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CONVOY HG 3
Departed Gibraltar on Oct. 12-1939 and arrived U.K. on the 21st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 25 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 and escorts are not known. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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Britannia
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British
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Listed in HG 5
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Hatasu
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Registan
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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War Krishna
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"
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none given
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none given
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–
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"
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tanker
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none given
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–
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Yorkshire
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sunk by U-37, Oct. 17
58 (55?) † |
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City of Guildford
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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British Captain
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"
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tanker
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Le Havre
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–
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Halizones
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Clan Chisholm
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sunk by U-48, Oct. 17
4 † |
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"
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Southampton
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–
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British Grenadier
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"
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tanker
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Liverpool
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–
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Sagaing
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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British Genius
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"
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tanker
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Liverpool
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–
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British Officer
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"
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tanker
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Avonmouth
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–
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Listed in the next convoy, HG 4
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City of Mandalay
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"
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general
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Le Havre
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Sunk by U-46, Oct. 17
7 (2?) † |
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Clan Macbean
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Baron Kelvin
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"
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pyrites
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Milford Haven / London
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–
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Kheti
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"
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foodstuffs
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Liverpool
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–
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Malvernian
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"
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none given
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Avonmouth
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–
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"
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"
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London
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–
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Kufra
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"
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"
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Liverpool
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–
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Gartbrattan
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"
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"
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Glasgow
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–
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PLM 15
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French
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–
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Barry
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–
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Treminnard
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British
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none given
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Hull
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–
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Brika
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"
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ore
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Milford Haven / Barry?
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–
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Hamla
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"
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ore
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Milford Haven / Barrow
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–
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Rod-el-Farag
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Egyptian
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none given
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London
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–
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Uskmouth*
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British
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"
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–
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–
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Pluviose
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French
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tanker
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Le Havre
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–
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Notes: Related external links: HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order. To the next HG convoy in my list HG 4 |
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