List of Allied convoy codes during World War II

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.


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A

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
AB Miscellaneous Sep 1939 to May 1940
AB Aden to Bombay Sep 1942 to Oct 1944 Slow convoys
ABF Aden to Bombay 1944 to Feb 1945 Fast troop ship convoys
ABS Algiers to Bougie, French North Africa Nov 1942 Single convoy; after Operation Torch
AC Aden to Colombo ???
AC Alexandria to Bengazi or Tobruk Feb 1941 to Apr 1941 "Alexandria to Cyrenaica"
AG Alexandria to Greece Mar 1941 to Apr 1941 Military supply convoys; during the period of the German Operation Marita invasion of Greece
AH Aruba to Halifax Jul 1942 to Sep 1942 Three tanker convoys; reverse HA
AH Malta or Augusta to Italy Oct 1943 to Jan 1945 Reverse HA
AH Bari to Ancona in Italy Jan 1945 to May 1945
AJ Aden to Colombo Jan 1942 to Feb 1945 "Aden to Jafna"; reverse JA
AK Aden to Kilindini Sep 1940 to Aug 1944 Reverse KA
AKD Aden to Kilindini, then Durban Sep 1943 to Apr 1944 27 convoys; reverse DKA
AM Chittagong to Madras Mar 1944 to Mar 1945 Reverse MA
AM Algiers or Oran to the south of France Aug 1944 to Oct 1944 For Operation Dragoon
AN Alexandria or Port Said to Piraeus or Souda Bay Sep 1940 to May 1941 "Aegean Northbound"; reverse AS
AN Admiralty Islands to New Guinea Apr 1944 to Aug 1944 Following Operation Brewer; reverse NA
ANF Alexandria to Piraeus 1940 to 1941 "Aegean Northbound Fast"
AP UK to Egypt Aug 1940 to Oct 1940 Three troopship convoys; during the start of the Western Desert Campaign
AP Aden to Persian Gulf Sep 1942 to Feb 1945 "Aden to Persian Gulf"; 92 convoys; reverse PA
ARG Boston to New York City or Argentia, Newfoundland Oct 1942 to Sep 1944
ARM Mediterranean local traffic Aug 1944 to Oct 1944 Following Operation Dragoon
AS Piraeus to Alexandria Jun 1940 to May 1941 "Aegean Southbound"; reverse AN
AS New York to Suez Mar 1942 to Jan 1943 "America–Suez"
AT Alexandria to Tobruk Nov 1941 to Jun 1942 46 convoys; reverse TA
AT United States to UK Jan 1942 to Jul 1945 Troopship convoys; reverse TA
AT Ancona and Trieste Jun 1945 Italian east coast route; 2 convoys
ATM Antwerp to Thames Dec 1944 to Jun 1945 "Antwerp to Thames Military"; 154 military convoys
AW Aruba to Curaçao Sep 1942 to Jul 1944 "Aruba to Willemstad"; Local tanker convoys; reverse WA

B

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
BA Bombay to Aden Feb 1941 to Sep 1944 Reverse AB
BAF Bombay to Aden Sep 1944 to Jan 1945 Fast troopship convoys; reverse ABF
BB Belfast to Milford Haven Jan 1941 to May 1945 432 convoys
BB Clyde to Bristol Channel 1945
BC African routes Jun 1940 to Jun 1940 British special convoys
BC Charleston, SC, to Bora Bora Jan 1942 to Feb 1942 Single convoy; to reinforce US forces in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor
BC Beira to Durban Jul 1943 to Aug 1944 "Biera to Cape", reverse CB
BC Bombay, India, to Colombo, Ceylon Sep 1943 to Aug 1945
BC Clyde to Bristol Channel 1945
BCS Cape Town, South Africa to Freetown, Sierra Leone Jun 1940 to Jul 1940 Single convoy
BD White Sea to Dikson Jul 1941 to Sep 1944 Reverse DB
BEC Bristol Channel to France Oct 1944 to Dec 1944 Reverse EBC
BF Bahia to Freetown 1943 to 1945 Under US Navy escort; reverse FG
BG Milne Bay to New Guinea Jul 1944 to ??? Reverse GB
BG Brisbane to Gladstone Jan 1943 to Jul 1944
BG Biak to Morotai or Morotai to Hollandia Nov 1944 to Jan 1945
BHX Bermuda to HX rendezvous May 1940 to Jul 1941 82 feeder convoys
BK Bombay to Karachi Jan 1943 Single convoy (BK.1); reverse KB
BK White Sea to Kola 1943 to 1945 Reverse KB
BLUE Port Said to Gibraltar Sep 1939 to Nov 1939
BM Bombay to Singapore Sep 1940 to Feb 1942 16 convoys
BM Karachi or Bombay to Colombo Feb 1942 to Dec 1944 Reverse MB
BN Bombay to Aden or the Suez Canal Jun 1940 to Apr 1941 "Bombay Northward"; 33 convoys
BN Cape Gloucester, New Britain to Langemak Bay, New Guinea or Guadalcanal Apr 1944 to Jun 1944 Reverse NB
BP Bombay to Persian Gulf Apr 1941 to Feb 1945 Reverse PB
BRN Bahia to Recife 1942 to 1945 "Bahia to Recife Northward"
BS Suez to Aden, often for dispersal Jun 1940 to Apr 1941
BS Corner Brook to Sydney 1942 to 1945 Reverse SB
BS Brest to Casablanca, Morocco Sep 1939 to Jun 1940
BT Bahia, Brazil to Trinidad Jan 1943 to Jul 1943 Reverse TB
BT Sydney, Nova Scotia to United States (east coast) 1943 to 1945 Troopship convoys
BT Brisbane to United States Jan 1942 to Jun 1943 Reverse TB
BT Brisbane to Townsville, Australia Aug 1942 to May 1943
BTC Milford Haven and the Bristol Channel to Thames Dec 1941 to May 1945 165 convoys; reverse TBC
BV Brisbane to Townsville May 1943 to Jul 1943 Reverse VB
BW Sydney, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland Sep 1942 to May 1945
BX Boston to Halifax Mar 1942 to May 1945 206 convoys; reverse XB
BZ Bombay to Kilindini and Aden ???

