1942 Troop Ship Crossings - January to June

The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." (Sorry, but there was no word on why the records were destroyed.) Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings.

If you have information about a crossing, please submit your information.

The list is in chronological order by departure date. So if you are looking for a particular ship or unit, you will have to use the FIND function in your browser. Unit names are spelled out when they fit (but not always); so search for the unit number - e.g., "106" or "106th" for the 106th Infantry Division.
Different units aboard are separated by semi-colons (;). If a unit was attached to another unit, either the larger unit will be in parentheses - e.g. "38th Armored Infantry Battalion (7th Armored Division)", or vice versa "7th Armored Division (38th Armored Infantry Battalion)". This means only the smaller unit is known to have been on board; the larger unit is included, since people may be searching on that. Note that units may have crossed on multiple ships.
Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous.
RAMPs are Recovered Allied Military Personnel. These were former prisoners of war, who had priority for going home.
Unknown, incomplete, or uncertain items of information are in bold type. If you know any of these, please submit your information.

| January through June | July Through December |

Departure Date	Embarkation Place	Vessel	Units on Board	Convoy Number	Debarkation Place	Arrival Date	Source of Information
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Christmas Island	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Christmas Island	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	President Taylor	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Canton Island, Kiribati	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Canton Island, Kiribati	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Noumea, New Caledonia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Noumea, New Caledonia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Noumea, New Caledonia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Panama	Unknown	20,000 garrison troops carried on 8 transports	In convoy	Noumea, New Caledonia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Bombay, India	Joseph T. Dickman	Unknown	Unknown	Capetown, South Africa	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-??	Bombay, India	Leonard Wood	Unknown	Unknown	Capetown, South Africa	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Capetown, South Africa	Joseph T. Dickman	Unknown	Unknown	USA	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Capetown, South Africa	Leonard Wood	Unknown	Unknown	USA	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-07	Halifax Nova Scotia	Bergensfjord	Advance detachment of MAGNET Force for Northern Ireland	???	Gourock, Scotland	42-01-19	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-01-12	San Francisco CA	Mariposa	US Army Air Force unit(s) formerly stationed at Palm Beach, FL	???	one Army Air Force unit arrived at Melbourne, Australia (possibly after change of ship)	42-02-02	Army Air Force man, now deceased, who was on board (to M. Gregg) Also - Shellback initiation certificate of Vladimir Marunchak (by son, Michael A. Marunchak) (more)
42-01-15	New York NY	Strathaird	34th Infantry Division (Advance Command Post of Headquarters Company; 133rd Infantry Regiment less 2nd and 3nd Battalions, 151st Field Artillery Battalion)	with USAT Chateau Thierry	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-01-26	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-01-15	New York NY	Chateau Thierry (USAT)	34th Infantry Division (det of 109th Medical Battalion [136th Medical Regiment], det of 109th Quartermaster Battalion, Company "A" of 109th Engineer Combat Battalion, det of Military Police Platoon); det of 112th Engineer Combat Battalion; 10th Station Hospital; det of 63rd Signal Battalion	with HMTS Strathaird	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-01-26	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-01-16	Singapore	Mount Vernon	Unknown	Unknown	Aden, Yemen	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Aden, Yemen	Mount Vernon	Australian troops	Unknown	Ceylon, Sri Lanka	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Mount Vernon	Australian troops	Unknown	Fremantle, Australia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Fremantle, Australia	Mount Vernon	Australian troops	Unknown	Adelaide, Australia	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Adelaide, Australia	Mount Vernon	Refugees, others	Unknown	Wellington, New Zealand	42-??-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-??-??	Wellington, New Zealand	Mount Vernon	Refugees, others	Unknown	San Francisco CA	42-03-31	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-19	Bombay, India	West Point	Members of the British 18th Division 3,250 troops total	Convoy #BM-11	Singapore	42-01-29	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-19	Bombay, India	Wakefield	Members of the British 18th Division 4,479 troops total	Convoy #BM-11	Singapore	42-01-29	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-19	Bombay, India	Empress of Japan	Members of the British 18th Division 1,981 troops total	Convoy #BM-11	Singapore	42-01-29	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-19	Bombay, India	Duchess of Bedford	Members of the British 18th Division 1,955 troops total	Convoy #BM-11	Singapore	42-01-29	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-26	New York, NY	Queen Mary	Unknown	???	Boston, MA	42-01-27	S. Harding - Gray Ghost
