GN convoys explained

GN convoys
Type:GN Convoys
Location:North Atlantic Ocean
Planned:207
Objective:Merchant convoys between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and New York City
Date: to

The GN convoys were a series of Caribbean convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.

They take their name from the route: Guantanamo, Cuba to New York City

Overview

The GN series was the reverse of NG series that ran from August 1942 until 18 May 1945. There were 207 GN convoys, comprising 4,313 individual ship listings and 18 escorts. Some of the ships listed in a convoy did not always make the complete trip between Guantanamo and New York though, a few returned to Guantanamo, stopped at Charleston, South Carolina, or other ports.

Convoy List

1942

ConvoyDeparture
Date
Arrival
Date
No.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotes
GN 15 September 194212 September 19423400 vessels lost
GN 28 September 194215 September 1942400 vessels lost
GN 412 September 194219 September 19422300 vessels lost
GN 415 September 194223 September 19421300 vessels lost
GN 519 September 194226 September 19421350 vessels lost
GN 622 September 194230 September 19421900 vessels lost
GN 726 September 19424 October 19421900 vessels lost
GN 829 September 19427 October 19421100 vessels lost
GN 93 October 194211 October 19422300 vessels lost
GN 106 October 194213 October 1942400 vessels lost
GN 1110 October 194216 October 19422200 vessels lost
GN 1215 October 194224 October 19424300 vessels lost
GN 1318 October 194224 October 1942900 vessels lost
GN 1423 October 194230 October 19423300 vessels lost
GN 1526 October 19422 November 19422200 vessels lost
GN 1631 October 19429 November 19423500 vessels lost
GN 173 November 194210 November 19422400 vessels lost
GN 188 November 194217 November 19423400 vessels lost
GN 1911 November 194217 November 19422450 vessels lost
GN 2016 November 194223 November 19423500 vessels lost
GN 2119 November 194225 November 19422000 vessels lost
GN 2224 November 19422 December 19424300 vessels lost
GN 2327 November 19424 December 19422500 vessels lost
GN 241 December 19428 December 19424900 vessels lost
GN 254 December 194210 December 19422300 vessels lost
GN 269 December 194218 December 19424250 vessels lost
GN 2712 December 194219 December 19421000 vessels lost
GN 2816 December 194224 December 19424200 vessels lost
GN 2920 December 194226 December 19422900 vessels lost
GN 3024 December 19421 January 19435100 vessels lost
GN 3128 December 19424 January 19432500 vessels lost

1943

Only one convoy was attacked, 13 March 1943, by, which resulted in two ships being lost.

