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The total of 1,218 ship
names, includes some 31 RAN,
208 RCN, 8 RIN, 2 SANF, 5 Dutch, 15 French, 10 Greek, 15 Norwegian, 5
Polish and 1 Yugoslav, leaving over 915 Royal Navy. As some RN ships
also served with other Dominion and Allied Navies, the last figure is
a minimum.
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VESSELS by NAME
A -
Abelia,
Aberdeen,
Acanthus
(Norwegian),
Acasta,
Achates,
Acheron,
Achilles (RNZN),
Aconit (French), Active,
Activity,
Adelaide (RAN),
Adrias (Greek),
Affleck,
Afridi,
Agassiz (RCN),
Aire,
Airedale,
Ajax,
Alacrity,
Alaunia,
Albatross,
Alberni
(RCN),
Albrighton, Alcantara,
Alcoma
(RCN),
Aldenham,
Alisma,
Allington Castle,
Alnwick Castle,
Alysse
(French),
Amaranthus,
Amazon,
Amberley Castle,
Ambuscade,
Amethyst,
Amherst (RCN),
Anchusa,
Anemone,
Anguilla,
Annan (RCN),
Annapolis (RCN),
Anson,
Antelope,
Antenor,
Anthony,
Antigonish (RCN),
Antigua,
Apostolis
(Greek), Arabis (i),
Arabis (ii),
Arawa,
Arbutus (i),
Arbutus (ii),
Archer,
Ardent,
Argus,
Ark Royal,
Armeria,
Arnprior
(RCN),
Arrow,
Arrowhead (RCN),
Arunta (RAN),
Arvida
(RCN),
Ascania,
Ascension,
Ashanti,
Asphodel,
Assam (RIN),
Assiniboine (RCN),
Aster,
Atheling,
Atherstone,
Atholl
(RCN),
Attacker,
Aubretia,
Auckland,
Aurania,
Auricula,
Ausonia,
Australia (RAN),
Avenger,
Avon,
Avon Vale,
Aylmer,
Awe,
Azalea
B -
Baddeck
(RCN),
Badsworth,
Bahamas,
Balfour,
Ballinderry,
Balsam,
Bamborough Castle,
Banff,
Bann,
Barbados,
Barcoo (RAN),
Barle,
Barrie (RCN),
Basilisk,
Bath (also Norwegian),
Battleford
(RCN),
Battler,
Bayntun, Bazeley,
Beacon Hill (RCN),
Beagle,
Beaufort,
Beauharnois (ii) (RCN),
Bedouin,
Begonia,
Begum,
Belleville
(RCN),
Bellona,
Bellwort,
Belmont,
Belvoir,
Bentinck,
Bentley,
Bergamot,
Berkeley Castle,
Bermuda,
Berry,
Berwick,
Betony,
Beverley,
Bicester,
Bickerton,
Bideford,
Birmingham,
Biter,
Bittern,
Bittersweet (RCN),
Blackmore,
Black Prince,
Black Swan,
Blackwood,
Blanche,
Blankney,
Blean,
Bleasdale,
Blencathra,
Bligh,
Bluebell,
Boadicea,
Bonaventure,
Borage,
Boreas,
Bowmanville
(RCN),
Bradford,
Bramham,
Brandon (RCN),
Braithwaite,
Brantford (RCN),
Brazen,
Brecon,
Bridgewater,
Brighton,
Brilliant,
Brissenden,
Broadwater,
Broadway,
Brocklesby,
Broke,
Bryony,
Buckingham (RCN),
Buctouche
(RCN), Bugloss,
Bulldog,
Bullen,
Bulolo,
Burdekin
(RAN), Burdock,
Burges,
Burnet,
Burnham,
Burwell,
Buttercup
(Norwegian),
Buxton (also RCN),
Byard, Byron
C -
Caesar,
Caicos,
Cairo,
Caister Castle,
Calcutta,
Calder,
Caldwell (also
RCN),
Caledon,
Calendula,
Calgary
(RCN),
California,
Calpe,
Cambrian,
Cam,
Camellia,
Campania,
Campanula,
Campbell,
Campbeltown,
Campion,
Camrose
(RCN),
Canberra (RAN),
Candytuft,
Canton,
Cap De La Madeleine (RCN), Cape
Breton (RCN), Capel,
Capetown,
Capilano (RCN),
Caprice,
Caradoc,
Carisbrooke Castle,
Carlisle,
Carlplace (RCN),
Carnarvon Castle,
Carnation,
Carron,
Carthage,
Cassandra,
Castleton,
Cathay,
Catterick,
Cattistock,
Cauvery (RIN),
Cavalier,
Cavendish,
Cayman,
Celandine,
Ceres,
Chambly (RCN),
Chanticleer,
Charlestown,
Charlock,
Charlottetown (i) (RCN),
Charlottetown (ii) (RCN),
Charybdis,
Chaser,
Chaudiere
(RCN), Chebogue (RCN),
Chelmer,
Chelsea (also RCN),
Cheshire,
Chesterfield,
Chicoutimi (RCN),
Chiddingfold,
Chilliwack (RCN),
Chitral,
Churchill,
Cilicia,
Circassia,
Clare,
Clarkia,
Clematis,
Cleopatra,
Cleveland,
Clive (RIN),
Clover,
Coaticook (RCN),
Cobalt (RCN),
Cobourg
(RCN),
Codrington,
Collingwood (RCN),
Colombo,
Coltsfoot,
Columbia (RCN),
Columbine,
Commandant D'Estienne D'Orves
(French),
Commandant Detroyat
(French), Commandant Drogou
(French),
Comorin,
Conn,
Convolvulus,
Cooke,
Coppercliff
(RCN),
Coreopsis,
Corfu,
Cornwall,
Cosby,
Cossack
(i),
Cotswold,
Cottesmore,
Cotton,
Coventry,
Cowdray,
Cowslip,
Crane,
Cranstoun,
Crocus,
Croix de Lorraine (French),
Croome,
Cubitt,
Cuckmere,
Culver,
Cumberland,
Curacoa,
Curlew,
Curzon, Cyclamen,
Cygnet (ii)
D -
Dacres,
Dahlia,
Dainty,
Dakins,
Danae,
Daring,
Dart,
Dasher,
Dauntless,
Dauphin (RCN),
Dawson
(RCN), Deane,
Decoy,
Defender,
Delhi,
Delight,
Delphinium,
Denbigh Castle,
Deptford,
Derbyshire,
Derg,
Derwent,
Despatch,
Deveron,
Devonshire,
Diadem,
Diamond,
Diana,
Dianella, Dianthus,
Dido,
Dittany (RCN),
Domett,
Dominica,
Dorsetshire,
Douglas,
Dovey,
Dragon,
Drumheller (RCN),
Drury,
Duchess,
Duckworth,
Duff,
Duke of York,
Dulverton,
Dumbarton Castle,
Duncan,
Dundas (RCN),
Dundee,
Dunedin,
Dunvegan (RCN),
Dunvegan
Castle, Dunver (RCN),
Durban
E -
Eagle,
Easton,
Eastview (RCN),
Echo,
Eclipse,
Edmundston (RCN),
Effingham,
