List of Allied convoy codes during World War II

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. List of World War II convoys provides additional information on a regional basis.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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 Islands 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 United States Troopship 1943-44
BT. Brisbane to Townsville
BTC. Bristol Channel to Thames 1944-45
BV. Brisbane to Townsville
BW. Sydney CB to Saint John's NF 1942-45
BX. Boston to Halifax (reverse XB)
BZ. Bombay to Kilindini and Aden

C

C. Colombo to dispersal 1942
CA. Cape Town Southward
CB. Durban to Beira (reverse BC)
CD. Cape Town to Durban (reverse DC)
CE. Channel Eastward (reverse CW)
CF. Cape Town to W Africa
CF. Colombo to Freemantle
CG. Casablanca to Gibraltar (reverse GC)
CH. Chittagong to Calcutta (reverse HC)
CJ. Calcutta to Colombo (reverse JC)
CK. Havana (“Cuba”) to Key West
CK. Charleston to UK 1944
CL. St. John's to Sydney (reverse LC)
CM. Cape Town to Kilindini (“Cape Military”)
CN. Cape Town Northbound
CNF. Sicily Invasion Force
CO. Newcastle to Melbourne, Adelaide 1942 (reverse OC)
COC. Plymouth to Brittany 1944-45
CP. Curaçao to Panama
CRD. Casablanca to Dakar (reverse DRC)
CT. UK to Canada Troopship 1941 (reverse TC)
CT. Corsica, Sardinia, Bizerta 1944 (reverse TC)
CU. tankers from Curaçao (or New York) to the United Kingdom (reverse UC)
CV. Cyrenaica to Valetta 1944 (reverse VC)
CW. Cristobal to Key West
CW. Channel Westward
CX. Colombo to Addu Atoll
CZ. Curaçao to Cristobal (reverse ZC)

D

D. Dakar to Casablanca
DB. Dikson to White Sea 1942 (reverse BD)
DBF. Dakar, Bathurst, Freetown 1943
DC. Durban to Cape Town (reverse CD)
DF. Clyde to Faroes (reverse FD)
DG. Thursday Is. to Merauke (reverse GD)
DK. Durban to Kilindini (reverse KD)
DKA. Durban, Kilindini, Aden (reverse AKD)
DLM. Durban to Lourenço Marques (reverse LMD)
DM. Durban to Malaya 1941-42
DN. Durban Northwards
DR. Dakar to Gibraltar
DRC. Dakar to Casablanca (reverse CRD)
DS. Clyde to Reykjavík (reverse SD)
DSF. Dakar to Freetown (reverse FSD)
DSL. Dakar, Freetown, Lagos (reverse LSD)
DSP. Dakar, Freetown, Pointe Noire (reverse PAD)
DST. Dakar, Freetown, Takoradi (reverse TSD)
DT. Darwin to Thursday Is. (reverse TD)
DWI. Dutch West Indies to UK 1943 (not used)

E

E. Trinidad to dispersal
EBC. Bristol Channel to France (coastal) 1944 (reverse FBC)
EBM. Bristol Channel to France (MT) 1944
EC. Southend to Oban 1941
ECM. Falmouth to France 1944
ECP. Portland to Seine (Personnel) 1944 (reverse FCP)
EMM. Belfast to France 1944
EMP. Belfast to France (personnel) 1944
EN. Methil to Oban
EPM. Portland to France (MT) 1944 (reverse FPM)
EPP. Portland to France (personnel) 1944 (reverse FPP)
ET. N Africa to Gibraltar 1942-1943
ETC. Thames to France (coastal) 1944 (reverse FTC)
ETM. Thames to France (MT) 1944 (reverse FTM)
EWC. Spithead to Normandy (coastal) 1944
EWL. Isle of Wight to France (landing craft) 1944 (reverse (FWL)
EWM. Isle of Wight to France (MT) 1944 (reverse (FWM)
EWP. Isle of Wight to France (personnel) 1944 (reverse FWP)
EXP. Invasion forces 1944 (reverse (FXP)

