CW-8 would be a Channel convoy Westbound

My post refers to CE-8 which would be a Channel convoy Eastbound

I believe that Les's mention of CW-8 is a typo as two of the ships he goes on to mention were the "John M" & the "Molly M" both detailed as having been damaged on CW-9

Another quote from one of Les's earlier posts (11 Jan 08 - 07:34 AM):

"Under the new operating regime, the first coastal convoy to move through the Straits was CE8, which sailed from Dartmouth on 2 August; it was joined by two more ships off Weymouth and sailed on to St Helen's, Isle of Wight on the next leg at 1800 the same day. The new tactic of creeping from harbour to harbour and laying up by day had appeared to work. CE8 got through with no losses and no opposition. It looked good for the return convoy, CW9, which assembled off Southend on 6 August. At the time it was not known that the Germans had carefully plotted the progress of the eastbound convoy for the whole of its tedious passage and drew up their plans accordingly."

Eastbound and Westbound convoys would not be given the same numerical designator - would only serve to confuse things.

RAF had problems guarding Channel convoys as the Luftwaffe could pounce on them before the RAF fighters could get off the ground, climb to altitude and attack them.