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CONVOY HG 56

Convoy HG 56 Cruising Order
Departed Gibraltar at 16:00 on March 14-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2
(Arnold Hague says 25 ships, departure March 15).
Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Gr=Greek, Po=Polish, Fi=Finnish
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
11
Aymeric
Middlesbrough
(Br)
21
Baron Haig
Oban
(Br)
31
Treminnard
Glasgow
(Br)
HMS Olympus
41
Lech
Liverpool
(Po)
51
Cressado
Liverpool
(Br)
61
Bruce M
Barry Roads
(Br)
 71
Ocean Coast
Swansea
(Br)
12
Dayrose
Oban
(Br)
22
Lissa
Hull
(Br)
32
Uskside
Ardrossan
(Br)
42
Fanefjeld
Manchester
(Norw)
52
Margareta
River Mersey
(Fi)
62
Thurso
Liverpool
(Br)
 72
Procris
Barry Roads
(Br)
13
Baron Pentland
Oban
(Br)
23
Magne
Oban
(Sw)
 33
Ulea
Hull
(Br)		 43
Wallonia
Workington
(Sw)		 53
Baron Nairn
Belfast
(Br)		 63
Moscha D. Kydoniefs*
Liverpool
(Gr)		 73
Fendris
Barry Roads
(Br)
14
Rimfakse
Middlesbrough
(Norw)		 24
Rhineland
Oban
(Br)		 34
Ary Lensen
Workington
(Br)		 44
Scania
East-West
(Sw)		 54
Philipp M
Barrow
(Br)		 64
Crane
Runcorn
(Br?)		 74
*Moscha D. Kydoniefs (cancelled from HG 54) may not have sailed? She's included on the A 1 form, but is not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram - this ship is, in fact also listed in the next convoy, HG 57.

Advance Sailing Telegram.

Sailing date is given as March 12.

Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Ocean Coast
British
scrap R.A.F. - Navy stores
Swansea
From SLS 65 & HG 55
Magne
Swedish
iron pyrites
Methil / Goole
–
Ary Lensen
British
iron ore
Workington
From HG 55
Ulea
"
iron pyrites
Hull
–
Wallonia
Swedish
ore
Belfast / Barrow
–
Baron Nairn
British
iron ore
Belfast / Barrow
degaussing defective
Aymeric
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Procris
"
general
Bristol / Glasgow
–
Margareta
Finnish
potash
Garston
From HG 55
Baron Pentland
British
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Baron Haig
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
Vice Commodore
Newton Pine
"
iron ore
Glasgow
Listed in HG 57
Treminnard
"
iron ore
Glasgow
–
Dayrose
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Baron Newlands
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
Listed in HG 57
Scottish Monarch
"
iron ore
Tyne
Listed in HG 57
Philipp M
"
iron ore
Barrow
–
Ardeola
"
general
Liverpool
Listed in HG 57
Lech
Polish
cork - wire
Preston
Commodore
Fendris
British
wine - general - mails
Bristol / Glasgow
–
Cervantes
"
general
London
Listed in HG 57
Crane
"?
785 gt
iron pyrites
Runcorn
–
Uskside
British
pyrites
Ardrossan
–
Aldergrove
"
iron ore
Glasgow
Listed in HG 57
Lissa
"
pyrites
Hull
–
Cressado
"
general
Preston
–
Thurso
"
general
Liverpool
–
Bruce M
"
pitwood
Cardiff
–
Scania
Swedish
pit props
Swansea
Listed in HG 57
Fanefjeld
Norwegian
pyrites - oranges
Middlesbrough
–
Rhineland
British
general
London
From HG 55
Rimfakse
Norwegian
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Zaafaran was with this convoy for while. She was on her first voyage as such, and had started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 301 on March 23-1941, remaining with this convoy until dispersed March 27, then joined HG 56 that same day to return to Clyde (March 31).


Notes:
Commodore Vice Admiral A. C. Strutt(?) was in Lech, Vice Commodore was the captain of Baron Haig, T. Hewitt.

Average speed: 6 knots.

Escorts mentioned:
HMS Kenya, HMS Folkestone, HMS Olympus, HMS Velox, Verbena(?), Geranium, Legion, Piorun, Leopard(?), illegible (looks like Suntra or similar), Mallow, Violet, Arabis(?), Sardonyx?, Burwell, Waterman, Fleetwood and 2 trawlers.

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

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