List of Allied convoys during World War II by region

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This is a List of Allied convoys during World War II by region.

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European Coastal Atlantic convoys

Code prefixRouteFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
BB Belfast or River Clyde to Bristol Channel 1940 from Belfast - 1945 from Clyde1943 from Belfast - 1945 from Clyde
BC Bristol Channel to Bay of Biscay outward and return convoys used same number
BD White Sea to Dikson Island September 1943
BK White Sea to Kola Inlet Summer 1941
BTC Bristol Channel to River Thames 19441945
CESt. Helens Roads to Southend-on-Sea
CW Southend-on-Sea to St. Helens Roads
DB Dikson Island to White Sea 1942
DF River Clyde to Faroe Islands military ferry service
DS River Clyde to Reykjavík military ferry service
EC Southend-on-Sea to Oban via Firth of Forth 19411941temporary substitution for EN convoys
EN Methil, Fife to Oban via Loch Ewe temporarily replaced by EC convoys during 1941
FD Faroe Islands to River Clyde military ferry
FN River Thames to Firth of Forth
FP [1] Brest via British Isles to NorwayApril 1940May 1940French and Polish troop convoys
FS Firth of Forth to River Thames 19391945
FS [2] Brest via British Isles to NorwayApril 1940May 1940French supply convoys
GREYBACK Dieppe, Seine-Maritime to Newhaven, East Sussex ferry service
GS Grimsby to Southend-on-Sea 19401940
HM Holyhead to Milford Haven
HN Bergen to Methil, Fife 19391940
HXA Western Approaches to English Channel 19391945English channel section of same numbered HX convoys – no sailings from 1940 to 1944
KB Kola Inlet to White Sea
KP Kola Inlet to Pechengsky District
MH Milford Haven to Holyhead
MT Methil, Fife to River Tyne
NPBritish Isles to NorwayApril 1940May 1940troop convoys
OA River Thames (or Methil, Fife after July 1940) to Liverpool 7 September 193924 October 1940234merged with OB convoy in the southwest approaches
OB Liverpool to the Atlantic Ocean7 September 193921 July 1941345merged with OA convoy in the southwest approaches - ON and OS convoys replaced OB convoys
ON Methil, Fife to Bergen 19391940
PW Portsmouth to Wales
SD Iceland to River Clyde military ferry service
SG Southend-on-Sea to Grimsby 19401940
SILVERTIP Newhaven, East Sussex to Dieppe, Seine-Maritime ferry service
TBC River Thames to Bristol Channel 19441945
TMBritish Isles to NorwayApril 1940May 1940troop convoys
TPNorway to British IslesMay 1940May 1940troop convoys
UR Loch Ewe (later Belfast) to Reykjavík
WN River Clyde, Oban and Loch Ewe to Firth of Forth
WP Wales to Portsmouth