ConvoyDeparture
Date
Arrival
Date
No.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotes
GN 321 January 19439 January 19434900 vessels lost
GN 335 January 194311 January 19431400 vessels lost
GN 349 January 194316 January 19433300 vessels lost
GN 3513 January 194319 January 19431500 vessels lost
GN 3617 January 194325 January 19431600 vessels lost
GN 3722 January 194327 January 19433200 vessels lost
GN Spec 224 January 194331 January 1943700 vessels lost
GN 3829 January 19434 February 19435800 vessels sunk
GN 393 February 194311 February 19431900 vessels lost
GN 408 February 194316 February 19433300 vessels lost
GN 4113 February 194321 February 1943270 vessels lost
GN 4218 February 194326 February 19432300 vessels lost
GN 4323 February 19432 March 19433200 vessels lost
GN 4428 February 19437 March 19432100 vessels lost
GN 455 March 194313 March 19433700 vessels lost
GN 4610 March 194317 March 19433800 vessels lost
GN 4715 March 194323 March 19434000 vessels lost
GN 4820 March 194328 March 19433300 vessels lost
GN 4924 March 194331 March 1943130 vessels lost
GN 5030 March 19437 April 19432900 vessels lost
GN 514 April 194311 April 19432500 vessels lost
GN 529 April 194317 April 19434300 vessels lost
GN 5314 April 194320 April 19432300 vessels lost
GN 5419 April 194326 April 19433700 vessels lost
GN 5524 April 19432 May 19431400 vessels lost
GN 5629 April 19436 May 19433000 vessels lost
GN 574 May 194312 May 19432200 vessels lost
GN 589 May 194317 May 19433200 vessels lost
GN 5914 May 194322 May 19432700 vessels lost
GN 6019 May 194327 May 19432900 vessels lost
GN 6124 May 194331 May 19431800 vessels lost
GN 6229 May 19436 June 19432000 vessels lost
GN 633 June 194310 June 19432700 vessels lost
GN 648 June 194316 June 19433900 vessels lost
GN 6513 June 194320 June 19432500 vessels lost
GN 6618 June 194326 June 19432100 vessels lost
GN 6723 June 19431 July 19432900 vessels lost
GN 6828 June 19434 July 19433200 vessels lost
GN 693 July 194310 July 19432500 vessels lost
GN 708 July 194315 July 19432700 vessels lost
GN 7113 July 194321 July 19432600 vessels lost
GN 7218 July 194325 July 19431100 vessels lost
GN 7323 July 194331 July 19432900 vessels lost
GN 7428 July 19434 August 19431700 vessels lost
GN 752 August 194310 August 19431200 vessels lost
GN 767 August 194314 August 19432900 vessels lost
GN 7711 August 194319 August 19433100 vessels lost
GN 7817 August 194324 August 19431400 vessels lost
GN 7922 August 194329 August 19432000 vessels lost
GN 8027 August 19433 September 19432000 vessels lost
GN 811 September 19439 September 19432300 vessels lost
GN 826 September 194314 September 19432000 vessels lost
GN 8311 September 194318 September 19432600 vessels lost
GN 8415 September 194323 September 19432600 vessels lost
GN 8521 September 194329 September 19432000 vessels lost
GN 8625 September 19433 October 19431600 vessels lost
GN 871 October 19439 October 19432200 vessels lost
GN 886 October 194314 October 19432000 vessels lost
GN 8911 October 194318 October 19433400 vessels lost
GN 9016 October 194324 October 19431400 vessels lost
GN 9121 October 194329 October 19432100 vessels lost
GN 9226 October 19432 November 19431600 vessels lost
GN 9331 October 19437 November 19431300 vessels lost
GN 945 November 194312 November 19431900 vessels lost
GN 9510 November 194317 November 19431500 vessels lost
GN 9615 November 194323 November 19431400 vessels lost
GN 9720 November 194328 November 19432300 vessels lost
GN 9825 November 19433 December 19432300 vessels lost
GN 9930 November 19436 December 19432000 vessels lost
GN 1005 December 194312 December 19432000 vessels lost
GN 10110 December 194318 December 19432300 vessels lost
GN 10215 December 194322 December 19432100 vessels lost
GN 10320 December 194327 December 19432100 vessels lost
GN 10425 December 19431 January 19443000 vessels lost
GN 10530 December 19435 January 19442300 vessels lost

