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CONVOY CU 57
Advance Sailing Telegram gives departure date as Febr. 3-1945, arrival Febr. 14.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 39 ships in this convoy, w/departure New York Febr. 5, arrival Liverpool on the 16th.

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

Since CU 56, the eastbound Convoys HX 335, SC 166 and HX 336 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:
Athos II
Havre
(French)
troops
Hermitage
Havre
troops
Marine Panther
Havre
From CU 56
troops
Santa Rosa
Havre
troops
Alden Besse
Havre
equipment
(Aldenbesse?)
Cape Corwin
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
equipment
Cape Nome
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
equipment
Examiner
Havre
equipment
Marine Eagle
Havre
equipment
Raphael Semmes
Havre
equipment
Ocala Victory
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
equipment
Java
Havre
(Dutch)
equipment - reefer
See Notes
Rosemont
Havre
(Panamanian)
equipment - reefer
Arawa
Avonmouth
(British)
troops - reefer
Rangitata
Liverpool
(British)
troops - reefer
Brazil
Havre
troops
Excelsior
Havre
troops
Sea Tiger
Havre
troops
Thomas H. Barry
Havre
troops
Cape Race
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
troops
Kokomo Victory
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
Army general
Oneida Victory
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
Army general
Bulkcrude
Thames
Chickamauga
Thameshaven
(Chickamaugua?)
Esso Camden
Clyde / Bowling
Fort Stevens
Avonmouth
Grand River
Mersey / Stanlow
Hubbardton
Shellhaven
Thameshaven
(Norwegian)
Kernstown
Avonmouth
See UGS 77 (external link)
Markay
Avonmouth
Listed in CU 58
Sandy Creek
Mersey / Bromborough
Spring Hill
Avonmouth
The Yakima
Bromborough / Dingle
Wave Emperor
Bowling
(British)
To CU 58 - returned
Listed in CU 59
Yellow Tavern
Cherbourg
Mobile Bay
Mersey / Heysham
York
Mersey / Bromborough
Cape Borda
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
Pachaug Victory
Pasture (Seine LV) for Rouen
HMS Pursuer
Belfast
(British)
Chatterton Hill
Avonmouth
Pit River
Avonmouth
Fort Fetterman
Cherbourg
Carnifex Ferry
Heysham
(Carnifax Ferry?)
See also Notes
Joining at sea
Empire Chieftain
Liverpool
(British)
Potaro
Glasgow
(British)
Westerly Victory
Cherbourg
See Notes
Empire Grace
Avonmouth
(British)
See Notes
Empire Rawlinson
Liverpool
(British)
Waiwera
Liverpool
(British)
See Notes
Hororata
Liverpool
(British)

   

Notes:
Commodore, Captain E. H. Tillman was in Hermitage.

According to a list of ships received from D. Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's research, Java was towed to Plymouth following a collision on Febr. 16, probably with Westerly Victory, which is also said to have been towed to Plymouth after collision on same date. He adds that the latter ship was to join from Horta on Febr. 11. Carnifex Ferry ran aground off Heysham on Febr. 17, refloated. Waiwera joined on Febr. 9, Empire Grace on Febr. 13 (at sea)

No further details are available on this convoy.

Escorts (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Blair
USS Brough
USS Dale W. Petersen
USS Jacob Jones
USS McDougal
USS Robert E. Peary
USS Roy O. Hale
USS Simpson
USS Sturtevant

They all joined on Febr. 5-1945 and left Febr. 16.

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

Victory Ships - Alphabetical list.

Victory Ships - Also has an (incomplete) 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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