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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
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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 ...
Until April 1943, ships capable of speeds between 9 and 13 knots (17 and 24 km/h; 10 and 15 mph) were assigned to odd-numbered (fast) convoys—sometimes designated ON(F); while ships capable of speeds between 6 and 9 knots (11 and 17 km/h; 6.9 and 10.4 mph) were assigned to even-numbered (slow) convoys—sometimes designated ON(S) or (ambiguously) ONS.
The movie Convoy (1978), loosely based on McCall's song, further entrenched ten-codes in casual conversation, as did the movie Smokey and the Bandit. The New Zealand reality television show Ten 7 Aotearoa (formerly Police Ten 7 ) takes its name from the New Zealand Police ten-code 10-7, which means "Unit has arrived at job".
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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 ...