F

FB. Freetown to Bahia (reverse BF)
FBC. Seine to Bristol Channel 1944
FC. France to West of England 1944
FCP.France to West of England (personnel) 1944
FD. Faroes to Clyde (reverse DF)
FFT. Freetown to Trinidad 1942-1943
FG. Freemantle to Adelaide 1942-1945 (reverse GF)
FH. St. John to Halifax 1942-1945 (reverse HF)
FJ. Florianopolis to Rio de Janeiro (reverse JF)
FM. Milne Bay to Port Moresby (reverse MF)
FN. Thames to Forth ("Forth North")1939-1945 (reverse FS)
FP. Britain to Norway (Troopships) 1940
FPM. France to Portland (military) 1944
FPP. France to Portland (personnel) 1944
FS. Forth to Thames ("Forth South") 1939-1945 (reverse FN)
FSD. Freetown to Dakar 1944
FTC. France to Thames (coasters) 1944
FTM. France to Thames (military) 1944
FWC. France to Isle of Wight (coasters) 1944
FWL. France to Isle of Wight (landing craft) 1944 (reverse WEL)
FWM. France to Isle of Wight (military) 1944
FWP. France to Isle of Wight (personnel) 1944
FXP. France to UK (invasion ) 1944

G

G. Guantanamo to San Juan
GAT. Guantanamo Aruba Trinidad (reverse TAG)
GB. New Guinea to Milne Bay (reverse BG)
GC. Gibraltar to Casablanca (reverse CG)
GD. Merauke to Thursday Island (reverse DG)
GF. Adelaide to Freemantle (reverse FG)
GI. New Guinea to Philippines (reverse IG)
GJ. Guantanamo to Kingston ("Jamaica")(reverse JG)
GK. Guantanamo to Key West (reverse KG)
GM. Gibraltar to Malta (reverse MG)
GM. Galveston to Mississippi (reverse MG)
GN. Guantanamo to New York (reverse NG)
GP. Guantanamo to Panama (reverse PG)
GP. Sydney to Townsville
Green. Gibraltar to Port Said 1939
GREYBACK. Dieppe to Newhaven
GS. Greenland to Sydney, Saint John's (reverse SG)
GS. Grimsby to Southend (reverse SG)
GT. Gladstone to Townsville
GTX Gibraltar Tripoli Alexandria 1943
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)
GZ Guantanamo to Canal Zone (reverse ZG)

H

HA. Halifax to Curaçao 1942 (reverse AH)
HA. Heel of Italy to Augusta 1943-45 (reverse AH)
HB. Australia to India Troopships 1945
HC. Calcutta to Chittagong (reverse CH)
HF. Halifax to St John NB (reverse FH)
HG. Gibraltar to UK ("Homeward") 1939-42 (reverse OG)
HGF. Gibraltar to UK Fast
HHX. HX ships joining from Halifax
HJ. Halifax to St. John's NFL (reverse JH)
HK. Galveston ("Houston") to Key West (reverse KH)
HM. Holyhead to Milford Haven (reverse MH)
HN. Bergen to Methil ("Homeward from Norway")1939-40 (reverse ON)
HON. ON ships joining from Halifax
HP. Heel of Italy to Piraeus (reverse PH)
HS. Halifax to Sydney (reverse SH)
HT. Halifax to Trinidad (reverse TH)
HX. North America to UK, 1939-45 North Atlantic route (reverse ON).
HXA. HX ships via English Channel 1939-40, 1944–45
HXF. Halifax to UK Fast 1939-40

I

IG. Philippines to New Guinea (reverse GI)
IXF. Italy to Egypt (reverse XIF)

J

JA. Colombo to Aden (reverse AJ)
JC. Colombo to Calcutta (reverse CJ)
JF. Rio de Janeiro to Florianopolis (reverse FJ)
JG. Kingston ("Jamaica") to Guantanamo (reverse GJ)
JH. St. John's NFL to Halifax (reverse HJ)
JM. India to Madagascar 1943
JMG. India to Malaya Invasion 1945
JN. St. John's NFL to Labrador (reverse NJ)
JR. Rio de Janeiro to Recife (reverse RJ)
JS. Colombo to Singapore 1941-42 (reverse SJ)
JT. Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad (reverse TJ)
JW. UK to USSR 1943-45 Arctic route (reverse RA)

