AP convoys

The AP convoys were a series of Arabian Sea convoys which ran during World War II.

They take their name from the route: Aden and Bandar Abbas, Persia

Overview The AP series was the reverse of PA series that ran from September 1942 until January 1945. There were 92 AP convoys, comprising 615 individual ship listings and 215 escorts. Some of the ships listed in a convoy did not always make the complete trip between Aden and Bandar Abbas though, while some continued on to Abadan.

In 1940, there had been five other convoys labeled AP, these are separate from the 1942–1945 series.

Convoy List

1942 ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 110 September 194216 September 19423 AP 215 September 194224 September 19422 AP 329 September 19426 October 1942103 escortsAP 3A7 October 1942Not listed32 escortsAP 3B13 October 194220 October 194262 escortsAP 425 October 1942Not listed54 escortsAP 52 November 19429 November 194281 escortAP 611 November 194218 November 194251 escortAP 720 November 194227 November 194231 escortAP 826 November 1942Not listed3 AP 910 December 194217 December 194211 escortAP 1021 December 194228 December 19425 AP 1126 December 19421 January 194341 escort

1943

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 128 January 194314 January 194331 escortAP 1314 January 194320 January 194321 escortAP 1422 January 194328 January 194392 escortsAP 1524 January 1943Not listed12 escortsAP 1627 January 1943Not listed21 escortAP 173 February 194311 February 194331 escortAP 188 February 194315 February 194343 escortsAP 1914 February 194321 February 19435 AP 2022 February 19431 March 194321 escortAP 2125 February 19434 March 19432 AP 221 March 194310 March 194341 escortAP 238 March 194315 March 194351 escortAP 2413 March 194319 March 194341 escortAP 2519 March 1943Not listed31 escortAP 2626 March 19432 April 194351 escortAP 272 April 19438 April 194341 escortAP 2811 April 194318 April 194361 escortAP 2917 April 1943Not listed31 escortAP 3013 May 194319 May 194331 escortAP 3118 May 194325 May 194321 escortAP 31A23 May 1943Not listed01 escortAP 322 June 19438 June 194331 escortAP 3313 June 194319 June 194352 escortsAP 3421 June 194328 June 1943182 escortsAP 3518 June 1943Not listed11 escortAP 35A7 July 194313 July 194362 escortsAP 3614 July 194320 July 194321 escortAP 3721 July 194326 July 194342 escortsAP 3831 July 19435 August 194322 escortsAP 398 August 1943Not listed42 escortsAP 4015 August 194322 August 194341 escortAP 4117 August 194323 August 194391 escortAP 4222 August 1943Not listed62 escortsAP 4331 August 19436 September 1943132 escortsAP 448 September 194314 September 194361 escortAP 4515 September 194321 September 194332 escortsAP 4624 September 194330 September 194372 escortsAP 473 October 1943Not listed92 escortsAP 489 October 194316 October 194373 escortsAP 4918 October 194325 October 1943132 escortsAP 5025 October 19433 November 1943153 escortsAP 512 November 194310 November 1943172 escortsAP 5210 November 194317 November 1943212 escortsAP 5319 November 194326 November 1943182 escortsAP 5426 November 19433 December 194352 escortsAP 556 December 194314 December 1943163 escortsAP 5613 December 194320 December 1943203 escorts

1944

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 575 January 194412 January 194462 escortsAP 5813 January 194420 January 1944202 escortsAP 5930 January 19446 February 194422 escortsAP 607 February 194414 February 1944113 escortsAP 6115 February 194423 February 194451 escortAP 6224 February 19443 March 1944122 escortsAP 632 March 194410 March 1944173 escortsAP 6410 March 194417 March 1944123 escortsAP 6520 March 194427 March 1944122 escortsAP 6629 March 19445 April 194484 escortsAP 674 April 194410 April 194422 escortsAP 6811 April 194418 April 1944142 escortsAP 6920 April 194426 April 1944152 escortsAP 705 May 194411 May 194421 escortAP 7128 May 19443 June 194421 escortAP 7216 June 194423 June 1944235 escortsAP 7326 June 19443 July 1944294 escortsAP 73A14 July 194419 July 194412 escortsAP 73B5 August 194411 August 194412 escortsAP 73C14 August 194420 August 194411 escortAP 748 September 194414 September 1944142 escortsAP 74A16 September 194422 September 194412 escortsAP 74B10 December 194416 December 194401 escortAP 758 November 194414 November 194422 escortsAP 75A13 December 194417 December 194411 escort

1945

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 75B5 January 194510 January 194511 escortAP 75C26 January 19451 February 194511 escort

Other AP convoys List 1940 In September 1940, there were a series of convoys starting in Liverpool, and traveling to Suez, via Cape Town, and Aden, labeled AP. ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 122 August 194023 September 194036 escorts AP 222 August 194226 September 194225 escorts AP 310 September 194222 October 19421017 escortsAP 3A11 October 194226 October 194015 escorts, originated in Durban

In April 1940, one convoy, starting in Leith, travelling to Norway, was labeled AP. It lost one ship, Cedarbank, to , on 21 April 1940.

ConvoyDepartureDateArrivalDateNo.of Merchant ShipsNotesAP 122 August 194023 September 194036 escorts, 1 ship lost

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External links Full listing of ships sailing in AP convoys