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Convoy number CU56 from New York to UK (special). Sailing on 26 1 1945 and arriving...

Catalogue reference: ADM 199/2193/81

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This record is about the Convoy number CU56 from New York to UK (special). Sailing on 26 1 1945 and arriving... dating from [1944-1945] in the series Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 199/2193/81
Date
[1944-1945]
Description

Convoy number CU56 from New York to UK (special). Sailing on 26 1 1945 and arriving on 6 2 1945. Ship names: Exminster, Aztec, Valdosta, Victory, George Washington, Warrior, Thompson Lykes, Frederick Victory, Sweepstakes, Brandywine, Cross Keys, Empire Protector, Lone Jack, Rogue River, White Bird Canyon, Nordahl Greig, Quaker Hill, Empire Law, Wauhatchie, Washita, Chantilly, Elizabeth Bakke, Cristobal, J W McAndrew, General George O Squier, General John R Brooke, General Tasker H Bliss, Explorer, Marine Robin, Alcoa Pointer, Exhibitor, Robin Sherwood, White Falcon, Black Warrior, Fair Wind, Robin Tuxford, George W Goethals, James V Parker, Chapel Hill Victory, Cape Horn.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10274892/

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ADM 199

Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War

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