North Atlantic convoys

Code prefixRouteFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
ATUnited States to British IslesMarch 19421945troopships
BHX Bermuda to Liverpool May 1940March 194197 (# 41-137)sailed from Bermuda and merged with same number HX convoy at sea
CK Charleston, South Carolina to British Isles19441944rarely used
CTBritish Isles to Canada19411941troopships
CU Caribbean (later New York City) to Liverpool 20 March 194330 May 19457314-knot convoys of tankers with some fast cargo ships
GUF Mediterranean to Chesapeake Bay 29 November 194216 April 194522faster ships
GUS Mediterranean to Chesapeake Bay 21 December 194227 May 194592slower ships
HG Gibraltar to Liverpool 26 September 193919 September 194289replaced by MKS convoys after Operation Torch
HX Halifax Harbour (later New York City) to Liverpool 16 Sept 193923 May 19453779-knot convoys for ships of sustained speeds less than 15 knots
HXF Halifax Harbour to Liverpool 29 Sept 193912 February 194017fast sections of HX convoys
JW Iceland to White Sea 25 December 194212 May 194517 (# 51-67)replaced PQ convoys
KJ Kingston, Jamaica to United Kingdom
KMF Firth of Clyde to Mediterranean26 October 194223 May 194545faster ships to the Mediterranean
KMS Liverpool to Mediterranean22 October 194227 April 194598slower ships to the Mediterranean - 1st 12 sailed independently, remainder sailed with OS convoys and detached west of Gibraltar
MKF Mediterranean to Firth of Clyde or Liverpool 12 November 19424 June 194545faster ships from the Mediterranean
MKS Mediterranean to Liverpool 12 November 194225 May 1945103slower ships from the Mediterranean- 1st 11 sailed independently, remainder merged with SL convoys west of Gibraltar
NACanada to British Islestroopships
OG Liverpool to Gibraltar 2 October 193917 October 194395early 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 194127 May 1945307replaced OB convoys for North American destinations - alternate convoys included slower ships until the ONS convoys started
ONS Liverpool to Halifax Harbour 15 March 194321 May 194551slower ships westbound on the ON convoy route
OS Liverpool to Sierra Leone 24 July 194127 May 1945131replaced OB convoys for non-North American destinations - included KMS convoys detached west of Gibraltar
PQ Iceland to White Sea 29 September 19412 September 194218replaced by JW convoys
QP White Sea to Iceland 28 September 194117 November 194215replaced by RA convoys
RA White Sea to Scotland 30 December 194223 May 194517 (# 51-67)replaced QP convoys
RBUnited States to British IslesSeptember 1942September 19421small passenger steamers
SC Sydney, Nova Scotia (or Halifax Harbour or New York City) to Liverpool 15 August 194026 May 19451777-knot convoys of eastbound ships too slow for the 9-knot HX convoys
SL Sierra Leone to Liverpool 14 September 193925 November 1944178merged with MKS convoys west of Gibraltar
TABritish Isles to United Stateslarge troopships
TCCanada to British Isles19391941troopships carrying Canadian troops
TCUCaribbean (later New York City) to Liverpool 14-knot CU convoys of tankers and fast cargo ships with troopships
TUBritish Isles to United States19431944troopships
TUC Liverpool to Caribbean (later New York City)14-knot UC convoys of tankers and fast cargo ships with some troopships
UC Liverpool to Caribbean (later New York City)15 February 19433 June 19457114-knot convoys of tankers with some fast cargo ships
UGF Chesapeake Bay to Mediterranean24 October 19428 April 194522faster ships - (UGF-1) was the invasion force for Operation Torch
UGS Chesapeake Bay to Mediterranean13 November 194228 May 194595slower ships
UTUnited States to British Isles19431944troopships

North American coastal and Caribbean convoys

Code prefixRouteFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
AH Aruba to Halifax Harbour July 1942September 1942a brief tanker series
ARG Boston to Argentia, Newfoundland USN convoys
AW Aruba to Curaçao local tanker traffic
BS Corner Brook, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia a brief series
BW Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland 1942
BX Boston to Halifax Harbour 21 March 194222 May 1945
CK Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida
CL St. John's, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia
CP Curaçao to Panama Canal 19421942
CW Panama Canal to Key West, Florida
CZ Curaçao to Panama Canal
FH Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax Harbour late 1942
G Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Puerto Rico
GAT Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Trinidad via Aruba
GJ Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Kingston, Jamaica
GK Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Key West, Florida
GM Galveston, Texas to Mississippi River
GN Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to New York City
GP Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Panama Canal
GS Greenland to Sydney, Nova Scotia, or St. John's, Newfoundland USN escorted convoys
GZ Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Panama Canal 1942
HA Halifax Harbour to Curaçao 1942September 1942replaced HT convoys
HF Halifax Harbour to Saint John, New Brunswick
HHX Halifax Harbour to meet HX convoys originating in New York City at the Halifax Ocean Meeting Point (HOMP)
HJ Halifax Harbour to St. John's, Newfoundland
HK Houston, Texas to Key West, Florida
HON Halifax Harbour to ON convoys at the Halifax Ocean Meeting Point (HOMP)
HS Halifax Harbour to Sydney, Nova Scotia
HT Halifax Harbour to Trinidad May 19421942replaced by HA convoys
JG Kingston, Jamaica to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
JH St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax Harbour
JN St. John's, Newfoundland to Labrador
KG Key West, Florida to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
KH Key West, Florida to Houston, Texas
KN Key West, Florida to New York City
KP Key West, Florida to Mississippi River
KSNew York City to Key West, Florida
KW Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba
LC Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland
LN St. Lawrence River to Labrador
MG Mississippi River to Galveston, Texas
NGNew York City to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
NJ Newfoundland (island) coast to St. John's, Newfoundland
NKNew York City to Key West, Florida
NL Labrador to St. Lawrence River
PG Panama Canal to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 19421942
PK Pilottown, Louisiana to Key West, Florida
QS Quebec to Sydney, Nova Scotia
SB Sydney, Nova Scotia to Corner Brook, Newfoundland 1942
SG Sydney, Nova Scotia (later St. John's, Newfoundland) to Greenland 19421942USN escorted convoys
SH Sydney, Nova Scotia to Halifax Harbour
SHX Sydney, Nova Scotia to HX convoys
SJ San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
SQ Sydney, Nova Scotia to Quebec
TAG Trinidad to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base via Aruba 1942
TAW Trinidad to Key West via Curaçao 19421942
TG Trinidad to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
TH Trinidad to Halifax Harbour 19421942
TO Trinidad to Curaçao
WA Curaçao to Aruba
WAT Key West to Trinidad via Curaçao
WS Wabana, Newfoundland and Labrador to Sydney, Nova Scotia
XB Halifax Harbour to Boston 18 March 1942
ZC Panama Canal to Curaçao
ZG Panama Canal to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Mediterranean and North African coastal convoys