C

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
C Colombo, Ceylon to dispersal Apr 1942 to Jun 1943
CA Cape Town, South Africa to dispersal Dec 1942 to Jun 1943
CB Durban to Beira and beyond Jul 1943 to Aug 1944 Reverse BC
CD Cape Town to Durban Nov 1942 to Aug 1944 Reverse DC
CE St Helen's Road, Isle of Wight, to Southend Jul 1940 to May 1944 "Channel Eastward"; 262 British coastal convoys; reverse CW
CF Cape Town to Freetown and ultimately the UK Apr 1941 to Oct 1943
CF Colombo to Fremantle Mar 1941 to ??? Fast liners
CG Casablanca to Gibraltar 1943 to May 1945 Originally FT convoys; reverse GC
CH Chittagong to Calcutta Feb 1944 to Jan 1945 Reverse HC
CJ Calcutta to Colombo Apr 1943 to Jan 1945 Reverse JC
CK Havana, Cuba to Key West Oct 1942 to Aug 1943 "Cuba to Key West"
CK Charleston to UK Jan 1944 to Nov 1944
CL St. John's to Sydney or Halifax, Nova Scotia Feb 1942 to Jun 1943 Reverse LC
CM Cape Town or Durban via Kilindini, Kenya to Red Sea ports Mar 1940 to Apr 1945 "Cape Military"; military convoys; reverse MC
CMA Durban to Mombasa Jun 1940 to Jul 1940 Single convoy within CM
CN North from Cape Town for dispersal Jan 1943 to Jun 1944 "Cape Town Northward"
CNF Sicily Invasion Force Jun 1943 to Jul 1943 Fast convoys; Operation Husky
CO Newcastle to Melbourne and Adelaide Jun 1942 to Dec 1943 150 convoys; reverse OC
COC Plymouth to Brittany Nov 1944 to May 1945 Military convoys using coasting vessels; for the delivery of military supplies
CP Curaçao to Panama Canal 1942 Tanker convoys
CRD Casablanca to Dakar May 1944 to Oct 1944 Reverse DRC
CT UK to Canada Aug 1941 to Jun 1942 Troopship convoys; reverse TC
CT Corsica via Sardinia to Bizerta 1944 Reverse TC
CT Cristobal, Panama, to Trinidad Jun 1942 Single convoy (CT.1)
CU Curaçao (or New York) to UK Mar 1943 to Jun 1945 "Curaçao to the UK"; 8 tanker and 74 troopship convoys; reverse UC
CV Cyrenaica (Tobruk) to Valletta (Malta) 1944 Reverse VC
CW Cristobal to Key West Jul 1942 "Cristóbal to Key West"; two convoys
CW Southend to St Helen's Roads and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, and then Falmouth } Jul 1940 to Jun 1944 "Channel Westward"; 270 coastal convoys; reverse CE
CX Colombo to Addu Atoll Apr 1943 to Feb 1945
CZ Curaçao to Cristobal Sep 1942 to Feb 1943 "Curaçao to Panama Canal Zone"; reverse ZC

D

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
D Dakar to Casablanca 1939 to 1940
DB Southern England to north-western France Sep 1939 to Oct 1939
DB Dikson to White Sea 1942 to 1944 Reverse BD
DB Durban, South Africa, for dispersal May 1943 One convoy (DB.38)
DBF Dakar via Bathurst to Freetown 1943
DC Durban to Port Elizabeth or Cape Town Dec 1942 to Sep 1944 Reverse CD
DF Clyde to Faroes ??? Military ferry convoys; reverse FD
DG Thursday Island to Merauke ??? Reverse GD
DK Durban to Kilindini Sep 1943 to Sep 1944 Reverse KD
DKA Durban via Kilindini to Aden Sep 1943 to Jun 1944 Reverse AKD
DLM Durban to Lourenço Marques Jul 1943 to Jun 1944 Reverse LMD
DM Durban to Malaya Jan 1942 to Mar 1942 Three convoys
DN Darwin northwards Jul 1944 to Sep 1945
DN Durban for dispersal Nov 1942 to Mar 1945 "Durban Northward"
DR Dakar to Gibraltar or Casablanca Apr 1944 to Oct 1944
DRC Dakar to Casablanca Mar 1945 to Apr 1945 Reverse CRD
DS Clyde to Reykjavík Apr 1941 to May 1945 Military ferry convoys; reverse SD
DSF Dakar to Freetown Feb 1944 to Jul 1944 Reverse FSD
DSL Dakar via Freetown to Lagos ??? Reverse LSD
DSP Dakar via Freetown to Pointe Noire ??? Reverse PAD
DST Dakar via Freetown to Takoradi ??? Reverse TSD
DT Darwin to Thursday Island Feb 1943 to Sep 1944 Reverse TD
DWI Dutch West Indies to UK 1943 Not used

E

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
E Trinidad to dispersal Jun 1942 to Aug 1942 During Operation Paukenschlag
EBC Bristol Channel to France Jun 1944 to Oct 1944 126 military coastal convoys; reverse FBC
EBM Clyde River or Milford Haven to southern England or Seine Bay, northern France Jun 1944 5 military convoys
EC Southend to Clyde River, Oban and Loch Ewe Mar 1941 to Nov 1941 90 coastal convoys
ECM Falmouth to Seine Bay, northern France Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Motor transport convoys; during Operation Overlord
ECP Portland to Seine Bay Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Personnel convoys; reverse FCP
EMM Belfast to France Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Three motor transport convoys; during Operation Overlord
EMP Belfast to France Jul 1944 Personnel convoys; during Operation Overlord
EN Methil to Clyde River and later Loch Ewe Aug 1940 to May 1945 595 coastal convoys
EPM Portland via the Solent to France Jul 1944 to Sep 1944 Motor transport convoys; related to Operation Overlord; reverse FPM
EPP Portland via the Solent to Seine Bay, France Jul 1944 to Sep 1944 Personnel convoys; related to Operation Overlord; reverse FPP
ET North Africa to Gibraltar Nov 1942 to Jul 1943 After Operation Torch
ETC Southend to Seine Bay, France Jun 1944 to Oct 1944 Coastal convoys; reverse FTC; companion to EBC
ETM Southend to Seine Bay, France Jun 1944 to Oct 1944 Motor transport convoys; reverse FTM
EWC Spithead to Seine Bay, France Jun 1944 Coastal convoys; reverse FWC
EWL Southampton or Isle of Wight to Seine Bay, France Aug 1944 to Sep 1944 Landing craft convoys; reverse FWL
EWM Isle of Wight to Seine Bay, France Sep 1944 to Oct 1944 Motor transport convoys; related to Operation Overlord; reverse FWM
EWP Isle of Wight to Seine Bay, France Jun 1944 Personnel convoys; related to Operation Overlord; reverse FWP
EXP UK to Seine Bay, France Jun 1944 Operation Overlord invasion forces; reverse FXP

