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CONVOY HG 1
Departed Gibraltar on Sept. 26-1939 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 6.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 28 ships in this convoy.
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Received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Commodore's notes and A 1 form are not available to me and, therefore, station numbers are not known. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Destination
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Clearpool
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British
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Weymouth
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Ilvington Court
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"
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Middlesbrough
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British Engineer
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"
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Southampton
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Palestinian Prince
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"
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Manchester
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Serbol
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"
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Belfast
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Abbeydale
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"
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Devonport
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British Science
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"
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Dublin
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Makalla
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"
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Avonmouth
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Carelia
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"
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Stanlow
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Maja
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"
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Grangemouth
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Largs Bay
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"
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London
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Dilwara
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"
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Southampton
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Westbury
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"
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London
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Mahratta*
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"
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London
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Llangibby Castle
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"
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London
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Estrellano
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"
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London
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City of Adelaide
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"
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London
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Macharda
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"
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London
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City of Dunkirk
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"
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London
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Calchas
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"
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London
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Kioto
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"
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Liverpool
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Stentor
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"
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Liverpool
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| The document listing the following ships is extremely blurry - some guessing has taken place. | ||
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Fabian
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"
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Liverpool
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PLM 22
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Cardiff
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Jurko Topic
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Yugoslavian
station 63 |
Weymouth
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Gabbiano
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Italian?
If so - later Empire Energy 1940 |
Cardiff
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PLM 25?
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Port Talbot
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Aldersdale
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British
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not given
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* Mahratta, cargo of jute, pig iron and general, went aground at Fork Spit, Goodwin Sands on Oct. 6, broke in two and abandoned - total loss. ("The World's Merchant Fleets 1939, R.W.Jordan). Misc. escorts throughout the voyage are named in HMS Colombo's report on Page 2 Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 2 |
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