Code prefixRouteFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
AC Alexandria to Tobruk 19411941
AG Alexandria to Greece19411941
AH Augusta, Sicily to heel of ItalySeptember 1943
AN Alexandria to Piraeus 19401941
APBritish Isles to Egypt summer 1940summer 1940troopships
ARMlocal Mediterraneanlittle used
AS Piraeus to Alexandria 19401941
AT Alexandria to Tobruk late 1941
Blue Port Said to Gibraltar 19391939
BS Brest, France to Casablanca September 1939June 1940French convoys
CG Casablanca to Gibraltar
CNFconvoys for Allied invasion of Sicily special designation
CRD Casablanca to Dakar
CT Corsica to Bizerte via Sardinia 19441944
CV Tobruk to Malta 19441944rarely used
D Dakar to Casablanca
DR Dakar to Gibraltar 19441944
DRC Dakar to Casablanca
ETNorth Africa to Gibraltar November 1942early 1943
GC Gibraltar to Casablanca
GM Gibraltar to Malta
Green Gibraltar to Port Said late 1939late 1939
GTX Gibraltar to Alexandria via Tripoli 19431943
GUF Oran or Naples to Chesapeake Bay faster ships
GUS Port Said to Chesapeake Bay slower ships
HAheel of Italy to Augusta, Sicily 1943
HPheel of Italy to Piraeus
IXF Taranto and Naples to Alexandria and Port Said
K Casablanca to Brest, France French convoys - sometimes prefixed F or S
KS Casablanca to Brest, France French convoys
LE Port Said to Haifa
LW Haifa to Port Said
ME Malta to Alexandria and Port Said
MO Marseilles to North Africa
Ms Marseilles to Naples 19441945
MW Alexandria to Malta
NCFfast convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
NCSslow convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
NPTurkey to Port Said
NSFNorth Africa to Naples troopships
NV Naples to Augusta, Sicily
OM Oran to Marseilles 19441944
PH Piraeus to heel of Italy
PN Port Said to Turkey
PR Piraeus to Dardanelles 19451945
Red Gibraltar to far east19391940
PR Dardanelles to Piraeus 19451945
SBFassault convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
SBMassault convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
SM Naples to Marseilles
SNF Naples to North Africafast troopships
SR Freetown to Gibraltar 19431944
TA Tobruk to Alexandria
TC Tunisia to Corsica 19431944
TE Gibraltar to North Africa19431943
TJFassault convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
TJMassault convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
TJSassault convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily 19431943
TSFassault convoys for Naples landings
TSMassault convoys for Naples landings
TSSassault convoys for Naples landings
TV Tripoli to Malta
TX Tripoli to Alexandria
UGF Chesapeake Bay to Gibraltar (later Naples)November 1942May 1945faster ships (UGF 1 was the Operation Torch invasion convoy)
UGS Chesapeake Bay to Gibraltar (later Port Said)November 1942May 1945slower ships
VC Malta to Tobruk
VN Augusta, Sicily or Malta to Naples (OR) Naples to Livorno
VT Malta to Tripoli
WXwestern desert ports to Alexandria
XIF Alexandria and Port Said to Taranto and Naples
XT Alexandria to Tripoli
XTG Alexandria to Gibraltar via Tripoli 19431943
XW Alexandria to western desert ports