42-01-31	San Francisco, CA	Ancon	3rd Bomber Group; 49th Pursuit Group (later became the 49th Fighter Group); others?	In convoy (approx. 10 ships, later 5 or 6 more joined)	Brisbane, Australia	42-02-24	Jack Heyn (who was on board) (more)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-01-?? (End)	Panama	Unknown	4,500 troops carried on 6 transports	In convoy	Boro Bora	42-01 or 02	(via Elisha W.)
42-02-13	Glasgow, Scotland	Nea Hellas	RAF and Army troops	In convoy	Port Tewfik, Egypt	42-04-11	Joseph Lynch (who was on board) (more)
42-02-14	Darwin, Australia	Meigs	147th and 148th Field Artillery	In convoy	Darwin, Australia (original destination was Kupang, Dutch Timor but turned back after fall of Sinapore)	42-02-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-02-14	Darwin, Australia	Mauna Loa	147th and 148th Field Artillery	In convoy	Darwin, Australia (original destination was Kupang, Dutch Timor but turned back after fall of Sinapore)	42-02-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-02-14	Darwin, Australia	Tulagi	147th and 148th Field Artillery	In convoy	Darwin, Australia (original destination was Kupang, Dutch Timor but turned back after fall of Sinapore)	42-02-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-02-14	Darwin, Australia	Port Mar	147th and 148th Field Artillery	In convoy	Darwin, Australia (original destination was Kupang, Dutch Timor but turned back after fall of Sinapore)	42-02-??	(via Elisha W.)
42-02-18	San Francisco, CA	Monterey	25th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (AA)	In convoy Number unknown	Brisbane, Australia	42-03-09	Bob Bartlett's father's discharge papers and the US Army History Institute.
42-02-18	Boston MA	Queen Mary	40th Coast Artillery Brigade, 94th Coast Artillery Battalion, 101st Coast Artillery Battalion, 104th Coast Artillery Battalion; 5th Station Hospital, 47th Station Hospital; 8th Air Base Group; 11th Materiel Squadron; 43rd Bomb Group, 64th Bomb Sqaudron, 65th Bomb Squadron; 441st Ordnance, 73rd Ordnance; 15th Signal Platoon; 2nd Quartermaster Detachment; Air Corps Replacement Group; others: Australians returning home, ?? (total of 8,398 troops, 905 crew)	sailed alone	Sydney, Australia (via Key West, Rio de Janeiro, Capetown and Freemantle)	42-03-28	Diary of 1st Lt. Paul W. Daley, in command of "M" Battery, 94th C.A., via A. D. Slade and S. Harding Gray Ghost, p. 77 (more)
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Barnett	34th Infantry Division (Headquarters, parts of 2nd and 3rd Battalions of 133rd Infantry Regiment)	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Fuller	34th Infantry Division (109th Medical Battalion)	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Duchess of Atholl	34th Infantry Division (parts of 2nd and 3rd Battalions of 133rd Infantry Regiment, 168th Infantry Regiment less 1st and 2nd Battlaions, 109th Ordnance Company, 34th Quartermaster Company)	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Betelgeuse	34th Infantry Division (1st Platoon of 34th Reconnaissance Troop)	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Neville	34th Infantry Division (34th Military Police Company, 34th Signal Company)	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	American Legion (USAT)	34th Infantry Division (Company "B" of 109th Engineer Combat Battalion); 79th Ordnance Depot; main body of 5th General Hospital	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Brooklyn NY (turned back 42-02-21 due to engine trouble)	???	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Ehresmann	???	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Elliot	???	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Athena	???	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-02-19	Brooklyn NY	Almaack	467th Engineer Maintenance Company	21-ship convoy plus escorts	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-03-02	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-03-11	Suez	West Point	2/9 Australian 2nd Infantry Division	???	Adelaide, SA, Australia	42-03-31	Brian H. Longfield, via S. Daniels
42-03-19	Charleston SC	Brazil	835th Signal Service Company and about 4000 troops in various Army units	(convoy from South Africa to Indian Ocean)	Karachi, India	42-05-12	Dr. H. M. Johnson, Medical Corps and Sam Hesselberg (via web form) (more)
42-03-29	Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA	Uruguay	???	???	Noumea, New Caledonia (then on to Australia)	42-04-07?	Records of Pfc. Nick B. Petrucelli (via his son, John)
42-04-??	Brooklyn Harbor, New York, NY	Unknown	Air Force, Army and Navy units.	None	Bremerhaven, Germany	?? Approx 30 days from departure - ship broke down twice.	Jose Z. Perez (who was on board)
