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CONVOY HG 33
Departed Gibraltar on June 8-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 18th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/23 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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Oporto
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British
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oil cake - cotton
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Liverpool
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Vice Commodore
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Harpenden
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"
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oil cake - cotton seed
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Hull
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Commodore Vessel
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Kheti
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"
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oil cake - onions - cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Castilian
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Alcora
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"
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oil cake - meal
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Belfast
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–
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Algerian
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"
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oil cake - onions - wine
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Portland / London
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–
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Norwegian
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onions
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Portland / London
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Listed in HGF 34
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Elisabeth Lensen
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British
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iron ore - alpha
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Turul
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Hungarian
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Bobie
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British(?)
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pyrites
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Garston
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–
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"
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refrigerator general
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London
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Listed in previous convoy
HGF 33 |
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Mari Chandris
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Greek
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Matronna
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"
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barley - esparto
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Barry Docks
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–
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Somersby
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British
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From HGF 33
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Fylingdale
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"
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Cape St. Andrew
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"
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iron ore
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Hull
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–
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British Venture
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"
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Tanker W
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Ardrossan
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From HGF 33
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Sarastone
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"
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iron pyrites
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Belfast
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–
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Sandsend
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"
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iron pyrites
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Hull
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–
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Dago
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"
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cotton - onions
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Portland / London
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–
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Loanda
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"
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iron pyrites
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Poole
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–
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Chelatros
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Greek
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barley
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London
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–
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Eastmoor
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British
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iron ore
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Newcastle
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–
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Pandias
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Greek
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iron ore
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Dagenham
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–
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Carolus
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Finnish
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phosphates - esparto
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Hull
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–
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Notes: No further details are available. Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HGF 34 |
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