Eggesford,
Eglantine
(Norwegian),
Eglinton,
Egret,
Ekins,
Electra,
Emerald,
Emperor,
Enchantress,
Encounter,
Enterprise,
Eridge,
Erne,
Escapade,
Escort,
Esk,
Eskdale (Norwegian),
Eskimo,
Esperance Bay,
Essington,
Ettrick
(also RCN),
Euryalus,
Evenlode,
Exe,
Exeter,
Exmoor (i),
Exmoor (ii),
Exmouth,
Express,
Eyebright (RCN)
F -
Fal,
Falmouth,
Fame,
Farndale,
Farnham Castle,
Faulknor,
Fearless,
Fencer,
Fennel (RCN),
Fergus (RCN),
Fernie,
Fiji,
Findhorn,
Firedrake,
Fishguard,
Fitzroy,
Flamingo,
Fleetwood,
Fleur De Lys,
Flint Castle,
Foley,
Folkestone,
Foresight,
Forester,
Formidable,
Fort Erie (RCN),
Fortune,
Fowey,
Foxglove,
Foxhound,
Fraser (RCN),
Fredericton (RCN),
Freesia,
Friso (Dutch),
Fritillary,
Frobisher,
Frontenac (RCN),
Furious,
Fury
G -
Gallant,
Galt
(RCN),
Gambia,
Gardenia,
Gardiner,
Garland,
Garland
(as ORP),
Garlies,
Garth,
Gascoyne (RAN),
Gatineau (RCN),
Genista,
Gentian,
Georgetown (also
RCN),
Geranium,
Giffard
(RCN),
Gipsy,
Glace Bay (RCN),
Gladiolus,
Glaisdale
(Norwegian),
Gloxinia,
Glowworm,
Goathland,
Godavari
(RIN),
Godetia (i),
Godetia (ii), Goodall,
Good Hope (SANF),
Goodson,
Gore,
Gorleston,
Gould,
Grafton,
Grenade,
Grenville
(i),
Grenville (ii),
Greyhound,
Griffin,
Grindall,
Grou (RCN),
Grove,
Guelph
(RCN),
Gurkha
H -
Haida (RCN),
Halifax
(RCN),
Halladale,
Hallowell (RCN),
Halsted,
Hambledon,
Hamilton (also RCN),
Hardy
(i),
Hardy
(ii),
Hargood,
Hartland,
Hadleigh Castle,
Harvester,
Hastings,
Hasty,
Havant,
Havelock,
Havock,
Hawkesbury (i) (RAN),
Hawkesbury
(ii) (RCN),
Hawkins,
Haydon,
Heartsease, Heather,
Hector,
Helford,
Heliotrope,
Helmsdale,
Hepatica
(RCN),
Hereward,
Hermes,
Hermione,
Hero,
Hespeler
(RCN),
Hesperus,
Heythrop,
Hibiscus,
Highlander,
Hindustan (RIN),
Hobart
(RAN),
Holcombe,
Holderness,
Hollyhock,
Holmes,
Honeysuckle,
Hood,
Hoste,
Hostile,
Hotham,
Hotspur,
Howe,
Humberstone
(RCN),
Hunter,
Huntsville
(RCN),
Hurricane,
Hursley,
Hurst Castle,
Hyacinth,
Hyderabad (RIN),
Hydrangea,
Hyperion
I -
Ibis,
Illustrious,
Inconstant,
Indomitable,
Inglis, Inman,
Indus (RIN),
Inver,
Iroquois (RCN),
Itchen,
Ithuriel
J -
Jackal,
Jaguar,
Jamaica,
Janus,
Jasmine,
Javelin,
Jed,
Jervis,
Jervis Bay,
Johan Maurits van Nassau (Dutch),
Joliette (RCN),
Jonquiere
(RCN),
Jonquil,
Jumna (RIN),
Juno,
Jupiter
K -
Kale,
Kamloops
(RCN), Kamsack
(RCN),
Kanaris
(Greek),
Kandahar,
Kanimbla (RAN),
Kashmir,
Keats,
Keith,
Kelly,
Kelvin,
Kenogami (RCN),
Kent,
Kenya,
Kempenfelt,
Kempthorne,
Kenilworth Castle,
Keppel,
Khartoum,
Kilbirnie,
Kilbride, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan, Kildary, Kildwick, Kilham, Kilkenzie, Kilhampton, Kilmalcolm,
Kilmarnock, Kilmartin, Kilmelford, Kilmington, Kilmore,
Kimberley,
Kincardine
(RCN),
Kingcup,
King George V,
Kingsmill,
Kingston,
Kipling,
Kirkland Lake (RCN),
Kitchener
(RCN), Knaresborough Castle,
Kootenay (RCN),
Krakowiak
(Polish), Kriezis (Greek),
Kriti
(Greek),
Kujawiak (Polish)
L -
Labuan,
Lachute
(RCN),
Laconia,
La
Combattante (French),
Laforey,
Lagan,
La
Hulloise (RCN), La Malbaie (RCN),
La Malouine,
Lamerton,
Lanark (RCN),
Lancaster,
Lancaster Castle,
Lance,
Landguard,
Larkspur,
La Salle (RCN),
La Surprise
(French),
Lauderdale,
Launceston Castle,
Lauzon (RCN),
Lavender,
L'Aventure
(French), Lawford,
Lawrence (RIN),
Lawson,
Leamington (also RCN),
Leander (RNZN),
Leaside
(RCN),
Ledbury,
Leeds,
Leeds Castle,
Legion,
L'Escarmouche
(French), Lethbridge (RCN),
Letitia,
Levis (i) (RCN),
Levis (ii) (RCN),
Lewes,
Liddesdale,
Lightning,
Linaria
(RCN),
Lincoln (also Norwegian),
Lindsay
(RCN),
Lively,
Lobelia
(French),
Loch Achray,
Loch Alvie,
Loch Craggie,
Loch Dunvegan,
Loch Eck,
Loch Fada,
Loch Fyne,
Loch Glendhu,
Loch Gorm,
Loch Insh,
Loch Katrine,
Loch Lomond,
Loch More,
Loch Morlich,
Loch Quoich,
Loch Ruthven,
Loch Shin,
Lochy, ,
London,
Lookout,
Loosestrife,
Loring,
Lossie,
Lotus (ii),
Louis, Louisburg (i) (RCN),
Louisburg (ii) (RCN),
Loyal,
Ludlow,
Lulworth,
Lunenburg (RCN)
M -
MacKay,
Magog (RCN),
Magpie,
Mahratta,
Malaya,
Malcolm,
Mallow,
Maloja,
Manners,
Manoora
(RAN),
Mansfield (also Norwegian and
RCN),
Maori,
Margaree (RCN),
Marguerite,
Marigold,
Marne,
Martin,
Mashona,
Matabele,
Matane (RCN),
Matapedia
(RCN),
Matchless,
Mauritius,
Mayflower
(RCN), Meadowsweet,
Melbreak,
Mendip,
Meon,
Meteor,
Meynell,
Miaoulis
(Greek),
Middleton,
Midland (RCN),
Mignonette,
Milford,
Milne,
Mimico
(ii) (RCN),
Mimosa
(French),
Mohawk,
Moncton
(RCN),
Monkshood,
Monnow,
Montbretia (Norwegian),
Montclare,
Montgomery (also
RCN),
Montreal (RCN),
Montserrat,
Montrose,
Mooltan,
Moorsom,
Moosejaw
