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Series of Caribbean convoys during World War II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The GN convoys were a series of Caribbean convoys which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.[1]
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A convoy photographed from US Navy airship K-28, assigned to Blimp Squadron 24 (ZP-24) at Naval Air Station Weeksville, North Carolina (USA). | |
| Type | GN Convoys |
| Location | |
| Planned | 207 |
| Objective | Merchant convoys between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and New York City |
| Date | August 1942 (1942-08) to May 1945 (1945-05) |
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Guantanamo Bay
New York Harbor
Ports of call for GN convoys
They take their name from the route: Guantanamo, Cuba to New York City[1]
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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. [1]
Convoy List
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1942[1]
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| Convoy | Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
No.of Merchant Ships | No.of Escort Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN 1 | 5 September 1942 | 12 September 1942 | 34 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 2 | 8 September 1942 | 15 September 1942 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 4 | 12 September 1942 | 19 September 1942 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 4 | 15 September 1942 | 23 September 1942 | 13 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 5 | 19 September 1942 | 26 September 1942 | 13 | 5 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 6 | 22 September 1942 | 30 September 1942 | 19 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 7 | 26 September 1942 | 4 October 1942 | 19 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 8 | 29 September 1942 | 7 October 1942 | 11 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 9 | 3 October 1942 | 11 October 1942 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 10 | 6 October 1942 | 13 October 1942 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 11 | 10 October 1942 | 16 October 1942 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 12 | 15 October 1942 | 24 October 1942 | 43 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 13 | 18 October 1942 | 24 October 1942 | 9 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 14 | 23 October 1942 | 30 October 1942 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 15 | 26 October 1942 | 2 November 1942 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 16 | 31 October 1942 | 9 November 1942 | 35 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 17 | 3 November 1942 | 10 November 1942 | 24 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 18 | 8 November 1942 | 17 November 1942 | 34 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 19 | 11 November 1942 | 17 November 1942 | 24 | 5 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 20 | 16 November 1942 | 23 November 1942 | 35 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 21 | 19 November 1942 | 25 November 1942 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 22 | 24 November 1942 | 2 December 1942 | 43 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 23 | 27 November 1942 | 4 December 1942 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 24 | 1 December 1942 | 8 December 1942 | 49 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 25 | 4 December 1942 | 10 December 1942 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 26 | 9 December 1942 | 18 December 1942 | 42 | 5 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 27 | 12 December 1942 | 19 December 1942 | 10 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 28 | 16 December 1942 | 24 December 1942 | 42 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 29 | 20 December 1942 | 26 December 1942 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 30 | 24 December 1942 | 1 January 1943 | 51 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 31 | 28 December 1942 | 4 January 1943 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
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1943[1]
Only one convoy was attacked, 13 March 1943, by U-68, which resulted in two ships being lost.
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| Convoy | Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
No.of Merchant Ships | No.of Escort Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN 32 | 1 January 1943 | 9 January 1943 | 49 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 33 | 5 January 1943 | 11 January 1943 | 14 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 34 | 9 January 1943 | 16 January 1943 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 35 | 13 January 1943 | 19 January 1943 | 15 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 36 | 17 January 1943 | 25 January 1943 | 16 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 37 | 22 January 1943 | 27 January 1943 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN Spec 2 | 24 January 1943 | 31 January 1943 | 7 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 38 | 29 January 1943 | 4 February 1943 | 58 | 0 | 0 vessels sunk |
| GN 39 | 3 February 1943 | 11 February 1943 | 19 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 40 | 8 February 1943 | 16 February 1943 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 41 | 13 February 1943 | 21 February 1943 | 27 | 0 vessels lost | |
| GN 42 | 18 February 1943 | 26 February 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 43 | 23 February 1943 | 2 March 1943 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 44 | 28 February 1943 | 7 March 1943 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 45 | 5 March 1943 | 13 March 1943 | 37 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 46 | 10 March 1943 | 17 March 1943 | 38 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 47 | 15 March 1943 | 23 March 1943 | 40 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 48 | 20 March 1943 | 28 March 1943 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 49 | 24 March 1943 | 31 March 1943 | 13 | 0 vessels lost | |
