Convoy CU 22 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY CU 22
Departed New York on Apr. 24-1944 and arrived Liverpool on May 6.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 31 ships in this convoy.
Notes:
According to Arnold Hague, the Norwegian Washington Express returned to port - this is not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram for this convoy.
The escorting USS Donnell was torpedoed on May 3-1944 by U-473 - ref. external links below.
No further details are available on this convoy.
Escorts (Dates are European style: Day/month/year. Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database):
USS Charles Lawrence - 24/04/44 to 6/05/44
USS Daniel T. Griffin - 24/04/44 to 6/05/44
USS Donnell - 24/04/44 to 3/05/44
USS Hopping - 24/04/44 to 3/05/44
USS Reeves - 24/04/44 to 6/05/44
USS Sims - 24/04/44 to 6/05/44
Related external links:
North America–U.K. Convoys 1944
To the next CU convoy in my list CU 23