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Old 01-31-06, 06:37 PM   #6
malcymalc
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Does this help a bit?

(OA or OAG) Thames outbound convoy via channel.
(OB) Slow Convoys outbound from Liverpool
(OL) Fast convoys outbound from Liverpool

(OG) Convoys transiting from UK to Gibraltar
(HG) Convoys transiting from Gibraltar to the UK
(KX) UK-Gibraltar (Special)
(XK) Gibraltar-UK (Special)

(HX) Convoys transiting from Halifax to the UK
(SC) Convoys transiting from Halifax to the UK
(ON) Fast convoys transiting from the UK to Halifax
(ONS) Slow convoys transiting from the UK to Halifax

(CU) New York-Curacao-UK
(UC) UK-Curacao-New York

(OS) Convoys transiting from Freetown to the UK
(SL) Convoys transiting from the UK to Freetown (Sierra Leone)

(KMF) UK-North Africa-Port Said (Fast)
(KMS) UK-North Africa-Port Said (Slow)

(MKF) Mediterranean-North Africa-UK (Fast)
(MKS) Mediterranean-North Africa-UK (Slow)

(WS) UK-Middle East-India (Military)

(UG) USA-North Africa
(UGF) USA-North Africa (Fast)
(UGS) USA-North Africa (Slow)
(GU) Alexandria-North Africa-USA
(UT) USA-UK (Military)

(EC) Southend to Clyde, Oban or Loch Ewe (Coast Convoy, North About)
(WN) Clyde, Oban or Lock Ewe to Methil (Coastal Convoy, North About)

Other designations for British local or coastal convoys:
CE, CW, EN, FN, FS, WN
(One may almost deduce some of these routes, as in "CE" could be the return route for EC etc. These are not confirmed except that they are, in fact, British coastal routes.)
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