| GN 50 | 30 March 1943 | 7 April 1943 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 51 | 4 April 1943 | 11 April 1943 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 52 | 9 April 1943 | 17 April 1943 | 43 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 53 | 14 April 1943 | 20 April 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 54 | 19 April 1943 | 26 April 1943 | 37 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 55 | 24 April 1943 | 2 May 1943 | 14 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 56 | 29 April 1943 | 6 May 1943 | 30 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 57 | 4 May 1943 | 12 May 1943 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 58 | 9 May 1943 | 17 May 1943 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 59 | 14 May 1943 | 22 May 1943 | 27 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 60 | 19 May 1943 | 27 May 1943 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 61 | 24 May 1943 | 31 May 1943 | 18 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 62 | 29 May 1943 | 6 June 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 63 | 3 June 1943 | 10 June 1943 | 27 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 64 | 8 June 1943 | 16 June 1943 | 39 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 65 | 13 June 1943 | 20 June 1943 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 66 | 18 June 1943 | 26 June 1943 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 67 | 23 June 1943 | 1 July 1943 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 68 | 28 June 1943 | 4 July 1943 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 69 | 3 July 1943 | 10 July 1943 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 70 | 8 July 1943 | 15 July 1943 | 27 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 71 | 13 July 1943 | 21 July 1943 | 26 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 72 | 18 July 1943 | 25 July 1943 | 11 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 73 | 23 July 1943 | 31 July 1943 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 74 | 28 July 1943 | 4 August 1943 | 17 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 75 | 2 August 1943 | 10 August 1943 | 12 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 76 | 7 August 1943 | 14 August 1943 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 77 | 11 August 1943 | 19 August 1943 | 31 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 78 | 17 August 1943 | 24 August 1943 | 14 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 79 | 22 August 1943 | 29 August 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 80 | 27 August 1943 | 3 September 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 81 | 1 September 1943 | 9 September 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 82 | 6 September 1943 | 14 September 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 83 | 11 September 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 26 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 84 | 15 September 1943 | 23 September 1943 | 26 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 85 | 21 September 1943 | 29 September 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 86 | 25 September 1943 | 3 October 1943 | 16 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 87 | 1 October 1943 | 9 October 1943 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 88 | 6 October 1943 | 14 October 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 89 | 11 October 1943 | 18 October 1943 | 34 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 90 | 16 October 1943 | 24 October 1943 | 14 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 91 | 21 October 1943 | 29 October 1943 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 92 | 26 October 1943 | 2 November 1943 | 16 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 93 | 31 October 1943 | 7 November 1943 | 13 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 94 | 5 November 1943 | 12 November 1943 | 19 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 95 | 10 November 1943 | 17 November 1943 | 15 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 96 | 15 November 1943 | 23 November 1943 | 14 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 97 | 20 November 1943 | 28 November 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 98 | 25 November 1943 | 3 December 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 99 | 30 November 1943 | 6 December 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 100 | 5 December 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 101 | 10 December 1943 | 18 December 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 102 | 15 December 1943 | 22 December 1943 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 103 | 20 December 1943 | 27 December 1943 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 104 | 25 December 1943 | 1 January 1944 | 30 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 105 | 30 December 1943 | 5 January 1944 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
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1944[1]
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| Convoy | Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
No.of Merchant Ships | No.of Escort Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN 106 | 4 January 1944 | 12 January 1944 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 107 | 9 January 1944 | 17 January 1944 | 24 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 108 | 14 January 1944 | 20 January 1944 | 17 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 109 | 19 January 1944 | 27 January 1944 | 16 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 110 | 24 January 1944 | 1 February 1944 | 27 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 111 | 29 February 1944 | 6 February 1944 | 17 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 112 | 3 February 1944 | 10 February 1944 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 113 | 8 February 1944 | 15 February 1944 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 114 | 13 February 1944 | 21 February 1944 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 115 | 18 February 1944 | 26 February 1944 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 116 | 23 February 1944 | 29 February 1944 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 117 | 28 February 1944 | 6 March 1944 | 24 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 118 | 4 March 1944 | 11 March 1944 | 30 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 119 | 9 March 1944 | 17 March 1944 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 120 | 14 March 1944 | 21 March 1944 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 121 | 19 March 1944 | 26 March 1944 | 25 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 122 | 24 March 1944 | 31 March 1944 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 123 | 29 March 1944 | 5 April 1944 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 124 | 3 April 1944 | 10 April 1944 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 125 | 8 April 1944 | 15 April 1944 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 126 | 13 April 1944 | 20 April 1944 | 18 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 127 | 18 April 1944 | 24 April 1944 | 36 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 128 | 23 April 1944 | 1 May 1944 | 38 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 129 | 28 April 1944 | 5 May 1944 | 38 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 130 | 3 May 1944 | 10 May 1944 | 35 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 131 | 8 May 1944 | 15 May 1944 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 132 | 13 May 1944 | 21 May 1944 | 24 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 133 | 18 May 1944 | 26 May 1944 | 32 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 