(RCN), Morden
(RCN),
Moreton
Bay, Morpeth Castle,
Mounsey,
Mourne, Moyola,
Musketeer,
Myngs,
Myosotis,
Myrmidon
N -
Nada
(Yugoslav), Nadder,
Nairana,
Nanaimo (RCN), Napanee
(RCN),
Napier (RAN),
Narbada
(RIN),
Narbrough,
Narcissus,
Nasturtium,
Natal (SANF),
Navarinon
(Greek),
Nelson,
Nene
(also RCN),
Nepal (RAN),
Neptune,
Nerissa,
Ness,
Nestor (RAN),
Newark,
Newfoundland,
New Glasgow (RCN),
Newmarket,
Newport (also Norwegian),
New Waterford (RCN),
New Westminster (RCN),
Niagara
(RCN), Nigella,
Nigeria,
Nizam (RAN),
Noble,
Nonpareil,
Norfolk,
Norman (RAN),
Norsyd
(RCN), North Bay (RCN),
Nubian,
Nyasaland,
O -
Oakham Castle,
Oakley (i),
Oakley (ii),
Oakville
(RCN), Odzani,
Onslow,
Obdurate,
Obedient,
Offa,
Onslaught,
Opportune,
Orangeville
(RCN),
Orchis, Orillia (RCN),
Orkney (RCN),
Oribi,
Orion,
Orkan (Pol),
Orwell,
Ottawa (i) (RCN),
Ottawa (ii) (RCN),
Outremont
(RCN),
Owen Sound (RCN),
Oxford Castle,
Oxlip
P -
Pakenham (leader),
Paladin,
Panther,
Papua,
Parramatta (RAN),
Parrett,
Parry Sound (RCN),
Partridge,
Pasley,
Pathfinder,
Peacock,
Pegasus,
Pelican,
Penetang (RCN),
Penn,
Pennywort, Pentstemon,
Penylan,
Penzance,
Peony,
Perim,
Periwinkle,
Perth (RAN),
Petard,
Peterborough (RCN),
Petrolia
(RCN),
Petunia,
Pevensey Castle,
Pheasant,
Phoebe,
Picotee,
Pictou
(RCN), Pimpernel,
Pindos
(Greek), Pink,
Piorun
(Pol), Pitcairn,
Plym,
Polyanthus, Poppy,
Port Arthur (RCN),
Portchester Castle,
Port Colborne (RCN),
Potentilla (RN),
Potentilla
(in Norwegian service),
Poundmaker (RCN),
Premier,
Prescott (RCN),
Prestonian (RCN),
Pretoria Castle,
Primrose, Primula,
Prince David (RCN), Prince Henry (RCN),
Prince of Wales,
Prince Robert (RCN),
Prince Rupert (RCN),
Puckeridge,
Puncher,
Punjabi,
Pursuer,
Pytchley,
Q -
Quadrant,
Quail,
Quality,
Quantock,
Qu’Appelle (RCN),
Quebec (RCN),
Queen,
Queenborough,
Queen Elizabeth,
Queen of Bermuda,
Quentin,
Quesnel
(RCN),
Quiberon (RAN),
Quickmatch (RAN),
Quilliam,
Quorn
R -
Racehorse,
Raider,
Rajputana,
Ramillies,
Ranchi, Ranpura,
Rapid,
Ravager,
Reading,
Reaper,
Redmill,
Redoubt,
Redpole,
Regina (RCN),
Relentless,
Renoncule
(French),
Renown,
Resolution,
Restigouche (RCN),
Retalick,
Revenge,
Rhododendron,
Ribble (RCN),
Richmond
(also RCN),
Rimouski (RCN),
Riou,
Ripley,
Riviere
Du Loup (RCN),
Rochester,
Rocket,
Rockingham,
Rockrose,
Rockwood,
Rodney,
Roebuck,
Rose
(Norwegian),
Rosebay
(RCN), Roselys
(French), Rosemary,
Rosthern (RCN),
Rother,
Rotherham,
Rowley,
Roxburgh,
Royalist,
Royal Mount (RCN),
Royal Sovereign,
Runnymede (RCN),
Rupert,
Rushen Castle,
Rutherford
S -
Sabre,
Sackville (RCN),
Saguenay (RCN),
St Albans (also Norwegian),
St
Catherines (RCN),
St Clair (RCN),
St Croix (RCN),
St Francis (RCN),
St Helena,
St Lambert
(RCN),
St
Laurent (RCN),
St Mary's,
St Stephen (RCN),
St Thomas
(RCN),
Ste. Therese (RCN),
Sakhtouris (Greek),
Saladin,
Salamis (Greek),
Salisbury (also RCN),
Salopian,
Salvia, Samphire,
Sandwich,
Sarawak,
Sardonyx,
Saskatchewan (RCN),
Saskatoon (RCN),
Saumarez,
Savage,
Saxifrage,
Scarborough,
Scimitar,
Scorpion,
Scourge,
Scylla,
Sea Cliff (RCN),
Searcher,
Sennen,
Serapis,
Seychelles,
Seymour,
Shawnigan
(RCN), Shediac (RCN), Sherbrooke (RCN),
Sherwood,
Shiel,
Shikari,
Shoreham,
Shropshire,
Sikh,
Skate,
Skeena (RCN),
Slazak (Polish),
Smilax
(RCN), Smiths Falls (RCN), Snapdragon, Snowberry (RCN), Snowdrop, Snowflake,
Somali,
Somaliland,
Sorel
(RCN),
Southdown,
Southwold,
Spartan,
Spey,
Spikenard (RCN),
Spiraea,
Spragge,
Springhill (RCN),
Stalker,
Stanley,
Starling,
Starwort,
Statice
(RCN), Stayner,
Stellarton
(RCN),
Stettler (RCN),
Stevenstone,
Stockham,
Stonecrop,
Stonetown (RCN),
Stord
(Norwegian),
Stork,
Stormont (RCN), Strathadam (RCN),
Strathroy
(RCN),
Striker,
Stuart
(RAN),
Sturdy,
Sudbury (RCN),
Suffolk,
Summerside
(RCN),
Sunflower,
Sussex,
Sussexvale (RCN),
Sutlej (RIN),
Swale,
Swan (RAN),
Swansea (RCN),
Sweetbriar,
Swift,
Sydney (RAN)
T -
Taff,
Talybont,
Tamarisk,
Tanatside,
Tartar,
Tavy,
Tay,
Teazer,
Tees,
Tenacious,
Termagant,
Terpsichore,
Test,
Teviot,
The Pas (RCN),
Thetford Mines (RCN),
Thorlock
(RCN), Thornborough,
Thyme,
Tillsonburg (RCN),
Timmins
(RCN),
Tjerk Hiddes (Dutch),
Tobago,
Tompazis
(Greek), Tonkinois (French),
Torrington,
Tortola,
Totland,
Towy,
Tracker,
Trail (RCN),
Trent,
Trentonian
(RCN), Trillium
(RCN),
Trinidad,
Trollope,
Troubridge,
Trumpeter,
Tulip,
Tumult,
Tunsberg Castle (Norwegian),
Tweed,
Tyler,
Tynedale,
Tyrian
U -
Uganda,
Ulysses,
Undine,
Unicorn,
Urania,
Urchin,
Usk
V -
Valentine,
Valiant,
Valleyfield (RCN),
Valorous,
Vampire (RAN),
Vancouver
(RCN),