South Atlantic convoys

Code prefixSouth Atlantic routesFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
ASUnited States to Suez Canal 19421942via Freetown
BF Bahia to Freetown 1943USN escorts
BRN Bahia to Recife northwardlate 1942
BT Bahia to Trinidad November 1942July 1943
CF Cape Town to British Isles via west Africalittle used
CN Cape Town northward to dispersal
DBF Dakar to Freetown via Bathurst (Banjul) Gambia19431943
DSF Dakar to Freetown
DSL Dakar to Freetown and Lagos
DSP Dakar to Freetown and Pointe-Noire
DST Dakar to Freetown and Sekondi-Takoradi
E Trinidad to dispersal southward
FB Freetown to Bahia
FFT Freetown to Trinidad 19421943
FJ Florianópolis to Rio de Janeiro
FSD Freetown to Dakar 19441944small craft
JF Rio de Janeiro to Florianópolis
JR Rio de Janeiro to Recife
JT Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad 19431945
LGE Lagos eastboundlocal west African traffic
LGW Lagos westboundlocal west African traffic
LM Lagos to Matadi
LS Lagos to Freetown
LSD Lagos to Dakar via Freetown
LTS Lagos to Freetown via Sekondi-Takoradi
NC Walvis Bay to Cape Town
OSS Freetown southwardsouthward extension of the corresponding OS convoy
OT Trinidad to North Africa
PGE Pointe-Noire southwardlocal traffic
PAD Pointe-Noire to Dakar via Freetown
PT Paramaribo to Trinidad
PTS Pointe-Noire to Freetown via Sekondi-Takoradi
RJ Recife to Rio de Janeiro
RT Cape Town to Freetown (OR) Recife to Trinidad 1941 (African) 1943 (South American)1941
SJ Santos, São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro
ST Freetown to Sekondi-Takoradi
STC Freetown to Cape Town via Sekondi-Takoradi
STL Freetown to Lagos via Sekondi-Takoradi
STP Freetown to Pointe-Noire via Sekondi-Takoradi
STW Freetown to Walvis Bay via Sekondi-Takoradi
TB Trinidad to Bahia
TF Trinidad to Freetown
TGE Sekondi-Takoradi and Lagos eastward to dispersal
TJ Trinidad to Rio de Janeiro
TLDM Sekondi-Takoradi to Matadi via Lagos and Douala
TONorth Africa to Caribbean
TP Trinidad to Paramaribo
TR Trinidad to Recife
TRINIDAD Trinidad to dispersal southeast
TS Sekondi-Takoradi to Freetown
TSD Sekondi-Takoradi to Dakar via Freetown
TV Trinidad eastward to dispersal
WTS Walvis Bay to Freetown via Sekondi-Takoradi

