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CONVOY HG 55

Convoy HG 55 Cruising Order Departed Gibraltar at 2 p.m. on March 3-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 22nd (Arnold Hague says 9 ships).
Received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Captains' names are in parenthesis, above the names is info on armament where known (pdr.=pounder). Br=British, Sw=Swedish, Gr=Greek
1	2	3	4
11 Algerian* general Liverpool 4" L.A.-12 pdr. H.A. 1 kite D. Martin (Br)	21 HMS Pandora	31 Palacio* oranges - general Bristol 12 pdr.-Hotchkiss 2 kites D. J. Thomas (Br)	41 Macbrae pitwood Cardiff H.A.-Hotchkiss D. F. White (Br)
12 Bifrost* pyrites Belfast (d.g.) / Garston A. R. Edman (Sw)	22	32 Leonardia* iron ore - cork Belfast (d.g.) / Barrow F. B. Johanson (Sw)	42 Kalliopi** iron ore Belfast (d.g.) / Cardiff no guns N. Pontikos (Gr)
13 Merkland general - mails Belfast (d.g.) / Preston 12 pdr. H.A.-Hotchkiss 1 kite degaussing defective J. M. Hadden (Br)	23	33 Hydroussa manganesite Belfast (d.g.) / Birkenhead G. Helmis (Gr)	43 Aighai** general not degaussed Belfast (d.g.) / Preston (Gr)
* "Only 23 days bunkers" ** "This ship may not arrive in time to be included in the convoy". * These ships had been cancelled from the previous convoy, HG 54. ** See Convoy SLS 64. Also scheduled, but did not sail: Ocean Coast, Rhineland, Margareta and Ary Lensen - all sailed in HG 56

Notes:
Commodore was in Palacio (his name looks like E.L.D. Leer, R.N.R.), Vice Commodore was the captain of Algerian.

It looks like Aighai did arrive in time, because the Commodore says the convoy had 9 ships, all of which were present at rendezvous point.

Average speed: 5.5 knots.

No ship parted company en route.

Commodore's notes are not available.

Escort:
HMS Scarborough, HMS Pandora

Related external link:
HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order.

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