There were a lot of what was supposed to be luxury liners that were taken and used to transport troops. The first SS Queen and SS Mary were two. I believe that one was sunk right at the port. delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 10:18 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship | Is there any way to find the name of an English ship which transported | American service men from Boston Port of Embarkation to Liverpool in November of | 1944 arriving there Nov 17, 1944. | | I know that the American ship Wakefield sailed about the same time but I | have heard that there was an English ship which left Boston P of E carrying | American troops. | | Thanks | | Jessie, Calif | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 |

http://troopships.pier90.org/crossings/1944b.htm The Wakefield was the only one I could find: 44-11-10 Boston, MA Wakefield 81st Engineer Combat Battalion, Division Artillery (589th, 590th, 591st, 592nd Field Artillery Battalions, Division Artillery Headquarters Battery), Special Troops (including 106th Reconnaissance Troop) (all from the 106th Infantry Division ); Battalion of black Quartermaster troops sailed alone Liverpool, England 44-11-17 Dupuy, St. Vith: Lion in the Way (1947), p. 8 and J. Kline (more) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship | There were a lot of what was supposed to be luxury liners that were taken | and used to transport troops. The first SS Queen and SS Mary were two. I | believe that one was sunk right at the port. | delilah | ----- Original Message ----- | From: <JbarL@aol.com> | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 10:18 PM | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship | | || Is there any way to find the name of an English ship which transported || American service men from Boston Port of Embarkation to Liverpool in | November of || 1944 arriving there Nov 17, 1944. || || I know that the American ship Wakefield sailed about the same time but I || have heard that there was an English ship which left Boston P of E | carrying || American troops. || || Thanks || || Jessie, Calif || || || ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== || To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: | WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to | tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now | if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us | understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov | 4, 1944. || || ============================== || New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors | at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: | http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 || | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |

Here is another that sailed but got there on Nov 8, 1944: Actually it sailed prior on 10/4/44 - 10/12/44. 44-10-31 Boston, MA West Point (AP23) 7,615 passengers: 201st General Hospital sailed alone Liverpool, England 44-11-08 West Point crewman W. McLain and Helen Halcovage of the 201st Gen Hosp, via A. Shollenberger (more) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship | There were a lot of what was supposed to be luxury liners that were taken | and used to transport troops. The first SS Queen and SS Mary were two. I | believe that one was sunk right at the port. | delilah | ----- Original Message ----- | From: <JbarL@aol.com> | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 10:18 PM | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Troop ship | | || Is there any way to find the name of an English ship which transported || American service men from Boston Port of Embarkation to Liverpool in | November of || 1944 arriving there Nov 17, 1944. || || I know that the American ship Wakefield sailed about the same time but I || have heard that there was an English ship which left Boston P of E | carrying || American troops. || || Thanks || || Jessie, Calif || || || ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== || To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: | WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to | tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now | if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us | understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov | 4, 1944. || || ============================== || New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors | at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: | http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 || | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx |