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 ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotesGN 15 September 194212 September 19423400 vessels lostGN 28 September 194215 September 1942400 vessels lostGN 412 September 194219 September 19422300 vessels lostGN 415 September 194223 September 19421300 vessels lostGN 519 September 194226 September 19421350 vessels lostGN 622 September 194230 September 19421900 vessels lostGN 726 September 19424 October 19421900 vessels lostGN 829 September 19427 October 19421100 vessels lostGN 93 October 194211 October 19422300 vessels lostGN 106 October 194213 October 1942400 vessels lostGN 1110 October 194216 October 19422200 vessels lostGN 1215 October 194224 October 19424300 vessels lostGN 1318 October 194224 October 1942900 vessels lostGN 1423 October 194230 October 19423300 vessels lostGN 1526 October 19422 November 19422200 vessels lostGN 1631 October 19429 November 19423500 vessels lostGN 173 November 194210 November 19422400 vessels lostGN 188 November 194217 November 19423400 vessels lostGN 1911 November 194217 November 19422450 vessels lostGN 2016 November 194223 November 19423500 vessels lostGN 2119 November 194225 November 19422000 vessels lostGN 2224 November 19422 December 19424300 vessels lostGN 2327 November 19424 December 19422500 vessels lostGN 241 December 19428 December 19424900 vessels lostGN 254 December 194210 December 19422300 vessels lostGN 269 December 194218 December 19424250 vessels lostGN 2712 December 194219 December 19421000 vessels lostGN 2816 December 194224 December 19424200 vessels lostGN 2920 December 194226 December 19422900 vessels lostGN 3024 December 19421 January 19435100 vessels lostGN 3128 December 19424 January 19432500 vessels lost
1943 Only one convoy was attacked, 13 March 1943, by , which resulted in two ships being lost. ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotesGN 321 January 19439 January 19434900 vessels lostGN 335 January 194311 January 19431400 vessels lostGN 349 January 194316 January 19433300 vessels lostGN 3513 January 194319 January 19431500 vessels lostGN 3617 January 194325 January 19431600 vessels lostGN 3722 January 194327 January 19433200 vessels lostGN Spec 224 January 194331 January 1943700 vessels lostGN 3829 January 19434 February 19435800 vessels sunkGN 393 February 194311 February 19431900 vessels lostGN 408 February 194316 February 19433300 vessels lostGN 4113 February 194321 February 1943270 vessels lostGN 4218 February 194326 February 19432300 vessels lostGN 4323 February 19432 March 19433200 vessels lostGN 4428 February 19437 March 19432100 vessels lostGN 455 March 194313 March 19433700 vessels lostGN 4610 March 194317 March 19433800 vessels lostGN 4715 March 194323 March 19434000 vessels lostGN 4820 March 194328 March 19433300 vessels lostGN 4924 March 194331 March 1943130 vessels lostGN 5030 March 19437 April 19432900 vessels lostGN 514 April 194311 April 19432500 vessels lostGN 529 April 194317 April 19434300 vessels lostGN 5314 April 194320 April 19432300 vessels lostGN 5419 April 194326 April 19433700 vessels lostGN 5524 April 19432 May 19431400 vessels lostGN 5629 April 19436 May 19433000 vessels lostGN 574 May 194312 May 19432200 vessels lostGN 589 May 194317 May 19433200 vessels lostGN 5914 May 194322 May 19432700 vessels lostGN 6019 May 194327 May 19432900 vessels lostGN 6124 May 194331 May 19431800 vessels lostGN 6229 May 19436 June 19432000 vessels lostGN 633 June 194310 June 19432700 vessels lostGN 648 June 194316 June 19433900 vessels lostGN 6513 June 194320 June 19432500 vessels lostGN 6618 June 194326 June 19432100 vessels lostGN 6723 June 19431 July 