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convoys from USA to France in 1917 1918


rene

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I do not know the names of the ships but there is some general information in these two links:

https://abmc.gov/news-events/news/remembering-world-war-i-american-troop-ships-first-arrive-france

https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/protecting-allied-ships-during-wwi-convoy-system-comes-gibraltar

 

I have searched the US National Archives site https://www.archives.gov/ but with no success. The suggested list of "World War I" topics doesn't include the US Navy, and the only mentions of convoy I have found by searching have referred to the years 1941-1946.

 

I hope someone has better knowledge of the US literature and may be able to help you - I'm sorry I can't do better.

 

Best wishes,

 

seaJane

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If you want to know the name of the ships that transported particular divisions/units the OrBat (official Order of Battle) can usually help but I am not sure that you are going to find a list of the "main" ships -- there were so many - moving that number of men required a huge number of vessels.

 

Each division of the AEF usually has a number of ships associated with it (obviously duplicated as they went back and forth)

So if there is a particular unit you are interested in post it and I can probably tell you which ships were involved based on the Order of Battle for the AEF.

 

Chris

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"A History of the Transport Service" by Vice Admiral Albert Greaves USN will probably tell you what you want to know. The complete book is available on line too!  

 

Tony

 

 

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Thank you to all of you !

in fact I am particularly interested in the convoys witch leaved USA on January 1918. 

I don t need a lot of names. Could be 5 to 10 

thank you for your help 

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I thought in WW1 the practice was to escort out of NA harbours to a point and the convoy continued unescorted until nearing the danger zones west of the UK where DDs would then meet to whatever port they were bound. Usually Cherbourg or Brest for US troop transports. Reason being Ger. Submarines were not so active on the Western or Mid-Atlantic in WW1 and very active closer to those choke points and narrow sealanes close to the UK. and/or courses to certain French ports.

 

I see the oil fueled DDs refueled at sea and the coal burning ones turned back. 

as for names. try USN DDs Wilkes, Burrows, Fanning, Shaw, Allen, Ammen-these were the oil fueled once that made the entire trip

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