1944

ConvoyDeparture
Date
Arrival
Date
No.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotes
GN 1064 January 194412 January 19442000 vessels lost
GN 1079 January 194417 January 19442400 vessels lost
GN 10814 January 194420 January 19441700 vessels lost
GN 10919 January 194427 January 19441600 vessels lost
GN 11024 January 19441 February 19442700 vessels lost
GN 11129 February 19446 February 19441700 vessels lost
GN 1123 February 194410 February 19442500 vessels lost
GN 1138 February 194415 February 19442100 vessels lost
GN 11413 February 194421 February 19442200 vessels lost
GN 11518 February 194426 February 19442100 vessels lost
GN 11623 February 194429 February 19442000 vessels lost
GN 11728 February 19446 March 19442400 vessels lost
GN 1184 March 194411 March 19443000 vessels lost
GN 1199 March 194417 March 19442900 vessels lost
GN 12014 March 194421 March 19442300 vessels lost
GN 12119 March 194426 March 19442500 vessels lost
GN 12224 March 194431 March 19442900 vessels lost
GN 12329 March 19445 April 19443300 vessels lost
GN 1243 April 194410 April 19442900 vessels lost
GN 1258 April 194415 April 19443200 vessels lost
GN 12613 April 194420 April 19441800 vessels lost
GN 12718 April 194424 April 19443600 vessels lost
GN 12823 April 19441 May 19443800 vessels lost
GN 12928 April 19445 May 19443800 vessels lost
GN 1303 May 194410 May 19443500 vessels lost
GN 1318 May 194415 May 19443200 vessels lost
GN 13213 May 194421 May 19442400 vessels lost
GN 13318 May 194426 May 19443200 vessels lost
GN 13423 May 194430 May 19441900 vessels lost
GN 13528 May 19444 June 19442000 vessels lost
GN 1362 June 19449 June 19441300 vessels lost
GN 1377 June 194414 June 19442900 vessels lost
GN 13812 June 194419 June 19443900 vessels lost
GN 13917 June 194424 June 19443300 vessels lost
GN 14022 June 194429 June 19442200 vessels lost
GN 14127 June 19445 July 19443600 vessels lost
GN 1422 July 19448 July 19442700 vessels lost
GN 1437 July 194415 July 19441300 vessels lost
GN 14412 July 194419 July 19442000 vessels lost
GN 14517 July 194424 July 19441700 vessels lost
GN 14622 July 194428 July 1944700 vessels lost
GN 14727 July 19445 August 19441500 vessels lost
GN 1481 August 19448 August 19441100 vessels lost
GN 1496 August 194412 August 1944400 vessels lost
GN 15011 August 194419 August 1944700 vessels lost
GN 15116 August 194423 August 19441500 vessels lost
GN 15221 August 194429 August 1944300 vessels lost
GN 15326 August 19443 September 19442600 vessels lost
GN 15431 August 19446 September 19442300 vessels lost
GN 1555 September 194412 September 19443300 vessels lost
GN 15610 September 194418 September 19441800 vessels lost
GN 15715 September 19446 September 19443000 vessels lost
GN 15820 September 194427 September 19443500 vessels lost
GN 15925 September 19442 October 19443000 vessels lost
GN 16030 September 19448 October 19441800 vessels lost
GN 1615 October 194412 October 1944900 vessels lost
GN 16210 October 194418 October 1944500 vessels lost
GN 16314 October 194422 October 1944600 vessels lost
GN 16420 October 194428 October 1944300 vessels lost
GN 16525 October 19441 November 1944400 vessels lost
GN 16630 October 19447 November 1944300 vessels lost
GN 1674 November 194412 November 1944500 vessels lost
GN 1689 November 194416 November 1944100 vessels lost
GN 16914 November 194422 November 1944800 vessels lost
GN 17019 November 194427 November 1944300 vessels lost
GN 17124 November 19442 December 1944400 vessels lost
GN 17229 November 19447 December 1944200 vessels lost
GN 1734 December 19441 December 1944300 vessels lost
GN 1749 December 194417 December 1944200 vessels lost
GN 17514 December 194422 December 1944800 vessels lost
GN 176Cancelled
GN 17723 December 194430 December 1944300 vessels lost
GN 17830 December 19446 January 1945200 vessels lost

1945

ConvoyDeparture
Date
Arrival
Date
No.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotes
GN 1793 January 194510 January 1945600 vessels lost
GN 1808 January 194515 January 1945300 vessels lost
GN 18113 January 194520 January 1945500 vessels lost
GN 18218 January 194525 January 1945400 vessels lost
GN 18323 January 194530 January 1945400 vessels lost
GN 18428 January 19454 February 1945500 vessels lost
GN 1852 February 19459 February 1945600 vessels lost
GN 1867 February 194514 February 1945100 vessels lost
GN 18712 February 194519 February 1945700 vessels lost
GN 18817 February 194524 February 1945800 vessels lost
GN 18922 February 194528 February 1945200 vessels lost
GN 19027 February 19456 March 1945800 vessels lost
GN 1914 March 194511 March 1945400 vessels lost
GN 1929 March 194515 March 1945300 vessels lost
GN 19313 March 194521 March 1945400 vessels lost
GN 1949 March 194526 March 1945400 vessels lost
GN 19524 March 194531 March 1945300 vessels lost
GN 19629 March 19454 April 1945300 vessels lost
GN 1973 April 194510 April 1945500 vessels lost
GN 1988 April 194515 April 1945600 vessels lost
GN 19913 April 194520 April 1945800 vessels lost
GN 20018 April 194524 April 19451000 vessels lost
GN 20123 April 194530 April 19452100 vessels lost
GN 20228 April 19455 May 19453600 vessels lost
GN 2033 May 194510 May 19454800 vessels lost
GN 2048 May 194515 May 19454100 vessels lost
GN 20513 May 194519 May 19453300 vessels lost
GN 20618 May 194525 May 1945300 vessels lost
GN Spec 131 August 19456 September 1945230 vessels lost

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