19432900 vessels lostGN 6828 June 19434 July 19433200 vessels lostGN 693 July 194310 July 19432500 vessels lostGN 708 July 194315 July 19432700 vessels lostGN 7113 July 194321 July 19432600 vessels lostGN 7218 July 194325 July 19431100 vessels lostGN 7323 July 194331 July 19432900 vessels lostGN 7428 July 19434 August 19431700 vessels lostGN 752 August 194310 August 19431200 vessels lostGN 767 August 194314 August 19432900 vessels lostGN 7711 August 194319 August 19433100 vessels lostGN 7817 August 194324 August 19431400 vessels lostGN 7922 August 194329 August 19432000 vessels lostGN 8027 August 19433 September 19432000 vessels lostGN 811 September 19439 September 19432300 vessels lostGN 826 September 194314 September 19432000 vessels lostGN 8311 September 194318 September 19432600 vessels lostGN 8415 September 194323 September 19432600 vessels lostGN 8521 September 194329 September 19432000 vessels lostGN 8625 September 19433 October 19431600 vessels lostGN 871 October 19439 October 19432200 vessels lostGN 886 October 194314 October 19432000 vessels lostGN 8911 October 194318 October 19433400 vessels lostGN 9016 October 194324 October 19431400 vessels lostGN 9121 October 194329 October 19432100 vessels lostGN 9226 October 19432 November 19431600 vessels lostGN 9331 October 19437 November 19431300 vessels lostGN 945 November 194312 November 19431900 vessels lostGN 9510 November 194317 November 19431500 vessels lostGN 9615 November 194323 November 19431400 vessels lostGN 9720 November 194328 November 19432300 vessels lostGN 9825 November 19433 December 19432300 vessels lostGN 9930 November 19436 December 19432000 vessels lostGN 1005 December 194312 December 19432000 vessels lostGN 10110 December 194318 December 19432300 vessels lostGN 10215 December 194322 December 19432100 vessels lostGN 10320 December 194327 December 19432100 vessels lostGN 10425 December 19431 January 19443000 vessels lostGN 10530 December 19435 January 19442300 vessels lost
1944
ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotesGN 1064 January 194412 January 19442000 vessels lostGN 1079 January 194417 January 19442400 vessels lostGN 10814 January 194420 January 19441700 vessels lostGN 10919 January 194427 January 19441600 vessels lostGN 11024 January 19441 February 19442700 vessels lostGN 11129 February 19446 February 19441700 vessels lostGN 1123 February 194410 February 19442500 vessels lostGN 1138 February 194415 February 19442100 vessels lostGN 11413 February 194421 February 19442200 vessels lostGN 11518 February 194426 February 19442100 vessels lostGN 11623 February 194429 February 19442000 vessels lostGN 11728 February 19446 March 19442400 vessels lostGN 1184 March 194411 March 19443000 vessels lostGN 1199 March 194417 March 19442900 vessels lostGN 12014 March 194421 March 19442300 vessels lostGN 12119 March 194426 March 19442500 vessels lostGN 12224 March 194431 March 19442900 vessels lostGN 12329 March 19445 April 19443300 vessels lostGN 1243 April 194410 April 19442900 vessels lostGN 1258 April 194415 April 19443200 vessels lostGN 12613 April 194420 April 19441800 vessels lostGN 12718 April 194424 April 19443600 vessels lostGN 12823 April 19441 May 19443800 vessels lostGN 12928 April 19445 May 19443800 vessels lostGN 1303 May 194410 May 19443500 vessels lostGN 1318 May 194415 May 19443200 vessels lostGN 13213 May 194421 May 19442400 vessels lostGN 13318 May 194426 May 19443200 vessels lostGN 13423 May 194430 May 19441900 vessels lostGN 13528 May 19444 June 19442000 vessels lostGN 1362 June 19449 June 19441300 vessels lostGN 1377 June 194414 June 19442900 vessels lostGN 13812 June 194419 June 19443900 vessels