F

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
FB Freetown to Bahia 1943 to 1945 Reverse BF
FBC Seine Bay to Bristol Channel Jun 1944 to Oct 1944 Military convoys; return convoys from Operation Overlord; reverse EBC
FBM Seine Bay to Falmouth or the Bristol Channel Jun 1944 Military convoys returning empty from Operation Overlord; reverse EBM
FBP Seine Bay to Portland Jun 1944 Single personnel convoy (FBP.1B) returning empty from Operation Overlord
FC France to West of England 1944
FC Fall River, New Guinea, to Cairns, Australia Feb 1943 to May 1943 Military convoys
FCM Seine Bay to the south-western UK Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Military convoys; return empty vehicle and equipment vessels from Operation Overlord for reloading; reverse ECM
FCP France to the south-west of England Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Military convoys; personnel counterparts to FCM; reverse ECP
FD Faroes to Clyde Mar 1943 Single military convoy (FD.3); reverse DF
FF UK and northwestern France Jun 1940 Troop and evacuation convoys
FFT Freetown to Trinidad 1942 to 1943 Reverse TF
FG Fremantle to Adelaide 1942 to 1945 Reverse GF
FH Saint John to Halifax Sep 1942 to May 1945 Reverse HF
FJ Florianópolis to Rio de Janeiro ??? Reverse JF
FM Milne Bay to Port Moresby Jan 1944 to Jun 1944 Two convoys; reverse MF
FN Thames to Forth Sep 1940 to Jun 1945 "Forth North"; 1,660 coastal convoys; reverse FS
FP Britain to Norway Apr 1940 to May 1940 Three troop ship convoys
FPM France to Portland Jul 1944 to Sep 1944 "France to Portland"; military motor transport convoys returning after delivery to land campaign following Operation Overlord
FPP France to Portland Jul 1944 to Aug 1944 "France to Portland"; military personnel convoys returning after delivery to land campaign following Operation Overlord; reverse EPP
FS Forth to Thames Sep 1939 to May 1945 "Forth South; 1,778 coastal convoys; reverse FN
FS Scapa Flow to Norway, and Best, Netherlands to Namsos, Norway Apr 1945 to May 1945
FSD Freetown to Dakar Apr 1944 to Oct 1944 Reverse DFS
FT Fall River, Papua, and Townsville, Queensland Jun 1943 to Dec 1943
FT Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Trinidad Jul 1943 Central Atlantic convoys
FTC Seine Bay, France to Southend on the Thames river Jun 1944 to Sep 1944 "France to Thames Coaster"; 122 military supply convoys; reverse ETM
FTM Seine Bay, France to Southend on the Thames river Jun 1944 to Sep 1944 "France to Thames Military"; 91 military motor transport convoys; after deliveries for Operation Overlord and follow-on operations; reverse ETC
FWC France to Isle of Wight Jun 1944 Military coaster convoys; after deliveries for Operation Overlord; reverse EWC
FWL France to Isle of Wight Jul 1944 to Sep 1944 Landing craft convoys; delivery back to the UK after Operation Overlord; reverse WEL
FWM France to Isle of Wight Jun 1944 to Sep 1944 Military motor transport convoys; after deliveries for Operation Overlord; reverse EWM
FWP France to Isle of Wight Jun 1944 to Sep 1944 Military personnel convoys; after delivering troops for Operation Overlord; reverse EWP
FXP France to UK Jun 1944 to Oct 1944 Military convoys; after delivering troops and equipment for Operation Overlord

G

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
G Guantanamo to San Juan Sep 1942 to Apr 1944
GAT Guantanamo via Aruba to Trinidad Aug 1942 to May 1945 209 convoys; reverse TAG
GB New Guinea (Southwest Pacific Area) to Milne Bay Jul 1944 to May 1945 Reverse BG
GC Gibraltar to Casablanca Mar 1943 to Apr 1945 Originally TF convoys, after Operation Torch; reverse CG
GD Merauke, Netherlands New Guinea, to Thursday Island, Australia 1944 to Aug 1945 Reverse DG
GF Adelaide to Fremantle, Australia 1942 to 1945 Reverse FG
GI New Guinea to Philippines Jan 1945 to May 1945 Reverse IG; supported the US "Love", "Mike", and "Victor" operations in the Philippine islands group
GJ Guantanamo to Kingston, Jamaica ??? Reverse JG
GK Guantanamo to Key West Sep 1942 to May 1945 163 convoys; reverse KG
GM Gibraltar to Malta Jul 1941 to Jun 1942 Reverse MG
GM Galveston, TX to the Mississippi River ??? Reverse MG
GN Guantanamo to New York Aug 1942 to May 1945 207 US coastal convoys; reverse NG
GP Guantanamo to the Panama Canal Jul 1942 to Aug 1942 Reverse PG
GP Sydney to Townsville and Brisbane, Australia Jun 1942 to Feb 1944 Reverse PG
GP Galveston to Pilottown, MS 1942 to 1945 Reverse PG
Green Gibraltar to Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt Sep 1939 to Oct 1939
Greyback Dieppe, Seine-Maritime to Newhaven, East Sussex ??? British military ferry convoys
GS Greenland to Sydney, Nova Scotia or St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Jul 1942 to Jun 1945 Reverse SG
GS Grimsby to Southend Mar 1940 to Apr 1940 Reverse SG
GT Gladstone, Queensland to Townsville Dec 1942 to Jun 1943
GTX Gibraltar via Tripoli to Alexandria or Port Said May 1942 to Aug 1943 "Gibraltar, Tripoli and Alexandria"
GUF Oran, Algeria (later Naples, Italy) to the Chesapeake Bay Nov 1942 to Apr 1945 25 fast military ocean convoys; started after the implementation of Operation Torch; reverse GUS
GUS Port Said, Egypt or Oran, Algeria (later Naples, Italy) to the Chesapeake Bay Dec 1942 to Jun 1945 98 slow military ocean convoys; started after the implementation of Operation Torch; reverse GUF
GZ Guantanamo to Canal Zone Aug 1942 to May 1945 Reverse ZG

H

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
HA Halifax to Aruba or Curaçao Jul 1942 to Aug 1942 4 convoys; reverse AH
HA Bari or Ancona in southern Italy to Malta Aug 1942 to Dec 1944 Reverse AH
HA Ancona to Bari, Brindisi or Barletta in southern Italy Jan 1945 to May 1945
HB Australia to India and the Red Sea Jan 1945 Single troopship convoy
HC Calcutta to Chittagong, India Oct 1943 to Dec 1944 Reverse CH
HF Halifax to Saint John, New Brunswick Sep 1942 to May 1945 Reverse FH
HG Gibraltar or Port Said to Liverpool in the UK Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 "Homeward from Gibraltar"; 117 slow and fast convoys; reverse OG; after Operation Torch replaced by MKS series
HGY Gibraltar or Port Said to Liverpool Jul 1940 Single convoy
HGZ Gibraltar to join the SL.36 convoy to the UK Jun 1940 to Jul 1940 Single convoy
HHX Halifax to join HX convoys from New York at the Halifax Ocean Meeting Point ???
Hi Japanese mercantile convoys between Singapore and Moji Jul 1943 to Feb 1945
HJ Halifax to St. John's May 1942 to Apr 1945 Reverse JH
HJF Halifax to St. John's Jan 1944 to May 1945 Fast convoys
HK Galveston or Pilottown, MS to Key West, FL Sep 1942 to May 1945 183 convoys; reverse KH
HM Holyhead to Milford Haven, Wales Dec 1941 to Feb 1943 Reverse MH
HN Bergen, Norway to Methil, Firth of Forth Oct 1939 to Apr 1940 "Homeward from Norway"; 28 convoys; reverse ON
HON Halifax to join ON convoys at the Halifax Ocean Meeting Point ???
HP Heel of Italy to Piraeus, Greece Oct 1944 to Mar 1945 "Heel to Piraeus"; reverse PH
HS Halifax to Sydney, Nova Scotia May 1942 to May 1945 Reverse SH
HT Halifax to Trinidad May 1942 to Jun 1942 "Halifax to Trinidad"; reverse TH
HX Halifax and New York City to Liverpool Sep 1939 to Jun 1945 North Atlantic route; fast convoys; reverse ON
HXA HX ships via English Channel 1939 to 1945
HXF Halifax to Liverpool or Dover in the UK Sep 1939 to Feb 1940 17 fast convoys
HXM New York City to Liverpool 1939 to 1945 Medium speed convoys
HXS New York City to Liverpool 1939 to 1945 Slow convoys

