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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.
early sailings every 5th merged OA/OB convoy became an OG convoy at sea - later OG convoys sailed from Liverpool ON: Liverpool to Halifax Harbour: 26 July 1941 27 May 1945 307 replaced OB convoys for North American destinations - alternate convoys included slower ships until the ONS convoys started ONS: Liverpool to Halifax Harbour: 15 March 1943
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states.
Pages in category "Arctic convoys of World War II" ... List of Allied convoy codes during World War II; A. ... Convoy PQ 18 order of battle; Q. Convoy QP 1;
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 .
World War II Database [17] RN Convoys to Malta, Greece, and Egypt (10–11 January 1941) Operation EXPRESS RN Force A: HMS Illustrious (CV, 67) damaged by 5 Luftwaffe bombs; RN Raid on Genoa and La Spezia, Italy (9 February 1941) RN Force H: HMS Ark Royal (CV, 91) IJN Support for IJA Blockade of Southern China (Feb 1941) IJN 2nd Fleet, 2nd ...
OB 318 was a North Atlantic convoy which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.During Operation Primrose Royal Navy convoy escorts HMS Bulldog, Broadway and Aubrietia captured U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and a wealth of signals intelligence, which led to the Allied breakthrough into cracking the German naval Enigma code.
In March 1943 convoys HX 229 and SC 122 were the focus of the largest convoy battle of the war. [2] Kriegsmarine tactics against convoys employed multiple-submarine wolfpack tactics in nearly simultaneous surface attacks at night. Patrolling aircraft restricted the ability of submarines to converge on convoys during daylight.