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PH (ii)

'PH' (ii) was the designation of Allied convoys (together with a numerical suffix) plying the route from Leyte, Philippine islands group, to Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea (January 1945).

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The first know example of this 'Philippines to Humboldt' series was PH.3 of 16/21 January 1945 with the US Elwood Haynes, 7,176-ton US Josiah Royce, 7,176-ton Kate Douglas Wiggin, 3,717-ton Norwegian Meteor, 10,448-ton US Rainier, 7,176-ton US W. B. Ayer and commissioned ship Acubens. The last was PH.4 of 23/28 January 1945 with the 2,608-ton Dutch Both, US Carl E. Ladd, US Francis W. Parker, US Francis Wilson, 9,943-ton US General R. L. Howse, 7,207-ton US Henry L. Gantt, 10,172-ton US Horseshoe, 7,176-ton US Howell Cobb, US James Oliver Curwood, 7,176-ton US John Lind, 7,176-ton US John Page, US John W. Cullen, US John W. Troy, 10,296-ton US Lake Erie, 7,176-ton US Lillian Wald, US Mello Franco, US New London, US Niantic Victory, 7,176-ton US Samuel Lancaster, US Segundo Ruizbelvis, 7,176-ton Simon Bolivar, US War Hawk, US William H. Allen, 7,176-ton William L. Sublette, LCI-611, LCI-967, LCI-971, LST-594 and four US commissioned ships in the form of Allegan, Appanoose, 7,241-ton Pastores and 4,500-ton dock landing ship Rushmore.

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