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

1946
December 29 (1945) to January 3
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: 11,346 troops & 846 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:

January 6 to January 11

Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,078 passengers & 845 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
February 5 to February 10
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: 2,509 passengers & 943 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
February 17 to February 21
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,793 passengers & 944 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
February 25 to March 1
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: 2,489 passengers & 935 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
March 5 to March 9
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
March 13 to March 18
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
March 21 to March 26
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
March 31 to April 4
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
April 8 to April 12
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,328 passengers & 936 care
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
April 17 to April 21
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to New York, NY
Units on Board: 2,509 passengers & 943 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
April 25 to April 30
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,582 passengers & 941 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 5 to May 8
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,495 passengers & 957 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 9 to May 10
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 14 to May 19
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,617 passengers & 979 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 24 to May 27
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,488 passengers & 977 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
May 29
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 2 to June 6
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,330 passengers & 977 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 11 to June 15
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,482 passengers & 990 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 16 to June 17
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
June 21 to June 26
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,323 passengers & 987 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at Wary
Notes:
July 1 to July 4
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,543 passengers & 993 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 5 to July 6
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 10 to July 14
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,217 passengers & 1,006 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 20 to July 23
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 24 to July 25
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
July 29 to August 2
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
August 8 to August 11
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,428 passengers & 994 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
August 13
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
August 17 to August 21
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,419 passengers & 1,018 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
August 28 to August 31
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,370 passengers & 995 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 2 to September 3
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, NY
Units on Board: Unknown
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 6 to September 10
Embarkation/Debarkation: New York, NY to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 1,455 passengers & 972 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 15 to September 18
Embarkation/Debarkation: Southampton, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Units on Board: 2,077 passengers & 993 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes:
September 24 to September 27
Embarkation/Debarkation: Halifax, Nova Scotia to Southampton, England
Units on Board: 999 crew
Convoy Number: None known
Source: S. Harding - Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War
Notes: The HMT Queen Mary was demobilized upon her arrival at Southampton.

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