I

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
IG Philippines to New Guinea Jan 1945 to Mar 1945 Reverse GI
IKO Manila, Philippines to Hollandia, New Guinea Apr 1945 to May 1945
IXF Naples and Taranto, Italy, to Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt Sep 1943 to Dec 1944 Reverse XIF

J

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
JA Colombo to Aden Feb 1944 to Feb 1945 Reverse AJ
JC Colombo to Calcutta and other ports in India Jul 1942 to Mar 1945 124 convoys; reverse CJ
JF Rio de Janeiro to Florianópolis ??? Reverse FJ
JG Kingston to Guantanamo ??? Reverse GJ
JH St. John's to Halifax May 1942 to Apr 1945 "St John's to Halifax"; reverse HJ
JM India, via Kilindini, Kenya to Madagascar May 1943 to Jun 1944 2 convoys
JM India to Malaya invasion Aug 1945 to Sep 1945 Assault convoys for Operation Zipper; 'JMA', 'JMB', 'JME', 'JMF' and 'JMG' convoys
JN St. John's to Labrador Jun 1942 to May 1944 Reverse NJ
JR Rio de Janeiro to Recife, Brazil ??? Reverse RJ
JS Colombo to Singapore Feb 1942 "Colombo to Singapore"; reverse SJ
JT Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad Jul 1943 to Mar 1945 "Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad"; 70 convoys; reverse TJ; successor to BT convoys
JW Loch Ewe, Scotland via Iceland to ports of the northern USSR Dec 1942 to May 1945 22 convoys; reverse RA; successor to PQ convoys

K

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
K Casablanca to Brest, the Gironde estuary or Nantes, France, or Oran, Algeria Oct 1939 to Jun 1940 French convoys; included KF (fast) and KS (slow) components
KA Kilindini to Aden Nov 1942 to Dec 1943 Reverse AK
KB Kola to White Sea 1943 to 1945 Reverse BK
KB Karachi to Bombay Apr 1943 to Jun 1943 Reverse BK
XX Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba Oct 1942 to Aug 1943 "Key West to Cuba"; reverse CK
KD Kilindini to Durban Oct 1940 to Mar 1945 Reverse DK
KG Key West to Guantanamo Sep 1942 to May 1945 168 convoys; reverse GK
KH Key West to Galveston and Houston, TX Sep 1942 to May 1945 "Key West to Houston"; 146 convoys; reverse HK
KJ Kingston to the UK Sep 1939 to Oct 1939
KM Kilindini to Diego Suarez, Madagascar Jun 1942 to Feb 1945 Reverse MK
KM Karachi to Bombay 1942 to 1945
KMF UK to the Mediterranean and occasionally onward Oct 1942 to May 1945 Fast convoys; reverse MKF
KMS UK to the Mediterranean and occasionally onward Oct 1942 to May 1945 Slow convoys; reverse MKS
KN Key West to New York May 1942 to May 1945 210 coastal convoys; reverse KS
KP Key West to Pilottown, MS Sep 1942 to Jan 1943 Reverse PK
KP Karachi to Persian Gulf Jul 1943 Single convoy (KP.1)
KP Kola to Petsamo Oct 1944 to May 1945 In support of the Petsamo-Kirkenes Strategic Offensive Operation
KR Kilindini to Ceylon Mar 1942 to Feb 1945 Reverse RK
KR Calcutta, India, and Arakan ports, Burma, to Rangoon, Burma May 1945 to Aug 1945 Reverse RK
KS Casablanca to Brest Sep 1939 to May 1940 73 slow convoys
KS New York via Norfolk, Virginia to Key West May 1942 to Sep 1942 "Key West South"; 36 convoys; reverse KN
KW Key West to Havana Sep 1942 to Dec 1942 Reverse CK
KX UK to Gibraltar and later North African ports Oct 1942 to Feb 1945 In support of Operation Torch and subsequent operations; reverse XK

L

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
LC Sydney to St. John's Mar 1942 to Jun 1943 Reverse CL
LE Port Said or Alexandria, Egypt, via Famagusta, Cyprus, to Haifa in Palestine or Beirut in Lebanon Jun 1941 "Levant East"; reverse LW
LGE Lagos, Nigeria, to the east along the coast of West Africa Mar 1944 "Lagos Eastbound"; 4 convoys; reverse LGW
LGW Lagos, Nigeria, to the west along the coast of West Africa to Takoradi, Gold Coast Sep 1943 to Dec 1944 "Lagos Westbound"; reverse LGE
LM Lagos, Nigeria to Matadi, Congo Jul 1943 to Aug 1943
LMD Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa, to Durban, South Africa 1943 to 1944 "Lourenço Marques to Durban"; reverse DLM
LN St. Lawrence to Labrador, Canada Jun 1942 to Nov 1944 Reverse NL
LQ Barrier Reef ports to Brisbane Jul 1943 to Feb 1944
LS West African route, typically Lagos, Nigeria to Freetown, Sierra Leone Apr 1942 to Aug 1942
LSD Lagos, Nigeria via Freetown, Sierra Leone to Dakar, French West Africa ??? Reverse DSL
LT Lagos, Nigeria, to Takoradi, Gold Coast Sep 1942 to Aug 1943 Reverse TL
LTS Lagos, Nigeria via Takoradi, Gold Coast to Freetown, Sierra Leone Sep 1943 to Sep 1944 Reverse STL
LU Humber estuary, UK to Elbe river, Germany May 1945 to Jun 1945 Reverse UL
LW Haifa, Palestine to Port Said, Egypt ??? "Levant West"; reverse LE
LW East coast of the US to the South-West Pacific Area Jun 1942 to Nov 1942 3 convoys

