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CONVOY HG 59
Departed Gibraltar on Apr. 13(?)-1941 and arrived Liverpool on May 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/19 ships, but gives departure date as Apr. 15.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Sailing date is given as Apr. 13.
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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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Disa
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Swedish
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iron ore - esparto
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Barrow
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From HG 58
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Empire Stream
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British
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iron pyrites
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Garston
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From HG 58
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P.L.M. 13
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–
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ballast
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Glasgow
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From HG 58
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Thyra
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Empire Bay
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Taberg
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Swedish
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mineral
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Glasgow
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From HG 58
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Baron Tweedmouth
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British
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iron ore - esparto
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Barrow
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From HG 58
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Baron Graham
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"
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iron ore
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Barrow
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From HG 58
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Tintern Abbey
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Vice Commodore
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Pelayo
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"
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fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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iron ore
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Birkenhead
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Listed in HG 60
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Barrow
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Listed in HG 61
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British
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pyrites
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Manchester
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From HG 58
Listed in HG 60 |
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Erato
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"
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fruit - general
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Preston
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From HG 58
Commodore Vessel |
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Atle Jarl
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Norwegian
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fruit
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Belfast d. g. / Bristol
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–
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Wrotham
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British
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pyrites
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 60
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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Listed in HG 60
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Bur
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"
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pyrites
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Aberdeen
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–
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Como
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British
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general
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Belfast d. g. / Preston
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–
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Trentino
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"
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general
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Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
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–
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Lapwing
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"
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Jurko Topic
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Yugoslavian
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general
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New York
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–
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Ring
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Workington
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From HG 58
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Notes: Commodore was in Erato, Vice Commodore in Tintern Abbey. Commodore's notes are not available. Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 60 |
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