List of convoy codes

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.

A

* AB. Miscellaneous 1939
* AB. Aden to Bombay 1942-45 (reverse BA)
* ABF.Aden to Bombay Fast Troopship
* AC. Alexandria to Tobruk ("Cyrenaica") 1941
* AG. Alexandria to Greece 1941
* AH. Aruba to Halifax 1942 (reverse HA)
* AH. Augusta to Italy ("Heel of Italy") 1943-45 (reverse HA)
* AJ. Aden to Colombo ("Jaffna") (reverse JA)
* AK. Aden to Kilindini 1942-45 (reverse KA)
* AKD.Aden to Kilindini, then Durban
* AM. Chittagong to Madras (reverse MA)
* AN. Alexandria to Pireaus ("Aegean Northbound") 1940-41 (reverse AS)
* AN. Admiralty Is. to New Guinea (reverse NA)
* AP. UK to Egypt Troopship 1940
* ARG.Boston to Argentia
* ARM. Mediterranean local traffic
* AS. Pireaus to Alexandria ("Aegean Southbound")1940-41 (reverse AN)
* AS. New York to Suez ("America-Suez")1942
* AT. Alexandria to Tobruk 1941 (reverse TA)
* AT. US to UK Troopship 1942-45 (reverse TA)
* ATM.Antwerp to Thames 1944-45
* AW. Aruba to Curaçao ("Willemstad") (reverse WA)

B

* BA. Bombay to Aden 1942-45 (reverse AB)
* BAF. Bombay to Aden Fast troopship (reverse ABF)
* BB. Belfast to Bristol Channel 1940-43
* BB. Clyde to Bristol Channel 1945
* BC. Beira to Durban ("Cape") (reverse CB)
* BC. Bristol Channel to Biscay
* BD. White Sea to Dikson 1943-45 (reverse DB)
* BEC. Bristol Channel to France 1944 (as EBC)
* BF. Bahia to Freetown 1943-45
* BG. Milne bay to New Guinea (reverse GB)
* BG. Brisbane to Gladstone
* BHX. Bermuda to HX rendezvous (feeder convoy)
* BK. Bombay to Karachi 1943
* BK. White Sea to Kola 1943-45 (reverse KB)
* "Blue". Port Said to Gibraltar 1939
* BM. Bombay to Singapore 1942
* BM. Bombay to Colombo 1942-45 (reverse MB)
* BN. Bombay to Suez ("Northward")
* BN. New Britain to New Guinea (reverse NB)
* BP. Bombay to Persian Gulf (reverse PB)
* BRN. Bahia to Recife ("Northward")
* BS. Suez to Aden 1940-41
* BS. Corner Brook to Sydney CB (reverse SB)
* BS. Brest to Casablanca 1939-40
* BT. Bahia to Trinidad 1943-45
* BT. Sydney NSW to US Troopship 1943-44
* BT. Brisbane to Townsville
* BTC. Bristol Channel to Thames 1944-45
* BV. Brisbane to Townsville
* BW. Sydney CB to St Johns NF 1942-45
* BX. Boston to Halifax (reverse XB)
* BZ. Bombay to Kilindini and Aden

C

* C.
* CA.
* CB.
* CD.
* CE.
* CF.
* CF.
* CG.
* CH.
* CJ.
* CK.
* CK.
* CL.
* CM.
* CN.
* CNF.
* CO.
* COC.
* CP.
* CRD.
* CT.
* CT.
* CU.
* CV.
* CW.
* CW.
* CX.
* CZ.

D

* D.
* DB.
* DBF.
* DC.
* DF.
* DG.
* DK.
* DKA.
* DLM.
* DM.
* DN.
* DR.
* DRC.
* DS.
* DSF.
* DSL.
* DSP.
* DST.
* DT.
* DWI.

E

* EBC
* ECP
* EMC
* ET
* ETC

F

* FN
* FS
* FXP

G

* Gibr
* GTX
* GUF .Gibraltar to North America Fast 1943-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse UGF)
* GUS.Gibraltar to North America Slow 1943-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse UGS)

H

* HA
* HG
* HN
* HX. North America to UK, 1939-45 North Atlantic route (reverse ON).

J

* JT
* JW.UK to USSR 1943-45 Arctic route (reverse RA)

K

* K
* KB
* KG
* KJ
* KMF
* KMS
* KRS
* KS

L

* LMD

M

* MH
* MKF
* MKS
* MWS

N

* NG

O

* OA.UK(Thames) Outbound 1939-41
* OB.UK(Liverpool)Outbound 1939-41
* OG
* ON.UK to North America 1941-45 North Atlantic route This series ran alternately Fast (ON/ON(F)) and Slow (ON/ON(S)); after 1943 Fast only
* ONS.UK to North America 1943-45 North Atlantic route Replaced ON(S)
* OS
* OT

P

* PA
* PG
* PK
* PQ.UK to USSR 1941-42 Arctic route (reverse QP)

Q

* QP.USSR to UK 1941-42 Arctic route (reverse PQ)
* QS

R

* RA.USSR to UK 1943-45 Arctic route (reverse JW)
* RB
* RS
* RU

* SC. North America to UK, 1940-45 North Atlantic route (reverse ON(S), ONS)
* SG
* SL
* SN
* SQ

T

* TA
* TAG
* TAM
* TB
* TBC
* TJ
* TM
* TS

U

* VUC
* UGF.North America to Gibraltar Fast 1943-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse GUF)
* UGS.North America to Gibraltar Slow 1943-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse GUS)
* UR
* UT

V

* VA
* VD
* VWP

W

* WAT
* WEG
* WEP
* WES

X

* X
* XB
* XK

References

* Arnold Hague : The Allied Convoy System 1939-1945 (2000) ISBN 1 55125 033 0 (Canada). ISBN 1 86176 147 3 (UK)

External links

* [http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hague/index.html listing on Convoyweb]
* [http://uboat.net/ops/convoys/system.htm listing on U-Boat.net ]