Information About Specific Crossings
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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.

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Quick Info About This Ship
Ship Type: Passenger Ship
War Service Dates: March 1940 - September 1946
Built: 1930-1936 - John Brown & Co., LTD., Clydebank, Scotland
Troop Capacity: 15,000+ troops
Disposition: Hotel & convention facility in Long Beach, CA

1941

January 14 to January 24

Embarkation/Debarkation: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to Sydney, Australia (via Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
February 4 to February 18
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Singapore (via Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
March 22 to April 1
Embarkation/Debarkation: Singapore to Sydney, Australia (via Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
April 9 to May 3
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Suez (via Jervis Bay, Freemantle, and Trincomalee)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 7 to May 25
Embarkation/Debarkation: Suez to Sydney, Australia (via Trincomalee and Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 13 to June 14
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 27 to June 28
Embarkation/Debarkation: Hobart, Australia to Sydney, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:

June 29 to July 25

Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Suez (via Freemantle and Trincomalee)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 26 to August 15
Embarkation/Debarkation: Suez To Sydney, Australia (via Trincomalee and Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
August 21 to August 23
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 1 to September 2
Embarkation/Debarkation: Hobart, Australia to Sydney, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 3 to September 23
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Suez (via Freemantle and Trincomalee)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 24 to October 13
Embarkation/Debarkation: Suez to Sydney, Australia (via Trincomalee and Freemantle)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
October 15 to October 16
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
October 22 to October 23
Embarkation/Debarkation: Hobart, Australia to Sydney, Australia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
November 1 to November 22
Embarkation/Debarkation: Sydney, Australia to Suez (via Jervis Bay, Freemantle, and Trincomalee)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
November 23 to December 28
Embarkation/Debarkation: Suez to Cape Town, South Africa (via Trincomalee)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
December 29 to January 12 (1942)
Embarkation/Debarkation: Cape Town, South Africa to New York, NY (via Trinidad)
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:

This information, specifications and resulting ship histories are gathered and compiled from from various sources that many times conflict. If you find an error or discrepancy, please email me at troopships@pier90.org or
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