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14-knot UC convoys of tankers and fast cargo ships with some troopships: UC: Liverpool to Caribbean (later New York City) 15 February 1943 3 June 1945 71 14-knot convoys of tankers with some fast cargo ships: UGF: Chesapeake Bay to Mediterranean 24 October 1942 8 April 1945 22 faster ships - (UGF-1) was the invasion force for Operation Torch: UGS
15–18 October Convoys ONS 20/ON 206 – Allied convoys defend themselves against large U-boat attack, with only a single ship lost. 22–23 October Battle of Sept-Îles – German light force defeats similar British force; 26–29 October Convoy ON 207 – 3 U-boats sunk by a combination of air and naval support in the North Atlantic
This is a list of convoy codes used by the Allies during World War II There were over 300 convoy routes organized, in all areas of the world; each was designated by a two- or three letter code. List of Allied convoys during World War II by region provides additional information.
The use of organized naval convoys dates from when ships began to be separated into specialist classes and national navies were established. [2] By the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, effective naval convoy tactics had been developed to ward off pirates and privateers. Some convoys contained several hundred merchant ships.
Convoy Battles of World War II occurred when convoys of warships protected cargo ships assembled for mutual defense and were attacked by submarines, surface ships and/or aircraft. Most were in the North Atlantic from 1939 to 1943 and involved attacks by U-boat wolfpacks .
USS Reuben James (DD-245) was a four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer that was constructed after World War I.She was the first United States Navy ship to be named after Boatswain's Mate Reuben James (c. 1776–1838), who had distinguished himself fighting in the First Barbary War, and was the first US Naval ship to be sunk by hostile action in the European Theater of World War II.
Convoy SC 7 was the seventh of the SC convoys, bound from Sydney, Nova Scotia across the North Atlantic to British ports, mainly Liverpool. [1] They were called SC as their departure point was designated Sydney, Cape Breton to avoid confusion with Sydney in Australia. [2] The convoys formed part of the battle of the Atlantic during the Second ...
Based on experience during World War I, the Admiralty instituted trade convoys in United Kingdom coastal waters from September 1939. [1] During the first year of the Battle of the Atlantic British convoy protection was the responsibility of the Western Approaches Command (WAC), based first in Plymouth, then, as the focus of the campaign moved after the 1940 Fall of France, in Liverpool. [2]