APPENDIX A TO HISTORY OF CONVOY & ROUTING

PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS USED

ALUSNA	-	U.S. Naval Attache
ALUSLO	-	U.S. Naval Liaison Officer
ALUSNOB	-	U.S. Naval Observer
AMCON	-	American Consul
AS	-	U.S. to West African Ports
AT	-	U.S. to U.K. (Military)
BAD	-	British Admiralty Delegation
BAMS	-	Broadcast to Allied Merchant Ships
BC	-	U.S. East Coast to Society Islands
BT	-	Bahia to Trinidad
BUSRA	-	British-United States Routing Agreement
BX	-	Boston to Halifax
C	-	Confidential dispatch
C&R	-	Convoy and Routing Section, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet and Commander, Tenth Fleet
CINCMED	-	Commander in Chief, Mediterranean
CINCLANT	-	Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet
CINCPAC	-	Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet
CNO	-	Chief of Naval Operations
ComEastSeaFron	-	Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier
ComFourthFleet	-	Commander, Fourth Fleet
CominCh	-	Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (Headquarters)
ComNavEu	-	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
ComNavNaw	-	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters
ComPaSeaFron	-	Commander, Panama Sea Frontier
ComSoLant	-	Commander, South Atlantic Force
ComTenthFlt (C&R)	-	Commander, Teth Fleet, Convoy and Routing Section
ComWesSeaFron	-	Commander, Western Sea Frontier
CSA	-	Consular Shipping Adviser
CU	-	New York to Netherlands West Indies
CU	-	New York to U.K.
EASTOMP	-	Eastern Ocean Meeting Point
GAT	-	Guantanamo to Aruba and Trinidad
GK	-	Guantanamo to Key West
GM	-	Galveston to Mississippi River
GN	-	Guantanamo to New York
GP	-	Galveston to Pilottown
GS	-	Greenland to St. Johns, N.F., (or Sydney)
GZ	-	Guantanamo to Panama Canal Zone
HHX	-	Halifax Joiner to HX Convoy
HK	-	Galveston to Key West
HOMP	-	Halifax Ocean Meeting Point
HX	-	New York to U.K.
HXF	-	New York to Liverpool, Fast
HXM	-	New York to Liverpool, Medium
HXS	-	New York to Liverpool, Slow
ICOMP	-	Iceland Ocean Meeting Point
JT	-	Rio de Janiero to Trinidad
KG	-	Key West to Guantanamo
KH	-	Key West to Galveston
KM	-	U.K. to Mediterranean
KN	-	Key West to New York (also Key West to Norfolk)
KS	-	Norfolk to Key West
LW	-	U.S. East Coast to South West Pacific (Lone Wolf)
MERCO	-	Merchant Control System

MG	-	Mississippi River to Galveston
MK	-	Mediterranean to U.K.
NA	-	Canada to U.K.
NG	-	New York to Guantanamo
NK	-	New York to Key West
NMCS	-	Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff
NSHQ	-	Naval Service Headquarters (Canadian)
NTS	-	Naval Transportation Service
OCT	-	Office of Chief of Transportation (U.S. Army)
ON	-	Liverpool to New York, Fast
ONF	-	Liverpool to New York, Fast
ONI	-	Office of Naval Intelligence
ONM	-	Liverpool to New York, Medium
ONS	-	Liverpool to New York, Slow
OP	-	Naval Operations
OT	-	Aruba or Curacao to Northwest Africa
OT	-	Curacao to Trinidad
OT	-	New York to Netherlands West Indies
PD	-	Port Director
PG	-	Pilottown to Galveston
S	-	Secret Dispatch
SC	-	Halifax Slow to U.K.
SG	-	Sydney or St. Johns, N.F. to Greenland
SOMP	-	Sydney Ocean Meeting Point
TA	-	U.K. to U.S. (Military)
TAG	-	Trinidad to Aruba to Guantanamo
TAW	-	Trinidad to Aruba to Key West
TB	-	Trinidad to Bahia
TCU	-	New York to U.K. (Troop)
TJ	-	Trinidad to Rio de Janiero
TM	-	Trinidad to Gibraltar
TMF	-	Trinidad to Gibraltar, Fast
TO	-	Netherlands West Indies to New York
TO	-	Northwest Africa to Aruba or Curacao
TO	-	Trinidad to Curacao
TU	-	U.K. to U.S.A. (Troop)
UC	-	U.K. to New York
UCT	-	U.K. to New York (Troop)
UG	-	U.S. to Mediterranean
UGF	-	U.S. to Mediterranean, Fast
UGS	-	U.S. to Mediterranean, Slow
USNR	-	United States Naval Reserve
UT	-	U.S.A. to U.K. (Troop)
VE	-	Victory in Europe (8 May 1945)
VESCA	-	Vessels and Cargo (Communication System)
WAT	-	Key West to Aruba to Trinidad
WESTCOMP	-	Western Ocean Meeting Point
WHX	-	St. Johns, N.F., joiner to HX
WS	-	U.K. to Middle East to India
WSA	-	War Shipping Administration
WSC	-	Wabana joiner to SC
XB	-	Halifax to Boston
ZG	-	Canal Zone to Guantanamo

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