Indian Ocean convoys

Code PrefixIndian Ocean routesFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
AB Aden to Mumbai November 1942
ABF Aden to Mumbai fast troopship convoys
AJ Aden to Colombo
AK Aden to Kilindini Harbour
AKD Aden to Durban via Kilindini Harbour September 1943
AM Chittagong to Chennai
AP Aden to Persian Gulf Late 1942
ASUnited States to Suez Canal March 1942via Freetown
BA Mumbai to Aden May 1941November 1942
BAF Mumbai to Aden fast troopships
BC Beira, Mozambique to Durban (OR) Mumbai to Colombo July 1942 from Beira - September 1943 from MumbaiSeptember 1942 from Beira
BK Mumbai to Karachi 19431943little used
BM Mumbai to Singapore (or Colombo after January 1942)
BN Mumbai to Suez Canal 19401941
BP Mumbai to Persian Gulf
BS Suez Canal to Aden 19401941
C Colombo to dispersal19421942
CA Cape Town southward to dispersal
CB Durban to Beira, Mozambique
CD Cape Town to Durban
CF Colombo to Fremantle, Western Australia occasional use
CH Chittagong to Kolkata
CJ Kolkata to Colombo
CM Cape Town to Aden military convoys via Kilindini Harbour
CX Colombo to Addu Atoll {return Addu Atoll to Colombo convoys used same CX designation}
DC Durban to Cape Town
DK Durban to Kilindini Harbour
DKA Durban to Aden via Kilindini Harbour
DLM Durban to Maputo
DM Durban to Malaya 194119423
DN Durban northwards to dispersal
HBAustralia to India19451945troopships
HC Kolkata to Chittagong
JA Colombo to Aden
JC Colombo to Kolkata
JMIndia to Madagascar via Kilindini Harbour 19431943
JMGassault convoy to Malaya September 19451
JS Colombo to Singapore November 1941February 1942
KA Kilindini Harbour to Aden
KB Karachi to Mumbai
KD Kilindini Harbour to Durban
KM Kilindini Harbour to Madagascar
KP Karachi to Persian Gulf
KR Kolkata and Rakhine State ports to Yangon 19451945
LMD Maputo to Durban
MA Kilindini Harbour to Aden
MC Aden to Cape Town via Kilindini Harbour and Durban
MD Madagascar to Durban 1
MK Madagascar to Kilindini Harbour
MN Mauritius to Seychelles
MR Chennai to Yangon
OWAustralia to India
PA Persian Gulf to Aden
PB Persian Gulf to Mumbai
RK Colombo to Kilindini Harbour (OR) Yangon to Kolkata via Rakhine State 1944 from Colombo, 1945 from Rangoon1944 from Colombo, 1945 from Rangoon
RM Yangon to Colombo via Chennai
SD Seychelles to Madagascar
SJ Singapore to Colombo November 1941February 1942
SM Jakarta to Fremantle, Western Australia
SR Kolkata to Yangon 19411942
SU Suez Canal to Australia19401941
SW Suez Canal to Kilindini Harbour or Durban 19401941
USAustralia to Suez Canal
WOIndia to Australiatroopships
WSBritish Isles to Suez Canal and Mumbai troopships; WS convoys on at least one occasion [WS30, 1943] routed via Freetown and Durban

Pacific convoys

Code prefixPacific routesFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
AN Admiralty Islands to New Guinea
BG Milne Bay to New Guinea (OR) Brisbane to Gladstone, Queensland
BN New Britain to New Guinea
BT Sydney to United States (OR) Brisbane to Townsville, Queensland 1943 (Sydney to US)1944 (Sydney to US)Sydney to US were troop convoys
BV Brisbane to Townsville, Queensland
CO Newcastle, New South Wales to Melbourne and Adelaide 19421942
DG Thursday Island, Queensland to Merauke
DT Darwin, Northern Territory to Thursday Island, Queensland
FM Milne Bay to Port Moresby
GB New Guinea to Milne Bay
GD Merauke to Thursday Island, Queensland
GF Adelaide to Fremantle, Western Australia
GI New Guinea to Philippines
GP Sydney to Townsville, Queensland and Brisbane
GT Gladstone, Queensland to Townsville, Queensland
IG Philippines to New Guinea
LQ Great Barrier Reef to Brisbane
MB Port Moresby to `Fall River` Milne Bay
MF Port Moresby to Milne Bay `Fall River`
MS Melbourne to Singapore November 1941February 1942
MT Port Moresby to Townsville, Queensland 19421942
MV Milne Bay to Townsville, Queensland
NA Langemak Bay to Admiralty Islands
NB New Guinea to New Britain
NENew Zealand to Panama Canal
NLY Lingayen GulfJayapuraLeyte
NS New Caledonia to Sydney
NT New Guinea to Townsville, Queensland
OC Melbourne to Newcastle, New South Wales
PG Brisbane to Sydney
PQ Townsville, Queensland to Port Moresby 19421942
PT Pearl Harbor to Tarawa
PV Melbourne to Townsville, Queensland
QL Brisbane to Townsville, Queensland
SN Sydney to New Caledonia
ST Sydney to Townsville, Queensland
SV Sydney to Townsville, Queensland
T Hollandia to Manila
TD Thursday Island, Queensland to Darwin, Northern Territory
TDNew Zealand to northern Australia
TN Townsville, Queensland to New Guinea
TP Tarawa to Pearl Harbor
TS Townsville, Queensland to Sydney and Brisbane
VB Townsville, Queensland to Brisbane
VK Sydney to Wellington
VS Townsville, Queensland to Sydney
ZTNew Zealand to Sydney