42-04-06	Sydney, Australia	Queen Mary	58 passengers & 832 crew (to Freemantle)	???	New York, NY (via Freemantle, Cape Town & Rio)	42-05-07	S. Harding - Gray Ghost
42-04-?? (after 42-04-07)	Noumea, New Caledonia	Uruguay	163 Infantry Division	???	???, Australia	42-??-??	Records of Pfc. Nick B. Petrucelli (via his son, John)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)	107th Medical Battalion, 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 32nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, 114th Engineer Battalion (32nd Infantry Division)	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	History of the 107th Medical Battalion (at National Archives) via vexillarii@ aol.com and The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Lurline	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Matsonia	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Monterey	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22 ??	San Francisco CA	Mount Vernon	127th Infantry Regiment (32nd Infantry Division)	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia ??	42-05-14	S. Cowling (127th Inf Reg) via son R. Cowling (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Ancon (AP-66)	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Washington	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-22	San Francisco CA	Argentina	units of the 32nd Infantry Division	?? (with rest of 32nd Inf Div)	Port Adelaide, Australia	42-05-14	The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II via T. Pascoe (more)
42-04-30	New York NY	Aquitania	34th Infantry Division (135th Infantry Regiment, 125th Field Artillery Battalion, 185th Field Artillery Battalion)	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	British Isles	42-05-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology (more)
42-04-30	New York NY	Mexico	34th Infantry Division (one platoon of Company "K" of 168th Infantry Regiment, Company "B" of 109th Engineer Combat Battalion)	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	British Isles	42-05-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology (more)
42-04-30	New York NY	Cathay	34th Infantry Division (168th Infantry Regiment, 109th Engineer Combat Battalion less Companies "A" and "B", 175th Field Artillery Battalion, 185th Field Artillery Battalion)	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	British Isles	42-05-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-04-30	New York NY	Cristobal	34th Infantry Division (125th Field Artillery Battalion)	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	British Isles	42-05-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology (more)
42-04-30	New York NY	Santa Elena	???	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	Iceland	42-05-??	M. Schofield, whose father was in the Santa Elena crew (more) (related)
42-04-30	New York NY	Santa Rosa	???	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	Iceland	42-05-??	M. Schofield, whose father was in the Santa Elena crew (more) (related)
42-04-30	New York NY	McAndrews	???	8-ship convoy: split off May 8	Iceland	42-05-??	M. Schofield, whose father was in the Santa Elena crew (more) (related)
42-04 or 05	Oakland, CA	??? (small ship believed to have been in service between San Francisco and Hawaii)	Advance troops of the 1st Cavalry Division including the 8th Engineer (Combat) Battalion (~2,000 troops on board)	???	Brisbane, Australia	??? (After ~22 days)	Andrew Miller (who was on board)
42-05-11	New York NY	Queen Mary	1st Armored Division (part); 9,880 troops total & 875 crew	sailed alone	Firth of Clyde, Scotland	42-05-16	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology and S. Harding RMS Queen Mary, p. 77
42-05-11	New York NY	???	209th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft)	???	Scotland	42-05-17	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-05-19	San Francisco CA	West Point (AP23)	5,526 passengers (to Wellington; 5,513 to Melbourne)	sailed alone	Melbourne, Australia	42-09-04	West Point crewman W. McLain
42-05-22	The Clyde, Scotland	Queen Mary	9,537 troops (to Suez) & 872 crew	???	Suez (via Freetown, Cape Town & Simonstown)	42-06-22	S. Harding - Gray Ghost
42-05-25	New York NY	Duchess of York	1st Armored Division (141st Armored Signal Company)	???	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-06-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-05-25	New York NY	North King	1st Armored Division (47th Armored Medical Battalion)	???	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-06-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology
42-05-31	New York NY	Oriente	1st Armored Division (part, primarily from 1st Armored Regiment, including the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion)	???	Belfast, Northern Ireland	42-06-10	US Army Forces in Northern Ireland: Chronology and A. Dlugos, whose father was aboard with 701st TD
42-06-??	Liverpool, England	Durban Castle	Royal Air Force; others?	???	Durban, South Africa	42-??-??	Ken Stofer (who was on board)
42-06-23	Suez	Queen Mary	2,565 passengers & 871 crew	???	New York, NY (via Simonstown & Rio)	42-07-21	S. Harding - Gray Ghost

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