Vanessa,
Van Galen
(Dutch),
Vanity,
Vanoc,
Vanquisher,
Vansittart,
Vega,
Velox,
Vendetta (RAN),
Venetia,
Venomous,
Venus,
Verbena,
Verdun,
Verity,
Veronica,
Versatile,
Verulam,
Vervain,
Vesper,
Vetch,
Veteran,
Viceroy,
Victoriaville (RCN),
Victorious,
Vidette,
Vigilant,
Ville De Quebec (RCN),
Vimiera,
Vimy,
Vindex,
Violet,
Virago,
Viscount,
Vivacious,
Vivien,
Volage,
Voltaire,
Volunteer,
Vortigern,
Voyager (RAN)
W -
Wakeful
(i), Wakeful
(ii), Waldegrave,
Walker,
Wallace,
Wallflower,
Walney,
Walpole,
Wanderer,
Warramunga
(RAN),
Warrego (RAN),
Warspite,
Warwick,
Waskesiu (RCN),
Watchman,
Waterhen (RAN),
Waveney,
Wear,
Wells,
Wensleydale,
Wentworth (RCN),
Wessex (i),
Wessex
(ii),
Westcott,
Westminster,
Weston,
Westralia
(RAN), West York (RCN),
Wetaskiwin
(RCN), Weyburn
(RCN), Whaddon,
Wheatland,
Whimbrel,
Whirlwind,
Whitaker,
Whitby
(RCN),
Whitehall,
Whitley,
Whitshed,
Wild Goose,
Wild Swan,
Willowherb
(RCN),
Wilton,
Winchelsea,
Winchester,
Windflower
(RCN),
Windsor,
Wishart,
Witch,
Witherington,
Wivern,
Wolfe,
Wolfhound,
Wolsey,
Wolverine,
Woodcock,
Woodpecker,
Woodruff,
Woodstock
(RCN),
Woolston,
Worcester,
Worcestershire,
Wren
(i),
Wren (ii),
Wrestler,
Wryneck,
Wye
Y -
Yarra (RAN),
York
Z -
Zambesi,
Zanzibar,
Zealous,
Zebra,
Zephyr,
Zest,
Zetland,
Zinnia,
Zodiac,
Zulu
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VESSELS by TYPE and CLASS
(major ships
for which there are no convoy lists are in brackets)
|
|
|
BATTLESHIPS |
|
Queen Elizabeth-class
|
(Barham),
Malaya,
Queen Elizabeth,
Valiant,
Warspite
|
|
Royal Sovereign-class
|
Ramillies,
Resolution,
Revenge,
(Royal Oak),
Royal Sovereign
|
|
Nelson-class
|
Nelson,
Rodney
|
|
King George V-class
|
Anson,
Duke of York,
Howe,
King George V,
Prince of Wales
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
BATTLECRUISERS |
|
Hood-class
|
Hood
|
|
Renown-class
|
Renown, (Repulse)
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
FLEET and
OTHER AIRCRAFT CARRIERS |
|
World War 1 period ships
|
Argus,
Eagle,
Hermes,
Pegasus
|
|
-
|
Furious
|
|
-
|
Albatross (seaplane carrier)
|
|
-
|
Ark Royal
|
|
Illustrious-classes
|
(1)
Formidable,
Illustrious,
Victorious,
(2)
Indomitable,
(3) (Implacable), (Indefatigable)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIGHT FLEET
CARRIERS |
|
-
|
Unicorn
(built as aircraft maintenance ship)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESCORT
CARRIERS |
|
individual conversions
|
(Audacity),
Activity,
Campania,
(Pretoria Castle)
|
|
Vindex-class
|
Nairana,
Vindex
|
|
Archer/Avenger-class
|
Archer,
Avenger,
Biter,
Dasher
|
|
Attacker/Tracker-class
|
Attacker,
Battler,
Chaser,
Fencer,
(Hunter),
Pursuer,
Ravager,
Searcher,
Stalker,
Striker,
Tracker
|
|
Ruler-class
|
(Ameer),
(Arbiter),
Atheling,
Begum,
Emperor,
(Empress),
(Khedive),
(Nabob),
(Patroller),
Premier,
Puncher,
Queen, (Rajah), (Ranee),
Reaper, (Ruler), (Shah), (Slinger), (Smiter), (Speaker), (Thane),
(Trouncer),
Trumpeter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEAVY CRUISERS |
|
County-types
|
Australia (RAN),
Berwick,
Canberra (RAN),
Cornwall,
Cumberland,
Devonshire,
Dorsetshire,
Kent,
London,
Norfolk,
Shropshire,
Suffolk,
Sussex
|
|
York-class
|
Exeter,
York
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIGHT/AA
CRUISERS |
|
World War 1 Birmingham-class
|
Adelaide (RAN)
|
|
World War 1 C-types
|
Cairo,
Calcutta,
Caledon, (Calypso),
Capetown,
Caradoc, (Cardiff),
Carlisle,
Ceres,
Colombo,
Coventry,
Curacoa,
Curlew
|
|
World War 1 D-types
|
Danae,
Dauntless,
Delhi,
Despatch, (Diomede),
Dragon,
Dunedin,
Durban
|
|
Hawkins-class
|
Effingham,
Frobisher,
Hawkins,
|
|
World War 1 E-class
|
Emerald,
Enterprise
|
|
Leander-class
|
Achilles (RNZN),
Ajax,
Leander (RNZN),
Neptune,
Orion
|
|
Leander/Perth-class
|
Hobart,
Perth,
Sydney
(all RAN)
|
|
Arethusa-class
|
Arethusa,
Aurora,
Galatea,
Penelope
|
|
Town-classes
|
Birmingham,
Glasgow,
Gloucester,
Liverpool,
Manchester,
Newcastle,
Sheffield,
Southampton
|
|
Edinburgh-class
|
Belfast,
Edinburgh
|
|
Dido-class
|
(Argonaut),
Bonaventure,
Charybdis,
Cleopatra,
Dido,
Euryalus,
Hermione,
(Naiad),
Phoebe,
Scylla, (Sirius)
|
|
Colony/Fiji-class
|
Bermuda,
(Ceylon),
Fiji,
Gambia,
Jamaica,
Kenya,
Mauritius,
Newfoundland,
Nigeria,
Trinidad,
Uganda/Quebec (RCN)
|
|
Bellona/Improved Dido-class
|
Bellona,
Black Prince,
Diadem,
Royalist,
Spartan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DESTROYERS and
FLOTILLA LEADERS |
|
Shakespeare-class
|
Broke,
Keppel,
Wallace
|
|
Scott-class
|
Campbell,
Douglas,
MacKay,
Malcolm,
