APPENDIX E

North Atlantic Troopship Movements

('Operational Convoys')

January 1942 - December 1943

 

Month
 
OUTWARD HOMEWARD
Number
of
Convoys
Allied fighting
men carried
(all services)
Number
of
Convoys
Allied 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 Capacity
Queen 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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