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CONVOY HGF 32
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Departed Gibraltar on May 28-1940 and arrived Liverpool on June 6 (Arnold Hague agrees w/32 ships). |
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| Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Captains' names are in parenthesis, above the names is info on armament where known (pdr.=pounder). Further details have been added with the help of: Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Gr=Greek, Po=Polish † = died |
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7
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8
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9
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11
Milcrest iron ore - esparto grass Glasgow 4" (T. Trott) (Br) |
21
Clausina benzine Mersey 4" & 12 pdr. (W. Turnbull) (Br) |
31
West Wales iron ore Port Talbot 4" & 12 pdr. (F. C. Nichoels) (Br) |
41
Alderamin grain Liverpool (C. H. van Os) (Du) |
51
Mahanada general Dundee 4" (H. B. Bannatyne) (Br) |
61
Harcalo iron ore London 4" & 12 pdr. (S. G. Tyer?) (Br) |
71 Hartlepool iron ore - esparto Middlesbrough 4" & 12 pdr. (W. J. Rogerson) (Br) |
81 Erato general London (G. D. Small) (Br) |
91 Pacific iron ore Middlesbrough 4" (A. W. Philipson) (Br) |
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12
Stagpool iron ore Workington 4" & 12 pdr. (H. G. Forrest) (Br) |
22
Axios manganese ore Workington (E. Frangos) (Gr) |
32
Medjerda iron ore Cardiff 4" & 12 pdr. (W. Williams) (Br) |
42
Blitar general Greenock (F. Gaas) (Du) |
52
Britsum ground nuts Hull (D. Bakker) (Du) |
62
Vilja crude oil Brest (E. Karlsen) (Norw) |
72 Torfinn Jarl potatoes - pyrites Portland (A. Fredriksen) (Norw) |
82 San Andres potatoes Portland (H. Hansen) (Norw) |
92 Palmella cork - general London 12 pdr. (F. Bird) (Br) |
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Norman Prince cotton Manchester 4" & 12 pdr. (J. Thompson) (Br) |
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Lise crude oil Swansea (S. Frette) (Norw) |
33 Woensdrecht kerosene - gas oil Mersey (G. Edyper?) (Du) |
43 Kedoe general London (J. J. Vuyk) (Du) |
53 Fernhill copper Marseilles (N. Wie) (Norw) |
63 San Alvaro aviation spirit Brest 4" & 12 pdr. (J. W. Tozer) (Br) |
73 Puck cork Portland (Piekarski) (Po) |
83 Deucalion grain - general Portland (A. Kalsdorp) (Du) |
93 Ioanna onions Newcastle (B. Laskos) Sunk - 0(?)† (Gr) |
| 14 | 24 Harlingen ballast Philadelphia (Br) |
34 Darcoila iron ore Barrow 4" (Br) |
44 Ootmarsum grain Portland (J. deVries) (Du) |
54 Skudd 5 ballast Falmouth (H. Andersen) (Norw) |
64 Skudd 4 ballast Falmouth (M. Nilssen) (Norw) |
74 | 84 | 94 |
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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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Lise
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Norwegian
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Tanker
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Swansea
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–
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Vilja
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"
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Tanker
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Brest
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–
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Norman Prince
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British
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cotton
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Manchester
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–
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Erato
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Ioanna
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Greek
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onions
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Newcastle
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–
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West Wales
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British
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ore
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Port Talbot
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–
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Palmella
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"
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cork - general
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London
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–
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"
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ore
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Middlesbrough
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Listed in HG 32
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Dutch
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onions
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London
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From HG 31
Listed in HG 32 |
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Britsum
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"
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ground nuts
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Hull
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From HG 31
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"
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general
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Plymouth
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From HG 31
Listed in HG 32 |
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Deucalion
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"
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general
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London
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From HG 31
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Mahanada
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British
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general
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Dundee
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From HG 31
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Alderamin
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Dutch
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grain
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Liverpool
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From HG 31
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British
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Tanker
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–
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–
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Hartlepool
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"
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ore - esparto
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Harcalo
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"
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ore
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London
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Commodore
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San Alvaro
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"
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Tanker W
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Brest
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–
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Puck
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Polish
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cork
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Portland / Kirkaldy
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–
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Clausina
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British
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Tanker
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Mersey
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Vice Commodore
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Milcrest
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"
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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San Andres
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Norwegian
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potatoes
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Portland / London
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–
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Fernhill
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"
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copra
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Marseilles
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–
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Skudd 4
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth
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–
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Skudd 5
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"
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whale catcher
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Falmouth-
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–
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Woensdrecht
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Dutch
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Tanker W
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Mersey
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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Falmouth f. o.
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Listed in HG 34
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Torfinn Jarl
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Norwegian
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pyrites - potatoes
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Portland / London
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–
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Pacific
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Ootmarsum
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Dutch
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grain
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Leith
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–
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Kedoe
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Blitar
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"
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general
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Greenock
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–
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Stagpool
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Axios
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Greek
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manganese ore
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Workington
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–
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Harlingen
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British
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ballast
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Hampton Roads
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–
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Medjerda
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"
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From HG 32
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Darcoila
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"
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iron ore - esparto grass
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Barrow
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Harcalo, Vice Commodore in Clausina. Pacific and Ioanna lost touch with the convoy on the night of May 29/30. Ioanna, on a voyage from Alexandria for Tyne, was shelled and sunk on June 1 by U-37, 120 miles west of Finisterre. Crew landed at Vigo. Harlingen parted company for Philadelphia on the night of May 29/30. Fernhill left at 13:34 May 30. Alderamin, Axios, Stagpool, Medjerda, Blitar, Norman Prince, Milcrest, Lise, West Wales, Darcoila, Woensdrecht, Clausina left at 06:00 June 4. Commodore's notes are not available. All the Norwegian ships sailing in this convoy are discussed on this website - they can be found via the alphabet index at the bottom of this page. Escort: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 32 |
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