Montrose,
Stuart (RAN)
|
|
Old R-class
|
Skate
|
|
Old S-class
|
Sabre,
Saladin,
Sardonyx,
Scimitar,
Shikari,
Sturdy
|
|
V&W-classes
|
Valentine,
Valorous,
Vampire (RAN),
Vanessa,
Vanity,
Vanoc,
Vanquisher,
Vansittart,
Vega,
Velox,
Vendetta (RAN),
Venetia,
Venomous,
Verdun,
Verity,
Versatile,
Vesper,
Veteran,
Viceroy,
Vidette,
Vimiera,
Vimy,
Viscount,
Vivacious,
Vivien,
Volunteer,
Vortigern,
Voyager (RAN),
Wakeful (i),
Walker,
Walpole,
Wanderer,
Warwick,
Watchman,
Waterhen (RAN),
Wessex (i),
Westcott,
Westminster,
Whirlwind (i),
Whitehall,
Whitley,
Whitshed,
Wild Swan,
Winchelsea,
Winchester,
Windsor,
Wishart,
Witch,
Witherington,
Wivern,
Wolfhound,
Wolsey,
Wolverine,
Woolston,
Worcester,
Wren (i),
Wrestler,
Wryneck
|
|
Prototypes
|
Amazon,
Ambuscade
|
|
A-class
|
Codrington (leader),
Acasta,
Achates,
Acheron,
Active,
Antelope,
Anthony,
Ardent,
Arrow
|
|
Canadian ships
|
Saguenay,
Skeena
|
|
B-class
|
Keith (leader),
Basilisk,
Beagle,
Blanche,
Boadicea,
Boreas
(later Greek Salamis),
Brazen,
Brilliant,
Bulldog
|
|
C-class - all Canadian
|
Assiniboine (ex-Kempenfelt,
leader),
Restigouche (ex-Comet),
Fraser (ex-Crescent),
Ottawa (ex-Crusader),
St Laurent (ex-Cygnet (i))
|
|
D-class
|
Duncan (leader),
Dainty,
Daring,
Decoy (later HMCS
Kootenay),
Defender,
Delight,
Diamond,
Diana (later HMCS
Margaree),
Duchess
|
|
E-class
|
Exmouth (leader),
Echo (later
Greek Navarinon),
Eclipse,
Electra,
Encounter,
Escapade,
Escort,
Esk,
Express (later
HMCS Gatineau)
|
|
F-class
|
Faulknor (leader),
Fame,
Fearless,
Firedrake,
Foresight,
Forester,
Fortune (later HMCS Saskatchewan),
Foxhound (later HMCS
Qu’Appelle),
Fury
|
|
G-class
|
Grenville (Leader),
Gallant,
Garland
(later ORP),
Gipsy,
Glowworm,
Grafton,
Grenade,
Greyhound,
Griffin
(later HMCS Ottawa (ii))
|
|
H-class |
Hardy (leader),
Hasty,
Havock,
Hereward,
Hero (later HMCS
Chaudiere),
Hostile,
Hotspur,
Hunter,
Hyperion
|
|
I-class |
Inglefield (leader),
Icarus,
Ilex,
Imogen,
Imperial,
Impulsive,
Intrepid,
Isis,
Ivanhoe |
|
ex-Brazilian H-type |
Harvester,
Havant,
Havelock,
Hesperus,
Highlander,
Hurricane |
|
ex-Turkish I-type |
Inconstant,
Ithuriel |
|
Tribal-class |
Afridi,
Ashanti,
Bedouin,
Cossack
(i),
Eskimo, Gurkha,
Maori,
Mashona,
Matabele,
Mohawk,
Nubian,
Punjabi,
Sikh,
Somali,
Tartar,
Zulu |
|
Tribal-class, 2nd Group |
Arunta (RAN),
Haida (RCN),
Iroquois (RCN),
Warramunga (RAN) |
|
J-class |
Jervis
(leader),
Jackal,
Jaguar,
Janus,
Javelin,
Juno,
Jupiter |
|
K-class |
Kelly (leader),
Kandahar,
Kashmir,
Kelvin,
Khartoum,
Kimberley,
Kingston,
Kipling
|
|
L-class |
Laforey (leader),
Lance,
Legion,
Lightning,
Lively,
Lookout,
Loyal |
|
M-class |
Milne (leader),
Mahratta,
Marne,
Martin,
Matchless,
Meteor,
Musketeer,
Myrmidon/Polish
Orkan |
|
N-class |
Napier (leader, RAN),
Nepal (RAN),
Nestor (RAN),
Nizam (RAN),
Nerissa/Polish Piorun,
Noble/Dutch Van Galen,
Nonpareil/Dutch
Tjerk Hiddes,
Norman (RAN) |
|
O-class |
Onslow (leader),
Obdurate,
Obedient,
Offa,
Onslaught,
Opportune,
Oribi,
Orwell
|
|
P-class |
Pakenham (leader), Paladin,
Panther,
Partridge,
Pathfinder,
Penn,
Petard |
|
Q-class |
Quilliam (leader),
Quadrant (RAN
postwar),
Quail,
Quality (RAN
postwar),
Queenborough (RAN
postwar),
Quentin,
Quiberon (also RAN),
Quickmatch (also RAN) |
|
R-class |
Racehorse,
Raider,
Rapid,
Redoubt,
Relentless,
Rocket,
Roebuck,
Rotherham,
|
|
S-class |
Saumarez (leader),
Savage,
Scorpion,
Scourge,
Serapis,
Success/Norwegian Stord,
Swift |
|
T-class |
Troubridge (leader),
Teazer,
Tenacious,
Termagant,
Terpsichore,
Tumult,
Tyrian |
|
U-class |
Grenville (ii) (leader),
Ulysses,
Undine,
Urania,
Urchin |
|
V-class |
Hardy
(ii) (leader),
Venus,
Verulam,
Vigilant,
Virago,
Volage |
|
W-class
|
Wakeful
(ii),
Wessex
(ii) |
|
Z-class |
Myngs (leader),
Zambesi,
Zealous,
Zebra,
Zephyr,
Zest,
Zodiac |
|
C-classes |
Cavendish (leader),
Caesar,
Cambrian,
Caprice,
Carron,
Cassandra,
Cavalier, |
|
ex-US Town-class |
Annapolis (RCN),
Bath (also Norwegian),
Belmont,
Beverley,
Bradford,
Brighton,
Broadwater,
Broadway,
Burnham,
Burwell,
Buxton (also
RCN),
Caldwell (also
RCN),
Campbeltown,
Castleton,
Charlestown,
Chelsea (also
RCN),
Chesterfield,
Churchill,
Clare,
Columbia (RCN),
Georgetown (also
RCN),
Hamilton (also RCN),
Lancaster,
Leamington (also RCN),
Leeds,
Lewes,
Lincoln (also Norwegian),
Ludlow,
Mansfield (also Norwegian and
RCN),
Montgomery (also
RCN),
Newark,
Newmarket,
Newport (also Norwegian),
Niagara
(RCN),
Ramsey,
Reading,
Richmond
(also RCN),
Ripley,
Rockingham,
Roxburgh,
St Albans (also Norwegian),
St Clair (RCN),
