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CONVOY HG 24

Convoy HG 24 Cruising Order
Departed Gibraltar at 17:30 on March 28-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 7 (Arnold Hague says 41 ships).
Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

For info, some of the ships in this convoy are also listed in Convoy OB 98GF the previous month.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Gr=Greek, Po=Polish, Da=Danish, Pal=Palestinian, Eg=Egyptian
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Botusk
Glasgow
(Br)
21
Tactician
Liverpool
(Br)
31
Theseus
Liverpool
(Br)
41
Destro
Liverpool
(Br)
51
Yoma
Liverpool
(Br)
61
Medjerda
Portland
(Br)
 71
Shaftesbury
London
(Br)		 81
Helena Margareta
Middlesbrough
(Br)		 91
British Diplomat
Portland
(Br)
12
Anglo Peruvian
Glasgow
(Br)
22
Marklyn
Barrow
(Br)
32
Designer
Liverpool
(Br)
42
Baron Stranraer
Barrow
(Br)
52
Shahristan
Avonmouth
(Br)
62
Thelma
moved to 55

Otina
London
(Br)

 72
Sevilla
London
(Br)		 82
Baron Ogilvy
Hull
(Br)		 92
Margam Abbey
Tyne
(Br)
13
Mirupanu
Glasgow
23
Baron Douglas
Glasgow
(Br)
 33
Cervantes
Liverpool
(Br)		 43
Aghia Varvara
Liverpool
(Gr)		 53
Roseburn
Newport
(Br)		 63
Begum *
(Br)

Otina
moved up

Ullapool
Cardiff
(Br)

 73
Otina
moved to 63, then 62

Solarium
Southampton
(Br)

 83
Vancolite
Le Havre
(Br)		 93
Matronna
London
(Gr)
14
Shuna
Glasgow
(Br)		 24
Maclaren
Glasgow
(Br)		 34
Lissa
Manchester
(Br)		 44
Estrellano
Liverpool
(Br)		 54
Haifa Trader
Avonmouth
(Pal)

Hilde
Liverpool
(Da)

 64
Ullapool
moved up

Tabaristan
Avonmouth
(Br)

 74
Garonne
Manchester
(Norw)		 84
Zaafaran*
London
(Eg)		 94
Lublin
Southampton
(Po)
15 25
Alcora
Glasgow
(Br)		 35
Mairi Deftereou
Glasgow
(Gr)		 45
Empire Scout
Londonderry
(Br)		 55
Hilde
moved up

Thelma
Falmouth
(Br)

 65
Tabaristan
moved up		 75
illegible / crossed out
Hull		 85 95
* Begum, crossed out in station 63, is listed in Convoy HGF 25.
Also, there's a note in connection with Convoy HGF 25 that Istok, Polarsol, Calderon and British Viscount in that convoy were from HG 24. These are not mentioned in the A 1 form for HG 24.
For info, there was also a convoy designated HGF 24 (fast) which had left Gibraltar on March 25-1940 with 22 ships, arrival Liverpool Apr. 3.
* Zaafaran was later requisitioned for use as British Rescue Vessel, Oct.-1940.


Notes:
Commodore Vice Admiral R. Eliot, C.B.E. was in Yoma, Vice Commodore Vice Admiral B. Fairbairn, C.B.E. in Otina (later acted as Commodore for A section of 12 ships).

The convoy had 40 ships.

Average speed:
From Gibraltar to splitting point - 6.57 knots
From splitting point to Downs - 7.44 knots.

Matronna lost touch during the night of Apr. 3/4, approximate midnight position 46 16N 1 10W. Very erratic throughout the voyage and was cautioned by HMS Enchantress at dusk Apr. 3.

Sevilla, Medjerda and British Diplomat parted company for Portland at 08:00 on Apr. 6 in 49 57N 2 35W.

Vancolite left for Le Havre, and Solarium and Lublin for Southampton at 15:00 on Apr. 6 in 50 10N 1 11W.

Depth charges were dropped by HMS Wakeful at 13:15 and at 14:40 on Apr. 5 in 49 03N 5 46W - non sub - and again at 23:30 same day in 49 33N 4 9W - again non sub.

Pilot was embarked in the Downs at 07:00 Apr. 7.

Escorts:
From Gibraltar: HMS Sandwich and Enchantress. Enchantress later accompanied the A section and was relieved by local escort HMS Wakeful at dusk on Apr. 5-1940, south of Plymouth. (Wakeful joined at 14:20 that day)
HMS Venetia is also mentioned.

Air escort was present from 10:45 on Apr. 5 in 49 09N 6 13W, parted company at dusk Apr. 6.

Related external link:
HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order.

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