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CONVOY HG 46
Departed Gibraltar on Oct. 31-1940 arrived Liverpool on Nov. 19.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 51 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Info on ships sunk is from |
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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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Kyloe
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British
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iron pyrites
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Glagow
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–
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Garm
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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*
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City of Dublin
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Irish
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oxide of iron - onions
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Bristol
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*
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Vae Victis
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Belgian
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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*
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Portugal
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"
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Empire Tern
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British
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Veronica
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Barrow
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*
Sunk Nov. 17 by U-137 17† - 3 survived |
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Ring
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"
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iron pyrites
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Kings Lynn
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*
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Samlanes
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Norwegian
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pit wood
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Swansea
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*
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City of Antwerp
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British(?)
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general
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Liverpool
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*
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Mansuria
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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Balmore*
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British
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pyrites
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Glasgow
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Bombed - 27†
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Nicolaos Filinis
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Greek
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Auk
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British
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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–
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Starling
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"
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iron ore
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Runcorn
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–
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Trajan
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Methil / Tyne
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*
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Lanahrone
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British
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onions
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Liverpool
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*
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Odysseus
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Dutch
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pit props
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Port Talbot
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–
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Texelstroom
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"
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pit props
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Sunderland
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*
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City of Waterford
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Irish
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general
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Liverpool
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*
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Erato
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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From HG 45
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Dundee
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"
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cork shavings
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Kirkaldy
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Vice Commodore
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Mars
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Dutch
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pit props
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Hull
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Returned to Gibraltar
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Tejo
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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*
(also listed in HG 47) |
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Dagmar I
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British (ex Da)
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general
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Liverpool
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*
Commodore |
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Sellinge
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"
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pit wood
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Cardiff
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–
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Penshurst
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"
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pit wood
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Newport
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–
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Varegg
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Manchester
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*
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Uskside
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British
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Fendris
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"
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general - wine
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Bristol
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–
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Magne
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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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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*
Sunk Nov. 17 by U-137 no casualties |
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Merkland
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Drake
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531 gt
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general
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London
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–
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Rhineland
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British
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general
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London
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–
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Courland
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Estrellano
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Clonlara
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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*
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Garlinge
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"
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pit wood
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Cardiff
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–
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Theseus
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Dutch
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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–
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British
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–
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Preston
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Sailed in HG 47
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Britannic
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"
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Frigga
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" (Da)
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pit props
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Immingham
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–
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Gothland
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Andoni
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678 gt
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iron pyrites
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Bristol
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*
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Scania
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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Sailed in HG 47
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Sarastone
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"
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Yugoslavian
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pyrites
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Cork
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Sailed in HG 47
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Dutch
477 gt |
pit props
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Preston
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To HG 47 - did not sail
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"
399 gt |
pit props
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Manchester
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Sailed in HG 47
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Wrotham
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British
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pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Lublin
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Polish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Leeuwarden
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Varna
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"
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Thysville
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Belgian
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passengers
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Kingston, Jamaica
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Notes: * These ships have the word "Not" typed next to them - not sure what this means. They are not crossed out, nor do they show up in the next convoy (except for Tejo - Mansuria is also mentioned). * Balmore, on a voyage from Huelva for Glasgow with 2800 tons pyrites and cork, was bombed on Nov. 11-1940 in approx. 52N 17W, presumed sunk - entire complement of 27 died. Saint Germain, voyage from Leixoes for Port Talbot with 1440 tons of pit props, was torpedoed by U-137 on Nov. 17, 55 40N 8 40W, all 18 on board were saved. Sank Nov. 18 - pit props and wreckage found on Nov. 19 in 55 20N 8 52W. Commodore's notes are not available and, therefore, escorts are not known. All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - they can be found with the help of the alphabet index below. Related external links: HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order. To find out if any of these ships were in convoys going in the other direction, see To the next HG convoy in my list HG 47 |
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