M

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
MA Mombasa or Kilindini, Kenya to Aden Oct 1941 to Dec 1941 3 convoys
MA Madras to Port Blair, Andaman Islands or Chittagong, India Jan 1942 to Mar 1945 Reverse AM
MB Southampton to Brest Sep 1939 to Oct 1939 Troops/equipment of the British Expeditionary Force for the reinforcement of France
MB Colombo to Bombay Apr 1942 to Jan 1945 Reverse BM
MB Port Moresby to Fall River and other Papuan destination Mar 1943 to Nov 1943
MC Aden via Kilindini and Durban to Cape Town Nov 1942 to Mar 1945 Reverse CM
MD Madagascar to Durban ???
ME Malta to Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt Jul 1940 to Jun 1943 "Malta Eastward" or "Malta to Egypt"; reverse MW
MF Port Moresby to Milne Bay and Fall River, Papua Dec 1943 to Mar 1944 Four convoys; Reverse FM
MF Malta to Alexandria Jun 1940 to Oct 1940 Four convoys
MG Malta to Gibraltar Dec 1940 to Mar 1942 Three military convoys; reverse GM
MG Mississippi to Galveston 1942 to 1943 Reverse GM
MH Milford Haven to Holyhead ??? 1942 to Jul 1942 Over 240 convoys; reverse HM
MH Milford Haven to Clyde River Jan 1945 to May 1945
MK Madagascar to Kilindini Aug 1942 to Mar 1945 24 convoys; reverse KM
MKF North Africa via Gibraltar to Liverpool or the Firth of Clyde Nov 1942 to Jun 1945 "Mediterranean to the UK Fast"; 57 fast military convoys; reverse KMF
MKS North Africa via Gibraltar to Liverpool Nov 1942 to Jun 1945 "Mediterranean to the UK Slow"; 162 slow military convoys; reverse KMS; successor to HG after Operation Torch
MN Kilindini, Kenya, or Mauritius to Seychelles for dispersal Oct 1943 to Mar 1944 7 convoys
MO Marseilles to Oran and other ports in North Africa Sep 1939 to Jun 1940 Reverse OM
MR Madras to Rangoon Jan 1942 to Mar 1942 Support for the defence of Burma against the Japanese B invasion; reverse RM
MS Melbourne to Singapore Jan 1942 to Mar 1942 Support for the British-led forces facing the Japanese E invasion; 4 convoys
MS Marseilles to Naples 1944 to 1945 Reverse SM
MT Methil on the Firth of Forth to Tyne estuary Feb 1940 to Sep 1940 "Methil to Tyne"; 175 coastal convoys
MT Port Moresby, Papua to Townsville, Australia Nov 1942 "Port Moresby to Townsville"; single convoy
MTC Bay of the Seine to Southend Oct 1944 to Dec 1944 60 military convoys returning empty coasting cargo vessels to the UK; reverse TMC; successor to FTC
MTM Bay of the Seine to Southend or other British ports Oct 1944 to Nov 1944 19 military motor transport convoys; reverse TMM; successor to FTM
MV Milne Bay, Papua to Townsville, Australia Dec 1943 to Mar 1944 31 convoys
MW Alexandria, Egypt to Malta Nov 1940 to Jun 1943 "Malta Westward"; 33 convoys
MWF Port Said to Sicily, or via Malta to Bizerte or Algiers Jul 1943 to Aug 1943 Fast convoys; part of Operation Husky
MWS Alexandria, Egypt, to various ports of Sicily Jul 1943 to Aug 1943 Slow convoys; part of Operation Husky

N

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
NA Canada to UK Jan 1942 to Oct 1942 16 military troopship convoys
NA Langemak Bay, New Guinea to ports in the Admiralty Islands group Apr 1944 to Aug 1944 36 military convoys
NAP Dover to France Dec 1944 Military convoys
NB Langemak Bay, New Guinea to Cape Gloucester, New Britain Jun 1944 to Jul 1944 Four small convoys; reverse BN
NB Singapore to dispersal Jan 1942 Single convoy; related to the response to the Japanese "E" invasion of Malaya
NC Walvis Bay to Cape Town, South Africa Feb 1943 to Jun 1943 18 convoys
NCF Oran in French northwest Africa to Sicily Jul 1943 Fast convoys for the Allied invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky; reverse CNF
NCS Oran in French northwest Africa to Sicily Jul 1943 Slow convoys for the Allied invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky
NE New Zealand to the Panama Canal 1942 to 1945
NG New York City to Guantanamo, Cuba Aug 1942 to May 1945 "New York to Guantánamo"; 207 convoys; reverse GN
NJ Newfoundland from Botwood to St. John's Jun 1942 to May 1944 36 convoys; reverse JN
NK New York to Key West, Florida Aug 1942 to May 1945 "New York to Key West"; 164 convoys; reverse KN
NL Labrador to St. Lawrence, Canada Jul 1942 to Nov 1944 Reverse LN
NLY Lingayen Gulf, Philippine islands to Humboldt Bay, Netherlands New Guinea to Leyte, Philippine islands group Apr 1945 to May 1945 Five convoys
NP Turkey to Port Said, Egypt ????
NP River Clyde to Narvik, Norway Apr 1940 to May 1940 Two military ferry convoys in response to the German Operation Weserübung
NR Norway to Methil on the Firth of Forth May 1945 Reverse RN
NS River Clyde to Norway May 1940 Two convoys in response to the German Operation Weserübung
NS New Caledonia to Sydney, Australia ??? Reverse SN
NSF North Africa to Naples, Italy Sep 1943 to Jul 1944 31 convoys; in support of Operation Avalanche and follow-on operations in southern Italy; reverse SNF
NSM Scapa Flow, Orkney islands group to Narvik, Norway Apr 1940 Single convoy (NSM.1)
NT Port Moresby, New Guinea to Townsville, Australia Jan 1943 to Mar 1944 75 convoys; reverse TN
NV Naples to Augusta and sometimes onward to Malta Oct 1943 to Mar 1945 151 convoys; reverse VN
NY New York City to destinations in the Caribbean and the UK Aug 1943 to Nov 1944 57 convoys

O

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
OA Southend or Methil toward Liverpool for dispersal Jul 1939 to Oct 1940 226 convoys; joined with "OB" convoys to make the passage to Gibraltar, then designated "G" and become an "OG" convoy
OB Liverpool out into the Atlantic Sep 1939 to Aug 1941 346 convoys; combined with "OA" convoys for passage to Gibraltar to become an "OG" convoy
OC Melbourne to Newcastle Jun 1942 to Dec 1943 149 convoys; reverse CO
OG UK (later only Liverpool) to Gibraltar Oct 1939 to Sep 1942 "Outbound to Gibraltar"; mercantile convoys; combined from the "OA" and "OB" convoys; reverse HG
OL Liverpool to the west for dispersal Sep 1940 to Oct 1940 Eight ocean outward fast convoys
OM Oran to Marseilles or Toulon, France Oct 1944 to Jan 1945 Reverse MO
ON Methil to Bergen, Norway for dispersal Nov 1939 to Apr 1940 "Outbound Norway"
ON Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia Jul 1941 to Jun 1945 "Outbound to North America"; 307 convoys; successor to OB series; reverse HX (fast) and SC (slow)
ONM Milford Haven, Wales, and Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland Jul 1941 to 1943
ONM Atlantic route from Liverpool to New York City ??? Medium-speed ocean convoys
ONS Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia Mar 1943 to Jun 1945 Slow convoys; slow element of ON series; successor to OBS; reverse SC
OS Liverpool to Freetown, Sierra Leone Jul 1941 to May 1945 "Outbound South"
OSS Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Takoradi, Gold Coast Jun 1942 Extension of the "OS" route
OT New York to the Caribbean (Aruba or Curaçao) and via Trinidad to northwest or west Africa Feb 1943 to Jun 1944 "Outbound from Trinidad"; 19 convoys; for sending fast tankers to North Africa to support Operation Torch
OT Curaçao to Trinidad May 1942 to Jul 1942 "Outbound to Trinidad"; 14 convoys; reverse TO
OT North Africa to the Dutch East Indies Nov 1942 Tankey convoys; after Operation Torch; reverse TO
OW UK, India and Australia, with intermediate destinations ???
OW Australia to Ceylon, India and the Middle East Nov 1942 to Jul 1945 "Outbound West"

