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Convoy HG 54
Departed Gibraltar on Febr. 20-1941 and arrived Liverpool on March 12.
Arnold Hague agrees with 25 ships.
Report on passage is available on Page 2
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. This Advance Sailing Telegram gives the sailing date as Febr. 19.
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Neva
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Swedish
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pit props
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Belfast / Liverpool
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–
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Waldinge
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British
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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From HG 53
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Cara
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"
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iron pyrites
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Ipswich
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–
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Porjus
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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From HG 53
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Adjutant
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British
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oranges
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Bristol
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From HG 53
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Lublin
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Polish
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cork - empty drums
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Preston
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–
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Spero
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British
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oranges - mails
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Bristol
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–
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"
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oranges
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Liverpool
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To HG 55
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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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Swedish
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iron ore
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Barrow
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To HG 55
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Caverock
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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oranges
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Liverpool
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To HG 55
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Baron Vernon
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Commodore
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Bruse Jarl
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Norwegian
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fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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Portsea
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British
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pitwood
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Cardiff
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From HG 53
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Empire Kestrel
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"
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pyrites
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Garston
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–
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Indra
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Panamanian
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cork
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Kirkaldy
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–
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Alva
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British
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pit wood
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Belfst / Port Talbot
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–
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Meta
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"
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pit wood
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Newport
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–
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HG 57
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Mount Pindus
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"
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general
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Belfast / Liverpool
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–
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Margot
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British
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cotton seed
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Greenock
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From SLS 64
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Volturno
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"
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African produce
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Hull
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From SLS 64
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Clunepark
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From SLS 64
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Blairatholl
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"
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iron ore
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London
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From SLS 64
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Melrose Abbey
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"
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Polyktor
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Greek
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oil cake
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Greenock
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From SLS 64
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Varangberg
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From SLS 64
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Anna Mazaraki
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Greek
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cereals
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Liverpool
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From SLS 64
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| Another ship joined late in the voyage - see report on Page 2. | ||||
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Continue to report on passage on Page 2 To the next HG convoy in my list HG 55 |
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