K

K. Casablanca to Brest
KA. Kilindini to Aden (reverse AK)
KB. Kola to White Sea (reverse BK)
KD. Kilindini to Durban (reverse DK)
KG. Key West to Guantanamo (reverse GK)
KH. Key West to Galveston ("Houston") (reverse HK)
KJ. Kingston ("Jamaica") to UK 1940
KM. Kilindini to Diego Suarez ("Madagascar") (reverse MK)
KMF. UK to Mediterranean Fast 1942-45 (reverse MKF)
KMS. UK to Mediterranean Slow 1942-45 (reverse MKS)
KN. Key West to New York (reverse KS)
KP. Key West to Pilottown (reverse PK)
KP. Karachi to Persian Gulf
KP. Kola to Petsamo 1944-45
KR. Kilindini to Ceylon (reverse RK)
KR. Calcutta to Rangoon 1945 (reverse RK)
KS. Casablanca to Brest Slow
KS. New York to Key West ("Key West South") (reverse KN)
KW. Key West to Havana (reverse CK)
KX. UK to Gibraltar 1942-45 (reverse XK)

L

LC. Sydney to St. John's NFL (reverse CL)
LE. Port Said to Haifa ("Levant East")(reverse LW)
LGE. Lagos Eastbound (reverse LGW)
LGW. Lagos Westbound (reverse LGE)
LM. Lagos to Matadi
LMD. Lourenco Marques to Durban (reverse DLM)
LN. St. Lawrence to Labrador (reverse NL)
LQ. Barrier Reef to Brisbane
LS. Lagos to Freetown
LSD. Lagos Freetown Dakar (reverse DSL)
LTS. Lagos Takoradi Freetown (reverse STL)
LU. Humber to Elbe 1945 (reverse UL)
LW. Haifa to Port Said ("Levant West")(reverse LE)

M

MA. Mombasa to Aden
MA. Madras to Chittagong 1943 (reverse AM)
MB. Colombo to Bombay (reverse BM)
MB. Port Moresby to Fall River
MC. Aden to Cape Town (reverse CM)
MD. Madagascar to Durban
ME. Malta to Egypt ("Malta Eastward") (reverse MW)
MF. Port Moresby to Milne Bay (reverse FM)
MG. Malta to Gibraltar (reverse GM)
MG. Mississippi to Galveston (reverse GM)
MH. Milford Haven to Holyhead (reverse HM)
MK. Madagascar to Kilindini (reverse KM)
MKF. Mediterranean to UK Fast 1942-45 (reverse KMF)
MKS. Mediterranean to UK Slow 1942-45 (reverse KMS)
MN. Mauritus to Seychelles
MO. Marseilles to Oran (reverse OM)
MR. Madras to Rangoon (reverse RM)
MS. Melbourne to Singapore 1941-42
MS. Marseilles to Naples 1944-45 (reverse SM)
MT. Methil to Tyne 1940-41
MT. Port Moresby to Townsville 1942
MTC. Seine to Southend coaster (reverse TMC)
MTM. Seine to Southend military (reverse TMM)
MV. Milne Bay to Townsville
MW. Alexandria to Malta ("Malta Westward")
MWS?

N

NA. Canada to UK troopship
NA. New Guinea to Admiralty Islands
NAP. Dover to France 1944
NB. New Guinea to New Britain (reverse BN)
NC. Walvis Bay to Cape Town
NCF. Sicily Invasion Fast 1943 (reverse CNF)
NCS. Sicily Invasion Slow 1943
NE. New Zealand to Panama
NG. New York to Guantanamo (reverse GN)
NJ. Newfoundland coastal to St. John's (reverse JN)
NK. New York to Key West (reverse KN)
NL. Labrador to St. Lawrence (reverse LN)
NLY. Hollandia Leyte Lingayen
NP. Norway troopship 1940
NR. Norway to Methil 1945 (reverse RN)
NS. New Caledonia to Sydney (reverse SN)
NSF. North Africa to Naples troopship (reverse SNF)
NT. New Guinea to Townsville (reverse TN)
NV. Naples to Augusta (reverse VN)
NYC. New York East Coast Bermuda UK

O

OA. UK (Thames) Outbound 1939-41
OB. UK (Liverpool) Outbound 1939-41
OC. Melbourne to Newcastle (reverse CO)
OG. UK ("outbound") to Gibraltar (reverse HG)
OM. Oran to Marseilles 1944 (reverse MO)
ON. Methil to Bergen ("Outbound Norway") 1939-40
ON. UK to North America 1941-45 North Atlantic route; this series ran alternately Fast and Slow but after 1943 Fast only
ON(F) Fast ON 1941-43 (reverse HX)
ON(S) Slow ON 1941-43 (reverse SC)
ONS. UK to North America 1943-45 North Atlantic route, replaced ON(S) (reverse SC)
OS. Liverpool to Freetown ("Outbound South")
OSS. continuation of OS route south
OT. Trinidad to North Africa ("Outbound Trinidad")
OT. Trinidad to Caribbean local ("Outbound Trinidad")
OW. Australia to India ("Outbound West")

