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CONVOY HG 42
Departed Gibraltar on Aug. 19-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 3.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 17 ships in this convoy, but gives departure date Aug. 20.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England - 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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Fenja
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847 gt
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cork
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Kirkaldy
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Also listed in HG 41
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Palacio
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Highwear
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"
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iron pyrites
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Belfast
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–
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Alfa
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Swedish
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iron pyrites
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Manchester
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–
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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To HG 43
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Pollux
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Estonian
(923 gt) |
cork
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Glasgow
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–
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British
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iron pyrites
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Glasgow
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To HG 43
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Neuralia
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"
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passengers
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Liverpool
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Commodore
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Penshurst
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"
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pit props
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Barry
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–
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Charlwood
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"
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pit props
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Cardiff
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–
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Kyriaki
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Greek
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jute
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Glasgow
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–
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Alca
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Torfinn Jarl
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Norwegian
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minerals - pyrites
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Silloth
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–
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N. C. Monberg
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Danish
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Maywood
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British
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pit props
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Barry
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–
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237 gt
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none given
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–
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–
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Saint Germain
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British
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pit props
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Port Talbot
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–
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Rhineland
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"
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pyrites
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Runcorn
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–
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HMS Tiercel
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"
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–
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Clyde
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Vice Commodore
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Memphis
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Egyptian
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potash
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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lost touch? See *
(not at rendezvous) |
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Notes: * I'm not sure whether the note "not at rendezvous" means the ship did not sail at all, or whether it was no longer present at the time of rendezvous with local escort on Aug. 30. I believe the latter to be the case. Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 43 |
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