P

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
PA Persian Gulf to Aden Sep 1942 to Feb 1945
PAD Pointe Noire, Congo via Freetown, Sierra Leone to Dakar, French West Africa ???
PB Persian Gulf to Bombay Sep 1942 to Feb 1945 Reverse BP
PG Queensland to New South Wales, Australia Jun 1942 to Feb 1944 Reverse GP
PG Pilottown, Mississippi, to Galveston, Texas 1942 to 1943 Reverse GP
PG Panama Canal to Guantanamo, Cuba Jul 1942 to Aug 1942 Reverse GP; designed to as a response to Operation Paukenschlag
PGE South from Pointe Noire, Congo ???
PH Piraeus, Greece to ports on the heel of Italy Nov 1944 to Feb 1945 Reverse HP
PH Leyte, Philippine islands group to Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea Jan 1945
PK Pilottown, Mississippi to Key West, Florida Sep 1942 to Jan 1943 Reverse KP
PN Port Said, Egypt to Turkey ??? "Port Said Northward"; reverse NP
PQ Iceland to ports in the northern part of the USSR Sep 1941 to Sep 1942 19 convoys; reverse QP; replaced by JW series
PQ Townsville, Queensland to Port Moresby, Papua 1942
PR Piraeus, Greece to Dardanelles ("Rabbit Island") group in Turkey Feb 1945 to Mar 1945 Reverse RP
PT Paramaribo, Netherlands Guiana to Trinidad 1942 to 1944 Tanker convoys; Reverse TP
PT Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia Oct 1942
PT Pearl Harbor to Tarawa in the Gilbert islands group Nov 1943 to Jul 1945 Military convoys
PTS Pointe Noire, Congo via Takoradi, Gold Coast to Freetown, Sierra Leone ??? Reverse STP
PV Melbourne to Townsville, Australia Sep 1943 to Oct 1943
PW Portsmouth to Wales Jul 1941 to Jun 1944 Reverse WP

Q

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
QL Queensland coast, Brisbane to Townsville, Australia Jul 1943 to Feb 1944 Reverse LQ
QP Northern USSR to Iceland and later the UK Sep 1941 to Nov 1942 18 Arctic convoys; merchant ships loaded with timber; reverse PQ; replaced by RA series
QS Quebec to Sydney May 1942 to Dec 1944 Reverse SQ

R

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
RA Northern USSR to Loch Ewe and the River Clyde estuary of Scotland Dec 1942 to May 1945 Reverse JW; successor to QP series
RB Newfoundland, Canada to Liverpool, UK Sep 1942 Single convoy (RB.1) of small passenger ships
RED River Clyde via Gibraltar to the Far East Sep 1939 to Oct 1939 Two convoys (RED.1 and RED.2)
RJ Recife to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1942 to 1944 Reverse JR
RK Rangoon, Burma to Arakan, Burma and Calcutta, India May 1945 to Aug 1945 48 convoys; reverse KR
RK Colombo, Ceylon to Kilindini, Kenya Apr 1944 to Jan 1945 Four convoys; reverse KR
RM Rangoon, Burma via Madras, India to Colombo, Ceylon Jun 1945 Three convoys; reverse MR
RN Methil to Norway May 1945 Military convoys; reverse NR
RP Dardanelles ("Rabbit Island") to Piraeus, Greece 1945 Reverse PR
RS Gibraltar to Freetown, Sierra Leone Feb 1943 to Mar 1945 31 convoys; reverse SR
RT Cape Town, South Africa to Freetown, Sierra Leone Aug 1941 Single convoy (RT.1)
RT Recife, Brazil to Trinidad 1943 Reverse TR
RU Reykjavík, Iceland to Loch Ewe or Belfast Lough, UK Dec 1941 to May 1945 169 convoys; reverse UR

S

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
SB Sydney to Corner Brook, Newfoundland May 1942 to Dec 1944 Reverse BS
SB Allied assault convoys for Operation Husky Jul 1943 Divided into SBF (fast), SBM (medium-speed) and SBS (slow) elements
SC Sydney, Nova Scotia to Liverpool Aug 1940 to Jun 1945 North Atlantic route; slow convoys; reverse ON
SD Iceland to River Clyde estuary Apr 1941 to May 1945 Military convoys; reverse DS
SD Seychelles to Diego-Suarez, Madagascar 1944
SG Southend on the Thames estuary to Humber estuary Mar 1940 to Apr 1940 "Southend to Grimsby"; reverse GS
SG Sydney to Greenland Jul 1942 to Mar 1945 61 convoys; reverse GS
SH Sydney to Halifax, Nova Scotia May 1942 to May 1945 259 convoys; reverse HS
SHX Sydney to join HX convoys Jul 1940 to Aug 1941
Silvertip Newhaven to Dieppe Sep 1944 Military ferry convoys after the break-out following Operation Overlord
SJ San Juan to Guantanamo 1942
SJ Batavia, Dutch East Indies and Singapore to Colombo, Ceylon Feb 1942 Reverse JS
SJ Santos to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1942 to 1943
SL Freetown, Sierra Leone to Liverpool, UK Sep 1939 to Dec 1944 178 SLF (fast) and SLS (slow) convoys; from May 1943 travelled home with MKS convoys
SM Singapore or Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Fremantle, Australia Dec 1941 to Feb 1942
SM Naples, Italy to Marseilles, France Aug 1944 to May 1945 Reverse MS; part of Operation Dragoon and following operations
SN Sydney, Australia to New Caledonia 1942 to 1945 Reverse NS
SNF Salerno and Naples, Italy, to North Africa Sep 1943 to Nov 1944 "South from Naples Fast"; 31 fast troopship convoys; reverse NSF; following Operation Avalanche and follow-on Italian operations
SPAB Chanel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, to Sydney, Nova Scotia Aug 1943 to Sep 1944
SQ Sydney to Quebec May 1942 to Nov 1944 Reverse QS
SR Calcutta, India ("Sandheads") to Rangoon, Burma Dec 1941 to Mar 1942 To reinforce forces holding that country
SR Freetown, Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Feb 1943 to Apr 1945 Reverse RS
SRF South of France to Naples Sep 1944 Single convoy (SRF.11); returned empty vessels after Operation Dragoon
SRM South of France to Naples Aug 1944 to Oct 1944 17 convoys; returned empty vessels after Operation Dragoon
ST Freetown, Sierra Leone to Takoradi, Gold Coast Aug 1941 to Apr 1945 Reverse TS
ST Sydney to Townsville, Australia Jan 1943 to May 1943 Reverse TS
STC Freetown, Sierra Leone to Takoradi, Gold Coast and onward to Cape Town, South Africa ??? Part of ST
STL Freetown, Sierra Leone to Takoradi, Gold Coast and onward to Lagos, Nigeria Sep 1943 to Sep 1944 33 convoys; part of ST; reverse LS
STP Freetown, Sierra Leone to Takoradi, Gold Coast and onward to Pointe Noire, Congo ??? Part of ST; reverse PTS
STW Freetown, Sierra Leone to Takoradi, Gold Coast and onward to Walvis Bay 1943 to 1944 Part of ST; reverse WTS
SU Suez Canal, Aden and Colombo, Ceylon to Australia Mar 1942 to Jan 1943 Reverse US; troopships returning troops home for the defense of Australia against Japan
SV Sydney, New South Wales to Townsville, Queensland ??? Reverse VS
SW Suez Canal via Kilindini, Kenya to Durban or Cape Town, South Africa Sep 1940 to Oct 1941 Military convoys

