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CONVOY HG 30
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Departed Gibraltar on May 15-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 25th (Arnold Hague agrees w/27 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Po=Polish, Pa=Panamanian, Fi=Finnish, Eg=Egyptian, Est=Estonian |
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7
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8
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11
Anthea Glasgow (Br) |
21
Dromore Manchester (Br) |
31
Falmouth (Du) |
41
Elswick Park Portland (Br) |
51
London (Br) |
61
Trewellard Middlesbrough (Br) |
71 Clarissa Radcliffe Middlesbrough (Br) |
81 Holmside Burntisland (Br) |
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12
Alhama Belfast (Br) |
22
Cleodora Liverpool (Du) |
32
Marionga London (Gr) |
42
Grelhead Portland (Br) |
52
Switzerland London (Br) |
62
Hester Hull (Br) |
72 Georges Mabro Hull (Eg) |
82 Grodno Portland (Br) |
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13
Mari Glasgow (Est) |
23
Advance Clyde (Fi) |
33 Siremalm Falmouth (Norw) |
43 Maclaren Portland (Br) |
53 Avance I Portland (Norw) |
63 Lwow London (Po) |
73 Norseland London (Pa) |
83 Troja Falmouth (Norw) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Sumba Falmouth (Br) |
44 Silja Falmouth (Br) |
54 Stina Falmouth (Br) |
64 Svega Falmouth (Br) |
74 Como Portland (Br) |
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| Katendrecht and City of Evansville sailed in HGF 31
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Advance Sailing Telegram
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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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Clarissa Radcliffe
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From HG 29
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"
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general
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London
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In HGF 30
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Alhama
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"
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oil cake
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Belfast
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–
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Elswick Park
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"
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minerals
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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From HGF 30
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Dromore
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Vice Commodore
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Lwow
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Polish
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onions
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London
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–
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British
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general
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East-West
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In HGF 30
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Hester
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"
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pyrites
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Hull
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–
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Siremalm
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Norwegian
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salt
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Falmouth
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–
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Troja
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"
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general
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Falmouth
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–
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Switzerland
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British
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general
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London
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–
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Grelhead
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"
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oil cake - cotton seeds
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Portland / London
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From HGF 30
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Trewellard
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"
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ore
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Middlesbrough
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From HGF 30
Commodore |
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Advance
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Finnish
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general - ammunition
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Clyde
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–
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Cleodora
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Dutch
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Tanker - gas oil
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Manchester
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–
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Norseland
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Panamanian
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rice
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London
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Norw. managers
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Maclaren
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British
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pyrites
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Portland / Aberdeen
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–
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Anthea
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"
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ore
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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minerals
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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To HG 31 - did not sail
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"
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–
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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Listed in HGF 31
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Norwegian
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tanker
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Thameshaven
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Grodno
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British
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general
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Portland / London
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–
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Georges Mabro
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Egyptian
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pyrites
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Hull
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–
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Marionga
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Greek
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wheat
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London
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–
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Holmside
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British
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bauxite
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Burntisland
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–
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Svega
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth
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–
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Silja
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth
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–
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Stina
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth
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–
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Sumba
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth
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–
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Mari
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Estonian
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esparto grass
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Glasgow
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–
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Avance I
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Portland / Tyne
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–
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Como
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British
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general
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Portland / London
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Trewellard, Vice Commodore in Dromore. Commodore's notes and narrative are not available. All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - see the alphabet index at the end of this page. Norseland had Norwegian managers and is also included on this site. Escorts: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HGF 31 |
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