P

PA. Persian Gulf to Aden
PAD. Pointe Noire, Freetown, Dakar
PB. Persian Gulf to Bombay (reverse BP)
PG. Brisbane to Sydney (reverse GP)
PG. Panama to Guantanamo 1943 (reverse GP)
PGE. Pointe Noire Southward
PH. Piraeus to Heel of Italy (reverse HP)
PK. Pilottown to Key West (reverse KP)
PN. Port Said to Turkey (Port Said "Northward") (reverse NP)
PQ. UK to USSR 1941-42 Arctic route (reverse QP)
PQ. Townsville to Port Moresby 1942
PR. Piraeus to Dardanelles ("Rabbit Island") (reverse RP)
PT. Paramaribo to Trinidad (reverse TP)
PTS. Pointe Noire, Takoradi, Freetown (reverse STP)
PV. Melbourne to Townsville
PW. Portsmouth to Wales (reverse WP)

Q

QL. Brisbane to Townsville (reverse LQ)
QP. USSR to UK 1941-42 Arctic route (reverse PQ)
QS. Quebec to Sydney (reverse SQ)

R

RA. USSR to UK 1943-45 Arctic route (reverse JW)
RB. USA to UK liners 1942
Red. Gibraltar to Far East
RJ. Recife to Rio de Janeiro (reverse JR)
RK. Rangoon Arakan Calcutta 1945 (reverse KR)
RK. Colombo to Kilindini 1944 (reverse KR)
RM. Rangoon Madras Colombo 1945 (reverse MR)
RN. Methil to Norway 1945 (reverse NR)
RP. Dardanelles ("Rabbit Island") to Piraeus 1945 (reverse PR)
RS. Gibraltar to Freetown 1943 (reverse SR)
RT. Cape Town to Freetown 1941
RT. Recife to Trinidad 1943 (reverse TR)
RU. Reykjavík to Loch Ewe 1941-45 (reverse UR)

S

SB. Sydney to Corner Brook 1942-45 (reverse BS)
SBF. Invasion Sicily Fast 1943
SBS. Invasion Sicily Slow 1943
SC. North America to UK, 1940-45 North Atlantic route (reverse ON(S), ONS)
SD. Iceland to Clyde military (reverse DS)
SD. Seychelles to Diego-Suarez 1944
SG. Southend to Humber ("Grimsby")1940 (reverse GS)
SG. Sydney to Greenland 1942-45 (reverse GS)
SH. Sydney to Halifax (reverse HS)
SHX. Sydney to HX convoys
Silvertip. Newhaven to Dieppe
SJ. San Juan to Guantanamo
SJ. Singapore to Colombo 1941-42 (reverse JS)
SJ. Santos to Rio de Janeiro
SL. Freetown to UK
SLF. Freetown to UK Fast
SLS. Freetown to UK Slow
SM. Batavia to Freemantle 1941-42
SM. Naples to Marseilles 1944 (reverse MS)
SN. Sydney to New Caledonia (reverse NS)
SNF. Naples to North Africa ("Naples South") Troopships (reverse NSF)
SQ. Sydney to Quebec (reverse QS)
SR. Calcutta ("Sandheads") to Rangoon 1941-42
SR. Freetown to Gibraltar 1943-44 (reverse RS)
ST. Freetown to Takoradi (reverse TS)
ST. Sydney to Townsville (reverse TS)
STC. Freetown Takoradi Cape Town
STL. Freetown Takoradi Lagos (reverse LS)
STP. Freetown Takoradi Pointe Noire (reverse PTS)
STW. Freetown Takoradi Walvis Bay (reverse WTS)
SU. Suez to Australia 1940-41 (reverse US)
SV. Sydney to Townsville (reverse VS)
SW. Suez Mombasa Durban 1940-41

