Month
OUTWARD HOMEWARD Number
of
ConvoysAllied fighting
men carried
(all services)Number
of
ConvoysAllied fighting
men carried
(all services)January 1942 1 2,752 3 9,156 February 1942 3 4,554 2 9,322 March 1942 2 6,359 3 14,059 April 1942 2 4,017 2 17,961 May 1942 2 2,776 4 28,533 June 1942 2 3,280 3 13,454 July 1942 2 4,554 2 6,052 August 1942 3 2,396 6 14,951 September 1942 3 2,954 4 52,228 October 1942 2 7,206 2 14,864 November 1942 1 5,260 4 23,568 December 1942 3 12,650 3 22,575 TOTAL 1942 26 58,758 38 226,723 January 1943 3 9576 8 27,041 February 1943 2 7646 1 3,974 March 1943 3 7994 3 25,616 April 1943 4 11433 1 4,532 May 1943 3 7096 7 54,345 June 1943 5 7252 5 42,794 July 1943 6 13365 7 78,198 August 1943 8 11052 5 43,051 September 1943 5 13392 5 75,646 October 1943 4 12032 8 175,224 November 1943 1 13546 9 82,474 December 1943 1 12463 7 68,336 TOTAL 1943 45 126,820 66 681,231
NOTES: (1) Convoys seldom exceeded four ships ad were normally less than that number. (2) Each 'Monster Liner' sailed as a single ship convoy. (3) The largest liners used frequently in North Atlantic troopship 'operational convoys' during 1942 and 1943 were:
Name G.R.T. Number of Crossings
(both directions)Approximate Maximum
Troop Carrying CapacityQueen Elizabeth 83,700 23 15,000 Queen Mary 81,200 32 15,000 Aquitania 44,800 13 8,000 Mauretania 35,700 10 7,600 Pasteur (French) 29,300 14 4,500 Empress of Scotland 26,000 10 4,200 Andes 25,700 11 4,200
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