St Croix (RCN),
St Francis (RCN),
St Mary's,
Salisbury (also RCN),
Sherwood,
Stanley,
Wells |
|
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|
ESCORT DESTROYERS |
|
Hunt-class |
|
|
Type I |
Atherstone,
Cattistock,
Cleveland,
Cotswold,
Cottesmore,
Eglinton,
Exmoor (i),
Fernie,
Garth,
Hambledon,
Holderness,
Mendip, Meynell,
Pytchley,
Quantock,
Quorn,
Southdown,
Tynedale,
Whaddon,
also listed as Type II's -
Blencathra,
Brocklesby,
Liddesdale |
|
Type II |
Avon Vale,
Badsworth (also Norwegian Arendal),
Beaufort,
Bedale/Polish
Slazak,
Bicester,
Blackmore,
Blankney, Bramham (also
Greek
Themistocles),
Calpe,
Chiddingfold,
Cowdray,
Croome,
Dulverton,
Eridge,
Exmoor (ii),
Farndale,
Grove,
Heythrop,
Hursley
(also Greek
Kriti),
Hurworth,
Lamerton,
Lauderdale,
Ledbury,
Middleton,
Oakley (i)/Polish
Kujawiak,
Oakley (ii),
Puckeridge,
Silverton/Polish
Krakowiak,
Southwold,
Wheatland,
Wilton,
Zetland |
|
Type III
|
Airedale,
Albrighton,
Aldenham, Belvoir,
Blean, Bleasdale,
Bolebroke/Greek Pindos,
Border/Greek
Adrias,
Catterick,
Derwent,
Easton,
Eggesford,
Eskdale (Norwegian),
Glaisdale
(Norwegian), Goathland,
Haldon/French La
Combattante,
Hatherleigh/Greek
Kanaris,
Haydon,
Holcombe,
Limbourne.
Melbreak,
Modbury/Greek
Miaoulis,
Penylan,
Rockwood,
Stevenstone,
Talybont,
Tanatside,
Wensleydale
|
|
Type IV |
Brecon,
Brissenden |
| |
|
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|
|
|
SLOOPS, including PATROL SLOOPS |
|
(All available Sloop class convoy
escort
movements,
in 6 parts) |
|
|
Old-Flower-class |
Foxglove, Rosemary (4 plus 1/2
RIN) |
|
Despatch vessels/Patrol sloops |
Clive (RIN), Lawrence (RIN) (2 in
class) |
|
Bridgewater-class |
Bridgewater,
Sandwich
(2 in class)
|
|
Hastings-class |
Folkestone,
Hastings,
Hindustan (RIN),
Penzance,
Scarborough (4 plus 1 RIN)
|
|
Shoreham/Falmouth-class |
Bideford,
Dundee,
Falmouth,
Fowey,
Milford,
Rochester,
Shoreham,
Weston
(8 in class)
|
|
Grimsby-class |
Aberdeen,
Deptford,
Fleetwood,
Grimsby, Indus (RIN),
Leith,
Londonderry,
Lowestoft,
Parramatta (RAN), Swan (RAN), Warrego (RAN),
Wellington, Yarra (RAN)
(8 plus 4 RAN, 1 RIN)
|
|
Bittern-class |
Bittern,
Enchantress,
Stork
(3 in class) |
|
Egret-class |
Auckland,
Egret,
Pelican
(3 in class)
|
|
Black Swan-class |
Black Swan,
Erne,
Flamingo,
Ibis
(4 in class) |
|
Modified Bittern-class |
Godavari,
Jumna,
Narbada,
Sutlej
(4 in class, all RIN) |
|
Modified Black Swan-class |
(Actaeon),
Alacrity,
Amethyst,
Cauvery (RIN),
Chanticleer,
Crane,
Cygnet (ii),
Hart,
Hind,
Kistna (RIN),
Kite,
Lapwing,
Lark,
Magpie,
Mermaid,
(Modeste), (Nereide),
(Opossum),
Peacock,
Pheasant,
Redpole,
(Snipe), (Sparrow),
Starling,
Whimbrel,
Wild Goose,
Woodcock,
Woodpecker,
Wren (ii)
(27 plus 2 RIN) |
|
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| |
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|
COAST GUARD CUTTERS |
|
Banff-class (ex-US Coast Guard)
(All available Coast Guard cutter convoy escort movements) |
Banff,
Culver,
Fishguard,
Gorleston,
Hartland,
Landguard,
Lulworth,
Sennen,
Totland,
Walney |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRIGATES |
|
River-class
(All available River-class convoy escort movements, in 6 parts) |
Royal Navy
-
Aire,
Avon,
Awe, Ballinderry, Bann,
Barle,
Cam,
Chelmer,
Cuckmere,
Dart, Derg, Deveron, Dovey,
Ettrick (also RCN),
Evenlode,
Exe,
Fal, Findhorn,
Halladale, Helford, Helmsdale,
Inver, Itchen, Jed,
Kale, Lagan,
Lochy,
Lossie,
Meon,
Monnow, Mourne, Moyola, Nadder,
Nene (also RCN),
Ness,
Odzani,
Parrett, Plym, Rother, Shiel,
Spey,
Swale,
Taff, Tavy,
Tay,
Tees, Test,
Teviot,
Towy,
Trent,
Tweed,
Usk,
Waveney,
Wear,
Wye
Royal
Australian Navy -
Barcoo, Burdekin,
Gascoyne, Hawkesbury (i)
Royal Canadian
Navy -
Annan, Antigonish, Beacon Hill, Buckingham, Cap
De La Madeleine, Cape Breton, Capilano, Carlplace, Charlottetown (ii), Chebogue, Coaticook, Dunver, Eastview, Fort Erie,
Glace Bay, Grou, Hallowell,
Joliette,
Jonquiere, Kirkland Lake, La Hulloise,
Lanark, La Salle,
Lauzon, Levis (ii), Magog, Matane, Montreal, New Glasgow,
Nene,
New Waterford,
Orkney, Outremont,
Penetang, Port Colborne, Poundmaker, Prestonian, Prince Rupert,
Ribble,
Royal Mount,
Runnymede, St Catherines,
St Stephen, Ste. Therese,
Sea Cliff, Springhill, Stettler, Stonetown, Stormont, Strathadam, Sussexvale,
Swansea,
Thetford Mines, Valleyfield, Victoriaville, Waskesiu, Wentworth
Free French Navy
-
Croix de Lorraine,
La Surprise, L'Aventure, L'Escarmouche, Tonkinois
Royal
Netherlands Navy
-
Johan Maurits van Nassau
|
|
Loch-class
