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EWP

'EWP' was the designation of Allied military convoys (together with a numerical suffix) carrying personnel from the Isle of Wight to the Seine Bay, France, and as such reciprocals of the 'FWP' series (June 1944).

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Associated with the 'Overlord' landings in Normandy, the sole known example is EWP.1 of 7/8 June 1944 with the 1,573-ton Dutch Batavier II, 2,388-ton British Biarritz, 16,297-ton British Cameronia, 11,275-ton British Devonshire, 11,509-ton Belgian Leopoldville, 9,182-ton British Neuralia, 1,595-ton British New Bedford and 11,402-ton British Worcestershire. Escort was provided by the cruiser minelayer Adventure, light cruiser Despatch and auxiliary minelayer Southern Prince, and another British commissioned ship in this convoy was the 7,177-ton infantry landing ship Empire Crossbow.

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