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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
Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...
On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm. The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir , then a senior intelligence officer ...
Approximate location of the Russian Kyiv convoy according to The Economist. One BM-21 Grad Russian military vehicle, similar to the type used in the Kyiv convoy. The Russian Kyiv convoy was a large column of Russian military vehicles stretching some 64 kilometres (40 mi) in Kyiv Oblast from Prybirsk [] to Hostomel via Ivankiv [1] involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine beginning on 24 ...
torpedoed three ships and lightly damaged by convoy escort 5 May; sunk by bomber 15 May [16] U-267: VIIC 2nd Saint-Nazaire 23 March lightly damaged by convoy escort; [12] returned to Saint-Nazaire 21 May U-270: VIIC 1st Kiel 23 March 19 April 4 May heavily damaged by convoy escort 5 May; [17] returned to Saint-Nazaire 15 May U-358: VIIC 2nd
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The SC convoys were a series of North Atlantic convoys that ran during the battle of the Atlantic during World War II.. They were east-bound slow convoys originating in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada (designated as Sydney, Cape Breton by the Allied navies to avoid confusion with Sydney, Australia); from there they sailed to ports in the UK, mainly Liverpool.