(All available Loch-class convoy escort movements) |
Royal Navy
-
Loch Achray,
Loch Alvie,
Loch Craggie,
Loch Dunvegan,
Loch Eck,
Loch Fada,
Loch Fyne,
Loch Glendhu,
Loch Gorm,
Loch Insh,
Loch Katrine,
Loch Lomond,
Loch More,
Loch Morlich,
Loch Quoich,
Loch Ruthven,
Loch Shin
South African Naval Force -
Good Hope,
Natal
|
|
Captain-class
(All available Captain-class convoy escort movements, in 3 parts) |
Affleck, Aylmer,
Balfour,
Bayntun,
Bazeley, Bentinck, Bentley, Berry,
Bickerton, Blackwood, Bligh, Braithwaite,
Bullen, Burges,
Byard, Byron, Calder,
Capel, Conn, Cooke, Cosby, Cotton,
Cranstoun,
Cubitt, Curzon,
Dacres,
Dakins,
Deane,
Domett, Drury, Duckworth, Duff,
Ekins,
Essington,
Fitzroy, Foley, Gardiner,
Garlies,
Goodall, Goodson, Gore, Gould,
Grindall, Halsted,
Hargood, Holmes,
Hoste,
Hotham,
Inglis, Inman, Keats,
Kempthorne,
Kingsmill,
Lawford, Lawson,
Loring, Louis, Manners,
Moorsom,
Mounsey,
Narbrough,
Pasley,
Redmill,
Retalick,
Riou,
Rowley, Rupert,
Rutherford,
Seymour,
Spragge,
Stayner,
Stockham,
Thornborough,
Torrington, Trollope, Tyler,
Waldegrave, Whitaker |
|
Colony-class
(All available Colony-class convoy escort movements) |
Anguilla, Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas,
Barbados, Caicos, Cayman, Dominica, Labuan, Montserrat, Nyasaland, Papua, Perim,
Pitcairn, Sarawak, Seychelles, Somaliland, St Helena, Tobago,
Tortola,
Zanzibar |
|
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|
CORVETTES |
|
Flower-class
(mainly Royal Navy, includes some ships later transferred to Allied Navies)
(All available RN Flower-class convoy escort
movements, in
10 parts) |
Royal Navy -
Abelia,
Alisma,
Amaranthus,
Anchusa,
Anemone,
Arabis (i), Arbutus (i),
Armeria,
Asphodel,
Aster,
Aubretia,
Auricula,
Azalea,
Balsam,
Begonia,
Bellwort,
Bergamot,
Bluebell,
Borage,
Bryony,
Burdock,
Calendula,
Camellia,
Campanula, Campion,
Candytuft, Carnation, Celandine, Clarkia,
Clematis,
Clover,
Coltsfoot,
Columbine,
Convolvulus,
Coreopsis, Cowslip,
Crocus,
Cyclamen,
Dahlia,
Delphinium,
Dianella, Dianthus,
Fleur De Lys, Freesia,
Fritillary,
Gardenia,
Genista,
Gentian,
Geranium,
Gladiolus,
Gloxinia,
Godetia (i), Godetia (ii), Heartsease, Heather,
Heliotrope,
Hibiscus,
Hollyhock,
Honeysuckle,
Hyacinth,
Hydrangea,
Jasmine,
Jonquil,
Kingcup,
La
Malouine,
Larkspur,
Lavender,
Loosestrife,
Lotus
(ii),
Mallow, Marguerite,
Marigold,
Meadowsweet,
Mignonette,
Monkshood,
Myosotis,
Narcissus,
Nasturtium,
Nigella,
Orchis,
Oxlip,
Pennywort,
Pentstemon,
Peony,
Periwinkle,
Petunia,
Picotee,
Pimpernel,
Pink,
Polyanthus,
Poppy,
Potentilla,
Primrose,
Primula,
Rhododendron,
Rockrose,
Salvia,
Samphire,
Saxifrage,
Snapdragon,
Snowdrop, Snowflake,
Spiraea,
Starwort,
Stonecrop,
Sunflower,
Sweetbriar,
Tamarisk,
Thyme,
Tulip,
Verbena,
Veronica,
Vervain,
Vetch,
Violet,
Wallflower, Woodruff,
Zinnia
Royal Indian Navy
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Hyderabad
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Flower-class (RCN)
(All available RCN Flower-class convoy escort
movements, in 7 parts) |
Agassiz, Alberni, Alcoma, Amherst, Arrowhead, Arvida, Baddeck, Barrie, Battleford, Bittersweet, Brandon,
Brantford, Buctouche,
Calgary,
Camrose, Chambly,
Charlottetown (i),
Chicoutimi,
Chilliwack,
Cobalt,
Collingwood,
Dauphin,
Dawson,
Drumheller,
Dundas,
Dunvegan,
Edmundston,
Eyebright,
Fennel,
Fredericton,
Galt,
Halifax,
Hepatica,
Kamloops,
Kamsack,
Kenogami,
Kitchener,
La
Malbaie,
Lethbridge,
Levis (i),
Louisburg (i), Lunenburg,
Matapedia,
Mayflower,
Midland,
Moncton,
Moosejaw,
Morden,
Nanaimo,
Napanee,
New Westminster,
Oakville,
Orillia,
Pictou,
Port Arthur,
Prescott,
Quesnel,
Regina,
Rimouski,
Rosthern,
Sackville,
Saskatoon,
Shawnigan, Shediac,
Sherbrooke,
Snowberry,
Sorel,
Spikenard,
Sudbury,
Summerside,
The Pas,
Timmins,
Trail,
Trillium,
Vancouver,
Ville De Quebec,
Wetaskiwin,
Weyburn,
Windflower,
Woodstock
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Flower-class (Allied Navies, mostly
transferred while building)
(All available Allied Navy Flower-class convoy escort movements) |
Free French Navy -
Aconit, Alysse, Commandant D'Estienne D'Orves,
Commandant Detroyat, Commandant Drogou, Lobelia,
Mimosa, Renoncule, Roselys
Royal
Hellenic Navy -
Apostolis, Kriezis, Sakhtouris, Tompazis
Royal
Netherlands Navy
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Friso
Royal Norwegian Navy -
Acanthus,
Buttercup,
Eglantine,
Montbretia,
Potentilla,
Rose
Royal Yugoslavian Navy -
Nada
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Modified Flower-class