lostGN 13917 June 194424 June 19443300 vessels lostGN 14022 June 194429 June 19442200 vessels lostGN 14127 June 19445 July 19443600 vessels lostGN 1422 July 19448 July 19442700 vessels lostGN 1437 July 194415 July 19441300 vessels lostGN 14412 July 194419 July 19442000 vessels lostGN 14517 July 194424 July 19441700 vessels lostGN 14622 July 194428 July 1944700 vessels lostGN 14727 July 19445 August 19441500 vessels lostGN 1481 August 19448 August 19441100 vessels lostGN 1496 August 194412 August 1944400 vessels lostGN 15011 August 194419 August 1944700 vessels lostGN 15116 August 194423 August 19441500 vessels lostGN 15221 August 194429 August 1944300 vessels lostGN 15326 August 19443 September 19442600 vessels lostGN 15431 August 19446 September 19442300 vessels lostGN 1555 September 194412 September 19443300 vessels lostGN 15610 September 194418 September 19441800 vessels lostGN 15715 September 19446 September 19443000 vessels lostGN 15820 September 194427 September 19443500 vessels lostGN 15925 September 19442 October 19443000 vessels lostGN 16030 September 19448 October 19441800 vessels lostGN 1615 October 194412 October 1944900 vessels lostGN 16210 October 194418 October 1944500 vessels lostGN 16314 October 194422 October 1944600 vessels lostGN 16420 October 194428 October 1944300 vessels lostGN 16525 October 19441 November 1944400 vessels lostGN 16630 October 19447 November 1944300 vessels lostGN 1674 November 194412 November 1944500 vessels lostGN 1689 November 194416 November 1944100 vessels lostGN 16914 November 194422 November 1944800 vessels lostGN 17019 November 194427 November 1944300 vessels lostGN 17124 November 19442 December 1944400 vessels lostGN 17229 November 19447 December 1944200 vessels lostGN 1734 December 19441 December 1944300 vessels lostGN 1749 December 194417 December 1944200 vessels lostGN 17514 December 194422 December 1944800 vessels lostGN 176CancelledGN 17723 December 194430 December 1944300 vessels lostGN 17830 December 19446 January 1945200 vessels lost
1945
ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNo.of Escort ShipsNotesGN 1793 January 194510 January 1945600 vessels lostGN 1808 January 194515 January 1945300 vessels lostGN 18113 January 194520 January 1945500 vessels lostGN 18218 January 194525 January 1945400 vessels lostGN 18323 January 194530 January 1945400 vessels lostGN 18428 January 19454 February 1945500 vessels lostGN 1852 February 19459 February 1945600 vessels lostGN 1867 February 194514 February 1945100 vessels lostGN 18712 February 194519 February 1945700 vessels lostGN 18817 February 194524 February 1945800 vessels lostGN 18922 February 194528 February 1945200 vessels lostGN 19027 February 19456 March 1945800 vessels lostGN 1914 March 194511 March 1945400 vessels lostGN 1929 March 194515 March 1945300 vessels lostGN 19313 March 194521 March 1945400 vessels lostGN 1949 March 194526 March 1945400 vessels lostGN 19524 March 194531 March 1945300 vessels lostGN 19629 March 19454 April 1945300 vessels lostGN 1973 April 194510 April 1945500 vessels lostGN 1988 April 194515 April 1945600 vessels lostGN 19913 April 194520 April 1945800 vessels lostGN 20018 April 194524 April 19451000 vessels lostGN 20123 April 194530 April 19452100 vessels lostGN 20228 April 19455 May 19453600 vessels lostGN 2033 May 194510 May 19454800 vessels lostGN 2048 May 194515 May 19454100 vessels lostGN 20513 May 194519 May 19453300 vessels lostGN 20618 May 194525 May 1945300 vessels lostGN Spec 131 August 19456 September 1945230 vessels lost
Notes Citations
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External links Full listing of ships sailing in GN convoys