134 | 23 May 1944 | 30 May 1944 | 19 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 135 | 28 May 1944 | 4 June 1944 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 136 | 2 June 1944 | 9 June 1944 | 13 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 137 | 7 June 1944 | 14 June 1944 | 29 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 138 | 12 June 1944 | 19 June 1944 | 39 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 139 | 17 June 1944 | 24 June 1944 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 140 | 22 June 1944 | 29 June 1944 | 22 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 141 | 27 June 1944 | 5 July 1944 | 36 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 142 | 2 July 1944 | 8 July 1944 | 27 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 143 | 7 July 1944 | 15 July 1944 | 13 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 144 | 12 July 1944 | 19 July 1944 | 20 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 145 | 17 July 1944 | 24 July 1944 | 17 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 146 | 22 July 1944 | 28 July 1944 | 7 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 147 | 27 July 1944 | 5 August 1944 | 15 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 148 | 1 August 1944 | 8 August 1944 | 11 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 149 | 6 August 1944 | 12 August 1944 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 150 | 11 August 1944 | 19 August 1944 | 7 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 151 | 16 August 1944 | 23 August 1944 | 15 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 152 | 21 August 1944 | 29 August 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 153 | 26 August 1944 | 3 September 1944 | 26 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 154 | 31 August 1944 | 6 September 1944 | 23 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 155 | 5 September 1944 | 12 September 1944 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 156 | 10 September 1944 | 18 September 1944 | 18 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 157 | 15 September 1944 | 6 September 1944 | 30 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 158 | 20 September 1944 | 27 September 1944 | 35 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 159 | 25 September 1944 | 2 October 1944 | 30 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 160 | 30 September 1944 | 8 October 1944 | 18 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 161 | 5 October 1944 | 12 October 1944 | 9 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 162 | 10 October 1944 | 18 October 1944 | 5 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 163 | 14 October 1944 | 22 October 1944 | 6 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 164 | 20 October 1944 | 28 October 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 165 | 25 October 1944 | 1 November 1944 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 166 | 30 October 1944 | 7 November 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 167 | 4 November 1944 | 12 November 1944 | 5 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 168 | 9 November 1944 | 16 November 1944 | 1 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 169 | 14 November 1944 | 22 November 1944 | 8 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 170 | 19 November 1944 | 27 November 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 171 | 24 November 1944 | 2 December 1944 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 172 | 29 November 1944 | 7 December 1944 | 2 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 173 | 4 December 1944 | 1 December 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 174 | 9 December 1944 | 17 December 1944 | 2 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 175 | 14 December 1944 | 22 December 1944 | 8 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 176 | Cancelled | ||||
| GN 177 | 23 December 1944 | 30 December 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 178 | 30 December 1944 | 6 January 1945 | 2 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
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1945[1]
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| Convoy | Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
No.of Merchant Ships | No.of Escort Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN 179 | 3 January 1945 | 10 January 1945 | 6 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 180 | 8 January 1945 | 15 January 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 181 | 13 January 1945 | 20 January 1945 | 5 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 182 | 18 January 1945 | 25 January 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 183 | 23 January 1945 | 30 January 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 184 | 28 January 1945 | 4 February 1945 | 5 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 185 | 2 February 1945 | 9 February 1945 | 6 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 186 | 7 February 1945 | 14 February 1945 | 1 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 187 | 12 February 1945 | 19 February 1945 | 7 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 188 | 17 February 1945 | 24 February 1945 | 8 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 189 | 22 February 1945 | 28 February 1945 | 2 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 190 | 27 February 1945 | 6 March 1945 | 8 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 191 | 4 March 1945 | 11 March 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 192 | 9 March 1945 | 15 March 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 193 | 13 March 1945 | 21 March 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 194 | 9 March 1945 | 26 March 1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 195 | 24 March 1945 | 31 March 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 196 | 29 March 1945 | 4 April 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 197 | 3 April 1945 | 10 April 1945 | 5 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 198 | 8 April 1945 | 15 April 1945 | 6 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 199 | 13 April 1945 | 20 April 1945 | 8 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 200 | 18 April 1945 | 24 April 1945 | 10 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 201 | 23 April 1945 | 30 April 1945 | 21 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 202 | 28 April 1945 | 5 May 1945 | 36 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 203 | 3 May 1945 | 10 May 1945 | 48 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 204 | 8 May 1945 | 15 May 1945 | 41 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 205 | 13 May 1945 | 19 May 1945 | 33 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN 206 | 18 May 1945 | 25 May 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 vessels lost |
| GN Spec 1 | 31 August 1945 | 6 September 1945 | 2 | 3 | 0 vessels lost |
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