Seven Pines
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Avonmouth
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From CU 15
vap. oil - 80 octane gas |
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Manchester
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(Norwegian) refrig.
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Robin Locksley
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Liverpool
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Army cargo
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Santa Cecilia
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Liverpool
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general
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Delaires
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Liverpool
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troops - Army supplies
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Arawa
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Avonmouth
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(British)
boxes food - passengers |
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Rosemont
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Swansea
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(Panamanian) general
(From HX 281) |
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Lightning
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Belfast / Avonmouth
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frozen meat - mail 650
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Notes: Commodore's notes on passage are not available. One of the escorts of this convoy was sunk by U-255 on March 9, USS Leopold. See external links below. Escorts (Dates are European style, day/month/year. Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database): Related external links: USS Leopold - Includes first hand accounts of the sinking, as well as a list of casualties, and a list of survivors. USS Joyce - Also involved with this convoy. To the next CU convoy in my list CU 17 |
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