T

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
T Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea to Manila, Philippine islands group 1944 to 1945
TA UK to United States Jan 1942 to Jul 1945 Military troopship convoys using mostly large liners; reverse AT
TA Tobruk to Alexandria, North Africa Dec 1941 to Jun 1942 Reverse AT
TAC Thames to Ostend, Belgium Oct 1944 to May 1945 242 military convoys
TACA Thames to Antwerp, Belgium Nov 1944 to Dec 1944 5 military convoys; replaced by TAM series; reverse ATM
TAG Trinidad via Aruba or Curaçao to Guantanamo, Cuba Aug 1942 to May 1945 205 convoys; replaced the TAW series; reverse GAT
TAM Thames to Antwerp, Belgium Dec 1944 to Jun 1945 172 military convoys; replaced by TACA series; reverse ATM
Tanker Gibraltar to Malta ??? British slow convoy operation in the Mediterranean
TAP Thames to France 1945 Military convoys
TAW Trinidad via Aruba or Curaçao to Key West or Guantánamo, Cuba Jul 1942 to Aug 1942 19 convoys; reverse WAT; replaced by TAG series
TB Trinidad to Bahia, Brazil Jan 1943 to Jul 1943 Reverse BT
TB USA to Sydney, Australia 1942 to 1945 Military convoys to build-up forces in South-West Pacific Area command
TBC Thames estuary to Bristol Channel Dec 1944 to May 1945 162 coastal route convoys; reverse BTC
TC Canada to UK Dec 1939 to Dec 1941 Military troopship convoys delivering Canadian troops; reverse CT
TC Tunisia to Corsica Jun 1944 to Nov 1944 Reverse CT
TCU Caribbean (and New York City) to Liverpool, UK May 1944 to Aug 1944 Military convoys of tankers, fast merchant ships troopships; counterpart to UC; reverse UCT
TD Thursday Island to Darwin, Australia Feb 1943 to Oct 1944 Reverse DT
TD New Zealand to Northern Australia 1942 to 1944
TE East from Trinidad for dispersal 1942 to 1943 "Trinidad Eastbound"
TE Gibraltar or western North African ports to eastern North African ports Nov 1942 to Jul 1943 "Torch Eastbound"; after Operation Torch to keep Allied forces supplied
TF Trinidad to Freetown, Sierra Leone Nov 1942 to Jan 1944
TF Eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean Nov 1942 to Aug 1944 7 miscellaneous convoys
TG Trinidad to Guantanamo, Cuba 1942 to 1943
TG Tyne river to Grimsby Mar 1940 to Apr 1940 2 British convoys
TG Naples to Anzio Jan 1944 Single troopship convoy for Operation Shingle
TGE East from Takoradi, Gold Coast and Lagos, Nigeria for dispersal Sep 1943 to Nov 1944 18 convoys
TH Trinidad to Halifax, Nova Scotia Jun 1942 to Jul 1942 4 convoys; reverse HT
TJ Trinidad to Natal, Recife or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul 1943 to Feb 1945 Reverse JT; successor to TB series
TJF Assault convoys for the Invasion Sicily Jul 1943 High-speed convoys for Operation Husky
TJM Assault convoys for the Invasion Sicily Jul 1943 Medium-speed convoys for Operation Husky
TJS Assault convoys for the Invasion Sicily Jul 1943 Slow-speed convoys for Operation Husky
TL Takoradi, Gold Coast, to Lagos, Nigeria May 1943 to Aug 1943 14 convoys
TLDM Takoradi, Gold Coast via Lagos, Nigeria and Douala, Cameroun to Matadi, Congo Nov 1942 to Apr 1943 4 convoys
TM Tyne river and Methil, Firth of Forth Feb 1940 to Apr 1940 Reverse MT
TM UK to Norway Apr 1940 British military ferry convoy to reinforce Operation Sickle
TM Curaçao to Gibraltar Jan 1943 Single special tanker convoy for the Allied 1st Army after Operation Torch
TM Taranto to the south coast of France Aug 1944 Single military convoy supporting Operation Dragoon
TMC Thames via St. Helen's Roads, Isle of Wight to France Oct 1944 to Dec 1944 Initiated as the ETC series
TMF Trinidad to Gibraltar Dec 1942 to Jan 1943 2 fast convoys after Operation Torch
TMM Thames to France Oct 1944 to Nov 1944 Military vehicle convoys; initiated as the ETM series
TN Townsville, Australia to Port Moresby and Fall River, New Guinea Dec 1942 to Mar 1944 Reverse NT
TO North Africa or Dakar to Aruba or Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea Feb 1943 to May 1943 Tanker and troopship convoys; reverse OT
TO Trinidad to Curaçao May 1942 to Jul 1942
TO Northwest Africa via the Caribbean Sea (Aruba or Curaçao) to New York City Nov 1942 Fast tanker convoys returning from Operation Torch; reverse OT
TP Rosyth to a Norwegian port Apr 1940 Single British military troop convoy (TP.1) in response to Operation Weserübung
TP Trinidad to Paramaribo, Netherlands Guiana Jan 1943 Reverse PT
TP Tarawa, Gilbert islands group to Pearl Harbor Nov 1943 to Jan 1944 US military convoys; reverse PT
TR Trinidad to Recife, Brazil Jan 1943 Reverse RT
TRIN Southeast from Trinidad for dispersal Aug 1942 to Nov 1942
TS Takoradi, Gold Coast to Freetown, Sierra Leone Aug 1942 to Apr 1945 Reverse ST; successor to the LS series
TS Townsville to Sydney 1943 Reverse ST
TSD Takoradi, Gold Coast via Freetown, Sierra Leone to Dakar, French West Africa 1943 to 1945 Reverse DST
TSF Allied assault convoys for the Salerno invasion Sep 1943 2 high-speed convoys for Operation Avalanche
TSM Allied assault convoys for the Salerno invasion Sep 1943 Medium-speed convoys for Operation Avalanche
TSS Allied assault convoys for the Salerno invasion Sep 1943 2 slow-speed convoys for Operation Avalanche
TU UK to the USA Aug 1943 to May 1944 12 military troopship convoys; reverse UT
TUC Liverpool, UK to the Caribbean (later New York) Feb 1943 to Jun 1945 14-kt UC-series convoys of tankers, fast merchant ships troopships
TV Tripoli, Libya to Valletta, Malta Nov 1943 Single convoy (TV.7); reverse VT
TV East from Trinidad for dispersal ???
TV Tripoli, Libya to Alexandria, Egypt Sep 1943 to Aug 1944 41 convoys; reverse XT