Normandy invasion convoys

Code prefixNormandy invasion convoysFirst sailingLast sailingNumber of convoysNotes
ATM Antwerp to River Thames late 19441945
BEC Bristol Channel to FranceJune 1944October 1944
COC Plymouth to Brittany late 1944early 1945
EBC Bristol Channel to FranceJune 1944October 1944
EBM Bristol Channel to FranceJune 1944June 19441motor transport convoy
ECM Falmouth, Cornwall to FranceJune 1944early July 1944
ECP Portland Harbour and Solent to Baie de la Seine June 1944October 1944personnel convoys
EMM Belfast to FranceJune 1944July 19442
EMP Belfast to FranceJuly 1944July 19442
EPM Portland Harbour to France via Solent July 1944September 1944motor transport convoys
EPP Portland Harbour to France via Solent July 1944September 1944personnel convoys
ETC River Thames to FranceJune 1944October 1944
ETM River Thames to FranceJune 1944October 1944motor transport convoys
EWC Spithead to Normandy June 1944June 1944
EWL Isle of Wight to FranceJune 1944June 1944mainly landings ships and landing craft
EWM Isle of Wight to FranceSeptember 1944October 1944motor transport convoys
EWP Isle of Wight to Francepersonnel convoys
EXPJune 1944October 1944invasion convoys
FBC Baie de la Seine to Bristol Channel June 1944October 1944
FCFrance to western EnglandJune 1944July 1944
FCPFrance to western EnglandJune 1944July 1944personnel convoys
FPMFrance to Portland Harbour motor transport convoys
FPPFrance to Portland Harbour July 1944August 1944personnel convoys
FTCFrance to River Thames 19441944
FTMFrance to River Thames 19441944motor transport convoys
FWCFrance to Isle of Wight June 1944
FWLFrance to Isle of Wight 19441944landing craft convoys
FWMFrance to Isle of Wight June 1944July 1944motor transport convoys
FWPFrance to Isle of Wight June 1944September 1944personnel convoys
FXPFrance to British IslesJune 1944October 1944
LU Humber to Elbe May 1945May 1945
MTC Baie de la Seine to Southend-on-Sea replaced FTC
MTM Baie de la Seine to Southend-on-Sea replaced FTM
NAP Dover to FranceDecember 1944December 1944
NRNorway to Methil, Fife 19451945
RN Methil, Fife to NorwayMay 1945May 1945
TAC River Thames to Ostend 19451945
TACA River Thames to Antwerp replaced by TAM
TAM River Thames to Antwerp replaced TACA
TAP River Thames to France19451945
TMC River Thames to FranceJune 1944October 1944
TMM River Thames to FranceJune 1944October 1944motor transport convoys
UL Elbe to Humber May 1945May 1945
WAPJune 1944October 1944invasion convoys
WDCSeptember 1944December 1944invasion convoys
WEC Isle of Wight to FranceDecember 1944May 1945
WEL Isle of Wight to France19441945landing craft
WEP Isle of Wight to Cherbourg-Octeville December 1944December 1944
WFMOctober 1944November 1944invasion convoys
WMP Isle of Wight to Arromanches-les-Bains November 1944December 1944
WNC Isle of Wight to Le Havre December 1944May 1945
WNL Isle of Wight to FranceApril 1945May 1945
WVP Isle of Wight to FranceDecember 1944May 1945

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