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CONVOY HG 18
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Departed Gibraltar at 14:30 on Febr. 9-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th (Arnold Hague says 36 ships). |
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| A 1 form received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Br=British, Eg=Egyptian, Yug=Yugoslavian |
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Longwood Clyde (Br) |
21
Inverlee Clyde (Br) |
31
Baron Loudoun Glasgow (Br) |
41
Vasco Liverpool (Br) |
51
Liverpool (Br) Earlspark |
61
Photinia Middlesbrough (Br) |
71 Temple Mead Hull (Br) |
81 Glenstrae London (Br) |
91 Trebartha London (Br) |
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12
Capsa Manchester (Br) |
22
Coulmore Workington (Br) |
32
Kyleglen Liverpool (Br) |
42
Korana Milford Haven/Avonmouth (Yug) |
52
Auris Pauillac (Br) |
62
Korkmoor Hull (Br?) |
72 Star of Ramleh London (Eg) |
82 Alex Middlesbrough (Br) |
92 Mountpark London (Br) |
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13
Mardinian Manchester (Br) |
23
British Justice Swansea (Br) |
33 British Endurance Avonmouth (Br) |
43 Magdalena Newport (Br) |
53 Amastra Pauillac (Br) |
63 Antiope Le Havre (Br) |
73 Cydonia Middlesbrough (Br) |
83 Refast Hull (Br) |
93 Benlawers London (Br) |
| 14 Sakkaraz* Liverpool |
24 Caverock* Liverpool |
34 Fidra Larne (Br? Fi? Sw?) |
44 British Trader Swansea (Br) |
54 | 64 Valldemosa London (Br) |
74 Greenland* London |
84 Horsa London |
94 Trecarrell** Philadelphia (Br) |
| 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 Eskdalegate** Halifax (Br) |
55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 95 |
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* Sakkaraz was delayed due to defects - joined at 13:00 on Febr. 10. Additionally, the German prize Morea, escorted by a French destroyer, joined the convoy on Febr. 14 - later detached for Plymouth. ** The ships in stations 45 and 94 detached for Philadelphia and Halifax at 18:00 on Febr. 10. For info, they are both listed in Convoy HX 28 from Halifax on March 18-1940. |
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Notes: Commodore, Rear Admiral K. E. L. Creighton, was in Vasco, Vice Commodore in Temple Mead. * Caverock had originally been scheduled for Convoy HGF 18. The cancelled Waroonga is listed in Convoy HGF 19. Average speed: 7 knots. Coulmore parted company in heavy weather on the night of Febr. 13. The ships in stations 52 and 53 (to Brest with French escort), as well as those in columns 6 through 9 parted company at 08:30 on Febr. 16, escorted by HMS Viscount (except for Trecarrell, which had left on the 10th, Cydonia and Greenland, which were missing, and possibly Antiope). The Vice Commodore in Temple Mead was Commodore for this section - average speed: 6 1/2 knots. The German prize Morea was also part of this section. Bristol section - British Justice, British Endurance, Korana, Magdalena, and British Trader parted company at 18:00 on Febr. 17 for Milford Haven. Longwood, Baron Loudoun and Fidra detached for Clyde, Glasgow and Larne at 16:00 on Febr. 18. Refast, Captain J. Andrews, is said to be "a danger to any convoy due to very excessive funnel smoke. Signals produced no result". She also had difficulty keeping her station and the French destroyer Valmy "concluded this ship should not be included in convoy". Escorts: Air Escort: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HGF 19 |
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