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CONVOY HG 62
Departed Gibraltar on May 14-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 2.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/18 ships in this convoy.

HMS Deptford's report is available on Page 2

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Dover Hill
British
iron ore - mail
Immingham
From HG 61
Lyminge
"
iron pyrites
Ardrossan
–
Switzerland
"
iron ore
Workington
From HG 61
Urania
Panamanian
ballast
Liverpool
From HG 61
Thelma
British
iron pyrites
Belfast
–
Fidra
"
iron ore
Barrow
From HG 61
Mauritz
Swedish
iron ore
Glasgow
From HG 61
Csarda
Panamanian
iron ore
Ardrossan
–
Spero
British
general - mail
Liverpool
–
Lorient
"
(ex Fr.)
scarp - general
Belfst d. g. / Cardiff
–
Empire Lake
British
iron ore
Barrow
Listed in HG 63
Blairesk
"
iron ore
Workington
–
Uskside
"
iron ore
Barrow
–
Melrose Abbey
"
minerals
Ipswich
From HG 61
Listed in HG 63
Empire Kestrel
"
fruit
Liverpool
Listed in HG 63
Blairnevis
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Lech
Polish
general
Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
Listed in HG 63
Hjalmar Wessel
Norwegian
minerals
Runcorn
–
Senta
"
iron ore
Cardiff
Listed in HG 63
Henrik Ibsen
"
iron ore
Immingham
Listed in HG 63
Cap Cantin
French
(taken over by MOWT)
ballast
Belfast
–
Dago
British
fruit - general
Liverpool
Listed in HG 63
City of Dublin
Irish
general
Dublin
–
Urd
Swedish
–
Belfast f. o.
Listed in HG 63
Rose Schiaffino
British (ex Fr.)
ballast
Belfast d. g. / Cardiff
–
Avant Garde
Adm. trawler
ballast
Oban f. o.
Listed in HG 63
Talas
Yugoslavian
grain
Bermuda
See Page 2
Macbrae
British
iron pyrites
Manchester
–

Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Perth was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 325 on May 12-1941, until detached on May 25, joining HG 62 the next day to return to Clyde, with arrival June 2. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Names of escorts are available in HMS Deptford's report on Page 2

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

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