U

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
UA UK to Azores Sep 1943 to Oct 1943 Three convoys; associated with Operation Alacrity
UC Liverpool, UK to Curaçao (or New York) Feb 1943 to Jun 1945 71 fast convoys of tankers and merchant ships; reverse CU
UCT UK to New York ??? Troop convoys
UG USA to North Africa Oct 1942 to Apr 1945 Military convoys for delivering troops for Operation Torch and follow-on operations; reverse GU
UGF Chesapeake Bay to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Oct 1942 to Apr 1945 26 fast convoys; UGF.1 was the invasion force for Operation Torch
UGL East Coast of the US to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Apr 1943 to May 1943 2 landing craft convoys (UGL.2, UGL.4)
UGS Chesapeake Bay to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Nov 1942 to May 1945 100 slow convoys; reverse GUS
UL Elbe River to the Humber River May 1945 Military convoys; reverse LU
ULU Singapore to Bombay Feb 1942 Single evacuation convoy (ULU.1) just before the Japanese capture of Singapore
UR Loch Ewe (later Oban and Belfast Lough) to Reykjavík Dec 1941 to May 1945 Reverse RU
US Australia or New Zealand and later Colombo, Ceylon to the Suez Canal Jan 1940 to Aug 1943 Military convoys bringing troops to the Middle East; reverse SU
UT United States to UK Aug 1943 to Apr 1944 US military troopship convoys preparing for Operation Overlord; reverse TU

V

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
VB Townsville to Brisbane, Australia May 1943 to Jul 1943 Reverse BV
VC Valletta, Malta to Tobruk, Cyrenaica 1943 to 1944 Reverse CV
VK Sydney, Australia to Wellington or Auckland, New Zealand or Nouméa, New Caledonia Dec 1940 to May 1943
VN Malta to Naples, and then Augusta, Sicily, to Naples, Italy, and finally from Naples to Livorno, Italy Oct 1943 to May 1945 "Valletta to Naples"; 165 coastal convoys; reverse NV
VS Townsville to Sydney, Australia ??? Reverse SV
VT Valletta, Malta to Tripoli, Libya Oct 1943 Single convoy (VT.7); reverse TV

W

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
WA Curaçao to Aruba Oct 1942 to Jul 1944
WAP UK to France Jul 1944 to Oct 1944 Military convoys for Operation Overlord and follow-on operations
WAT Key West via Aruba to Trinidad Jul 1942 to Sep 1942 17 convoys; reverse TAW
WDC UK to France Sep 1944 13 military coaster convoys; after Operation Overlord
WEC Isle of Wight to France Dec 1944 to Apr 1945 22 military convoys
WEL Isle of Wight to France Jun 1944 Landing craft convoys for Operation Overlord
WEP Isle of Wight to Cherbourg Dec 1944 Five military convoys
WFM UK to France Oct 1944 to Nov 1944 Military convoys, following Operation Overlord
WHX St John's, Newfoundland to join HX convoys ??? Feeder convoys for the HX series
WMP Isle of Wight to Arromanches, France Nov 1944 to Dec 1944 Five military convoys, following Operation Overlord
WN Clyde estuary (later Oban and Loch Ewe) to Methil on the Firth of Forth Jul 1940 to May 1945 722 British coastal convoys
WNC Isle of Wight to Le Havre Dec 1944 to May 1945 Military convoys
WNL Isle of Wight to France Apr 1945 to May 1945 Military convoys
WO India or Ceylon to Australia Jan 1945 to Jul 1945 12 troopship convoys
WP Milford Haven to Portsmouth Jul 1941 to May 1944 "Wales to Portsmouth"; 547 British coastal convoys
WS Wabana, Newfoundland and Labrador to Sydney, Nova Scotia ???
WS UK via the Suez Canal to Bombay, India, or from South Africa to India Aug 1940 to Nov 1943 Troopship convoys
WS UK to Gibraltar, Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Cape of Good Hope and the Middle East or India, or for dispersal Jul 1940 to Aug 1943
WSC Wabana, Newfoundland, to join SC convoys ???
WTS Walvis Bay via Takoradi, Gold Coast to Freetown, Sierra Leone ???
WVC St Helen's Roads, Isle of Wight, or the Solent to Le Havre in northern France Dec 1944 to May 1945 161 supply convoys for operations in Belgium and the Netherlands into Germany
WVL St Helen's Roads, Isle of Wight to Le Havre in northern France Mar 1945 to May 1945 Seven landing craft and supply convoys for Allied armies fighting in northern Germany
WVP St Helen's Roads, Isle of Wight, or the Solent to Le Havre in northern France Dec 1944 to May 1945 151 military personnel convoys for operations in Belgium and the Netherlands into Germany
WX Western Desert ports to Alexandria, Egypt ???

X

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
XB Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston or the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts Mar 1942 to May 1945 196 convoys; reverse BX
XC Chagos and Maldive island groups to Colombo, Ceylon Apr 1943 to Dec 1944
XIF Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt, to Taranto or Naples, Italy Sep 1943 Troop and military supply convoys in support of Operation Avalanche; reverse IXF
XK Gibraltar to UK Oct 1942 to May 1945 Special Operation Torch and subsequent return convoys; reverse KX
XT Detached from MW convoys to Tripoli, Libya, or plying the route from Alexandria, Egypt, to Tripoli Feb 1943 to Jul 1944 For operations in North Africa or for Operation Husky; reverse TX
XTG Alexandria, Egypt via Tripoli, Libya, to Gibraltar Jun 1943 Two convoys (XTG.1 and XTG.2); reverse GTX
XW Alexandria, Egypt to Western Desert 1941 to 1943 Supply convoys; reverse WX

Y

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
Y Madagascar Apr 1942 to May 1942 British slow convoy operation for Operation Ironclad, in tandem with the Z fast convoy

Z

Convoy Origin and destination Dates Remarks
Z Madagascar Apr 1942 to May 1942 British fast convoy in tandem with Y for Operation Ironclad
ZC Cristóbal to Curaçao Oct 1942 to Dec 1942 Five tankey convoys; reverse CZ
ZG Cristóbal to Guantánamo, Cuba Aug 1942 to May 1945 141 convoys; reverse GZ
ZK Brisbane, Australia to Port Moresby, New Guinea Mar 1941 to Jul 1942
ZT New Zealand to Sydney, Australia ??? Reverse VK

References

  • Arnold Hague: The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 (2000) ISBN 1-55125-033-0 (Canada). ISBN 1-86176-147-3 (UK)
  • CODENAMES: Operations of World War 2. * codenames.info