Indian Ocean Convoys
| Code Prefix | Indian Ocean Routes | First Sailing | Last Sailing | Number of Convoys | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | Aden to Mumbai | November 1942 | |||
| ABF | Aden to Mumbai | fast troopship convoys | |||
| AJ | Aden to Colombo | ||||
| AK | Aden to Kilindini Harbour | ||||
| AKD | Aden to Durban via Kilindini Harbour | September 1943 | |||
| AM | Chittagong to Chennai | ||||
| AP | Aden to Persian Gulf | Late 1942 | |||
| AS | United States to Suez Canal | March 1942 | via Freetown | ||
| BA | Mumbai to Aden | May 1941 | November 1942 | ||
| BAF | Mumbai to Aden | fast troopships | |||
| BC | Beira, Mozambique to Durban (OR) Mumbai to Colombo | July 1942 from Beira - September 1943 from Mumbai | September 1942 from Beira | ||
| BK | Mumbai to Karachi | 1943 | 1943 | little used | |
| BM | Mumbai to Singapore (or Colombo after January 1942) | ||||
| BN | Mumbai to Suez Canal | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| BP | Mumbai to Persian Gulf | ||||
| BS | Suez Canal to Aden | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| C | Colombo to dispersal | 1942 | 1942 | ||
| CA | Cape Town southward to dispersal | ||||
| CB | Durban to Beira, Mozambique | ||||
| CD | Cape Town to Durban | ||||
| CF | Colombo to Fremantle, Western Australia | occasional use | |||
| CH | Chittagong to Kolkata | ||||
| CJ | Kolkata to Colombo | ||||
| CM | Cape Town to Aden | military convoys via Kilindini Harbour | |||
| CX | Colombo to Addu Atoll | {return Addu Atoll to Colombo convoys used same CX designation} | |||
| DC | Durban to Cape Town | ||||
| DK | Durban to Kilindini Harbour | ||||
| DKA | Durban to Aden via Kilindini Harbour | ||||
| DLM | Durban to Maputo | ||||
| DM | Durban to Malaya | 1941 | 1942 | 3 | |
| DN | Durban northwards to dispersal | ||||
| HB | Australia to India | 1945 | 1945 | troopships | |
| HC | Kolkata to Chittagong | ||||
| JA | Colombo to Aden | ||||
| JC | Colombo to Kolkata | ||||
| JM | India to Madagascar via Kilindini Harbour | 1943 | 1943 | ||
| JMG | assault convoy to Malaya | September 1945 | 1 | ||
| JS | Colombo to Singapore | November 1941 | February 1942 | ||
| KA | Kilindini Harbour to Aden | ||||
| KM | Karachi to Mumbai | ||||
| KD | Kilindini Harbour to Durban | ||||
| KM | Kilindini Harbour to Madagascar | ||||
| KP | Karachi to Persian Gulf | ||||
| KR | Kolkata and Rakhine State ports to Yangon | 1945 | 1945 | ||
| LMD | Maputo to Durban | ||||
| MA | Kilindini Harbour to Aden | ||||
| MC | Aden to Cape Town via Kilindini Harbour and Durban | ||||
| MD | Madagascar to Durban | 1 | |||
| MK | Madagascar to Kilindini Harbour | ||||
| MN | Mauritius to Seychelles | ||||
| MR | Chennai to Yangon | ||||
| OW | Australia to India | ||||
| PA | Persian Gulf to Aden | ||||
| PB | Persian Gulf to Mumbai | ||||
| RK | Colombo to Kilindini Harbour (OR) Yangon to Kolkata via Rakhine State | 1944 from Colombo, 1945 from Rangoon | 1944 from Colombo, 1945 from Rangoon | ||
| RM | Yangon to Colombo via Chennai | ||||
| SD | Seychelles to Madagascar | ||||
| SJ | Singapore to Colombo | November 1941 | February 1942 | ||
| SM | Jakarta to Fremantle, Western Australia | ||||
| SR | Kolkata to Yangon | 1941 | 1942 | ||
| SU | Suez Canal to Australia | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| SW | Suez Canal to Kilindini Harbour or Durban | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| US | Australia to Suez Canal | ||||
| WO | India to Australia | troopships | |||
| WS | British Isles to Suez Canal and Mumbai | troopships; WS convoys on at least one occasion routed via Freetown and Durban |
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