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CONVOY HG 47
Departed Gibraltar on Nov. 19 (20?)-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 4.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 30 ships in this convoy (w/departure date Nov. 20).
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Transcribed from 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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Trsat
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Yugoslavian
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iron pyrites
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Cork
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From HG 46
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Balduin
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Sunderland
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–
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Nato
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Dutch
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pit props
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Manchester
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From HG 46
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Marie
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Belgian
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pit props
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Newport
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–
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Cabenda
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534 gt
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copper pyrites
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Bristol
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–
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Scotia
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Jan Brons
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Dutch
400 gt |
sleepers
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Port Talbot
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–
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Ala
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Palacio
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British
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fruit
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Bristol
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–
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Aighai
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Baron Cochrane
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British
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Lissa
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"
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pyrites
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Goole
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–
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Meta
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"
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Baron Renfrew
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"
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iron ore
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Grangemouth
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Vice Commodore
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Brandenburg
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"
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pyrites
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Preston
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From HG 46
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Tejo
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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From HG 46
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Aguila
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Switzerland
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"
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Thurso
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"
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fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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Waldinge
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"
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iron ore
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Workington
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From HG 46
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Stanhope
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"
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pit props
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Newport
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–
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Portsea
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"
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pit props
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Port Talbot
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–
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Spero
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"
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general
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Preston
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–
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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Alfa
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"
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Askeladden
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Dutch
466 gt |
pit props
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Preston
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Listed in HG 48
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"
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pit props
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Preston
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From HG 46
Listed in HG 48 |
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Avoceta
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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Commodore
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Cardiff
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Listed in HG 48
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Yugoslavian
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minerals
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Dublin
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Listed in HG 49
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Highwood
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British
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minerals
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Preston
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–
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Silvio
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"
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general
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Preston
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–
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Runa
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"
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iron pyrites
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Stockton
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–
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Swift
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936 gt
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Notes: 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: 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 48 |
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