T

T. Hollandia to Manila
TA. UK to USA troopship 1942-45 (reverse AT)
TA. Tobruk to Alexandria (reverse AT)
TAC. Thames to Ostend 1945
TACA. Thames to Antwerp (reverse ATM)
TAG. Trinidad Aruba Guantanamo 1942-45 (reverse GAT)
TAM. Thames to Antwerp (ex TACA)(reverse ATM)
TAP. Thames to France 1945
TAW. Trinidad Curaçao Key West (reverse WAT)
TB. Trinidad to Bahia 1943-45(reverse BT)
TBC. Thames to Bristol Channel 1944-45 (reverse BTC)
TC. Canada to UK troopship 1939-41 (reverse CT)
TC. Tunisia to Corsica 19443-44 (reverse CT)
TCU. Caribbean to UK ("CU") troopship (reverse UCT)
TD. Thursday Island to Darwin (reverse DT)
TD. New Zealand to Northern Australia
TE. Trinidad Eastbound
TE. Gibraltar to North Africa ("Torch Eastbound") 1943
TF. Trinidad to Freetown
TG. Trinidad to Guantanamo
TGE. Takoradi Lagos Eastbound
TH. Trinidad to Halifax 1942 (reverse HT)
TJ. Trinidad to Rio de Janeiro 1943-45 (reverse JT)
TJF. Invasion Sicily Fast
TJS. Invasion Sicily Slow
TLDM. Takoradi Lagos Douala Maradi(?)
TM. Norway troopship 1940
TM. Trinidad to Mediterranean 1942
TMC. Thames to France 1944-45 (ex ETC)
TMM. Thames to France 1944-45 (ex ETM)
TN. Townsville to New Guinea (reverse NT)
TO. North Africa to Caribbean (reverse OT)
TO. Trinidad to Curaçao (reverse OT)
TP. Norway to UK troopship 1940
TP. Trinidad to Paramaribo (reverse PT)
TP. Tarawa to Pearl Harbor (reverse PT)
TR. Trinidad to Recife 1943 (reverse RT)
Trinidad. Trinidad Southeast
TS. Takoradi to Freetown (reverse ST)
TS. Townsville to Sydney 1943 (reverse ST)
TSD. Takoradi Freetown Dakar (reverse DST)
TSF. Invasion Salerno Fast
TSM. Invasion Salerno Medium
TSS. Invasion Salerno Slow
TU. UK to USA troopship 1943-44 (reverse UT)
TV. Tripoli to Valetta (reverse VT)
TX. Tripoli to Alexandria (reverse XT)

U

UA. UK to Azores 1943
UC. UK to Curaçao (or New York) (reverse CU)
UGF. North America to Gibraltar Fast 1942-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse GUF)
UGL. USA to Gibraltar landing craft
UGS. North America to Gibraltar Slow 1943-45 Mid-Atlantic route (reverse GUS)
UL. Elbe to Humber 1945 (reverse LU)
UR. Loch Ewe to Reykjavík (reverse RU)
US. Australia to Suez 1940-41 (reverse SU)
UT USA to UK troopship 1943-44 (reverse TU)

V

VA?
VB. Townsville to Brisbane (reverse BV)
VC. Valetta to Cyrenaica 1943-44 (reverse CV)
VD?
VK. Sydney to Wellington
VN. Augusta to Naples (reverse NV)
VN. Malta to Naples
VN. Naples to Leghorn 1944
VS. Townsville to Sydney (reverse SV)
VT. Valetta to Tripoli (reverse TV)
VWP?

W

WA. Curaçao to Aruba
WAP. Invasion 1944
WAT. Key West Curaçao Trinidad
WDC. Invasion 1944
WEC. Isle of Wight to France 1944-45
WEG?
WEL. Isle of Wight to France landing craft 1944-45
WEP. Isle of Wight to Cherbourg 1944
WES?
WFM. Invasion 1944
WMP. Isle of Wight to Arromanches 1944
WN. Clyde to Forth
WNC. Isle of Wight to Le Havre 1944-45
WNL. Isle of Wight to France 1945
WO. India to Australia troopship
WP. Milford Haven ("Wales") to Portsmouth
WS. Wabana to Sydney
WS. UK Suez Bombay 1940-43
WTS. Walvis Bay Takoradi Freetown
WVP. Isle of Wight to France 1944-45
WX. Western Desert to Alexandria

X

X?
XB. Halifax to Boston (reverse BX)
XIF. Egypt to Italy (reverse IXF)
XK. Gibraltar to UK (reverse KX)
XT. Alexandria to Tripoli (reverse TX)
XTG. Alexandria Tripoli Gibraltar 1943 (reverse GTX)
XW. Alexandria to Western Desert (reverse WX)

Y

Z

ZC. Cristobal to Curaçao (reverse CZ)
ZG. Cristobal to Guantanamo 1942-45(reverse GZ)
ZT. New Zealand to Sydney (reverse VK)

References

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

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