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CONVOY HGF 30
Departed Gibraltar on May 12-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 20th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/42 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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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British Splendour
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Katha
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"
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lead
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Portland / London
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–
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Harpasa
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"
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cotton seeds
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Portland / Hull
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–
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Reynolds
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"
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flour
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Manchester
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–
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Stentor
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"
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Eastern general - oil cake
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Liverpool
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Vice Commodore
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Malvernian
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"
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cotton - onions - oil cake
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Liverpool
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–
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Tasso
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"
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onions - oil cake
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Portland / London
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–
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Baron Renfrew
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"
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ore
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Workington
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–
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Shetland
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"
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general - potatoes
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London
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–
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Arinia
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"
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Tanker W
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Portland / London
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–
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City of Venice
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"
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manganese ore - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Norma
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Norwegian
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general
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Falmouth
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–
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Inkosi
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British
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sugar - molasses
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London
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Commodore
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Bandar Shahpour
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"
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barley - general
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Portland / London
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–
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British Diligence
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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–
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British Confidence
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"
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Tanker W
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Portland / London
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–
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"
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oil cake - cotton seeds
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Portland / London
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Listed in HG 30
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Belgian
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fruit - onions
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London
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–
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Jeypore
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British
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jute - manganese ore
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Portland / London
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–
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W. Hendrik
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"
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ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Salvus
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"
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general
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Hull
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From HG 29
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Forresbank
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"
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sugar - onions
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Portland / Hull
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From HG 29
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Harpathian
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"
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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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ore
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Middlesbrough
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Listed in HG 30
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Trebartha
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"
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ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Mardinian
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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British Gunner
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"
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Eirini Kyriakidou
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Greek
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wheat
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Cardiff
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–
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Scottish Monarch
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Modasa
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"
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general
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Portland / London
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–
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Darina
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"
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Tanker W
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Manchester
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–
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Baron Jedburgh
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"
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ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Bradfyne
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"
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ore
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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–
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Baron Saltoun
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"
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pyrites
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Ipswich
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–
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"
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ore
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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Listed in HG 30
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Mountpark
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"
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cotton seed
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Portland / Hull
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From HGF 28
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Rod el Farag
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Egyptian
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wheat - timber
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London
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–
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Portsea
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British
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pyrites
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Preston
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–
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Thorshavn
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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City of Athens
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British
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general
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Portland / London
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From HG 30
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Ampleforth
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"
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pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Rupert de Larrinaga
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"
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iron ore - esparto grass
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Cardiff
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–
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Sicilia
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Swedish
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fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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British Science
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British
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Tanker W
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Manchester
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–
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Volturno
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"
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general
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Portland / London
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From HG 30
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Gdynia
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Swedish
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oil cakes
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Liverpool
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–
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Notes: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 30 |
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