(All available modified Flower-class
convoy escort movements, in 3 parts)
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Royal Navy -
Arabis (ii), Arbutus (ii),
Betony, Bugloss, Burnet, Charlock
Royal Canadian Navy -
Atholl, Beauharnois (ii),
Belleville, Cobourg,
Dittany, Fergus, Frontenac, Giffard,
Guelph, Hawkesbury (ii), Lachute, Linaria,
Lindsay, Louisburg (ii), Mimico
(ii), Norsyd,
North Bay,
Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Peterborough, Riviere
Du Loup, Rosebay, Smilax, Smiths Falls, Statice, Stellarton,
St Lambert, Strathroy,
Thorlock,
Trentonian,
West York, Whitby,
Willowherb
Royal Indian Navy -
Assam
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Castle-class
(All available Castle-class convoy escort
movements, in 2 parts) |
Royal Navy
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Allington Castle,
Alnwick Castle,
Amberley Castle,
Bamborough Castle,
Berkeley Castle,
Caister Castle,
Carisbrooke Castle,
Denbigh Castle,
Dumbarton Castle,
Farnham Castle,
Flint
Castle,
Hadleigh Castle,
Hurst Castle,
Kenilworth Castle,
Knaresborough Castle,
Lancaster Castle,
Launceston Castle,
Leeds Castle,
Morpeth Castle,
Oakham Castle,
Oxford Castle, Pevensey Castle, Portchester Castle, Rushen Castle
Royal Canadian Navy -
Arnprior,
Bowmanville,
Coppercliff,
Hespeler, Humberstone, Huntsville,
Kincardine,
Leaside,
Orangeville,
Petrolia, St Thomas,
Tillsonburg
Royal Norwegian Navy -
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Kil-class
(All available Kil-class convoy escort
movements) |
Kilbirnie ,
Kilbride, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan, Kildary, Kildwick, Kilham, Kilkenzie, Kilhampton, Kilmalcolm,
Kilmarnock, Kilmartin, Kilmelford, Kilmington, Kilmore |
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ARMED MERCHANT
CRUISERS
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converted liners
(All
available AMC convoy escort movements, in 3 parts) |
Alaunia, Alcantara, Antenor, Arawa, Ascania, Aurania,
Ausonia, Bulolo, California, Canton, Carnarvon Castle, Carthage, Cathay, Cheshire,
Chitral, Cilicia, Circassia, Comorin, Corfu,
Derbyshire, Dunvegan Castle, Esperance Bay, Hector, Jervis Bay, Kanimbla (RAN),
Laconia, Letitia, Maloja, Manoora (RAN), Montclare,
Mooltan, Moreton Bay, Pretoria Castle, Prince David (RCN), Prince Henry (RCN), Prince Robert (RCN),
Queen of Bermuda, Rajputana, Ranchi, Ranpura, Salopian, Voltaire, Westralia (RAN), Wolfe, Worcestershire |
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Note on Convoys
Lists of Convoy Escort Movements for many of the capital ships, cruisers, escort carriers, armed merchant cruisers, destroyers, frigates, sloops, corvettes etc. of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and some Allied Navies have been compiled by Don Kindell, Naval History Researcher
. These are taken from the databases of the late Arnold Hague that are in his
possession, and have now been uploaded in full on Naval-History.Net.
Please note: the
convoy lists do not always cover every year of the wartime career of some
vessels.
The visitor will find that Don Kindell's lists
have been added as addenda to the "Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2" researched by by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd). This way, both sets of information for a given ship are on the same page.
Where Service Histories do not exist, the escort movements are grouped together
eg British corvettes, Canadian corvettes, armed merchant cruisers.
However, a word of caution is
necessary. The visitor will find discrepancies between the two sets of convoy
information.
Don Kindell
informs me that:
"The basis of the lists was the comprehensive convoy database
compiled by the late Arnold Hague (naval historian and author, ex-Lt Cdr, RNR, Rtd). However, since Arnold deliberately
concentrated on merchant ships and not the escorts, this, plus
his death cut short further research, and a number of convoys
did not have the escorts listed. I have filled in many series
from information not entered from Arnold's files, from the War
Diaries (notably, Rosyth War Diary and Mediterranean War Diary),
and from various other primary documents."
and Geoff Mason that:
"With his earlier histories, he used Blair's two volumes plus
other published sources, but later referred to Arnold Hague's
publications."
Click for list of
Allied Convoy Codes
For Merchant Ship
lists and convoys - see
ConvoyWeb
(external site)
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