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CONVOY HG 63
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Departed Gibraltar on May 25-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 9 (Arnold Hague agrees w/29 ships). |
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| Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). |
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7
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8
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11
Corabella Oban (Br) |
21
Wallsend Oban (Br) |
31
Thurso Barry Roads (Br) |
Dutch sub O 23
6 cables |
41
Cressado Preston (Br) |
51
Empire Kestrel Liverpool (Br) |
61
Waldinge Workington (Br) |
71 in station 72 Empire Lake |
81 Procris Bristol (Br) |
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12
Henrik Ibsen Oban (Norw) |
22
Fanefjeld Aberdeen (Norw) |
32
Varangberg Glasgow (Norw) |
42
Dago Liverpool (Br) |
52
Palacio Liverpool (Br) |
62
Mount Parnes Greenock (Gr) |
72 in station 71 Senta |
82 Vanellus Workington (Br) |
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13
Melrose Abbey* Oban (Br) |
23
Inga I Middlesbrough (Norw) |
33 Fendris Glasgow (Br) |
43 Lech Preston (Po) |
53 Urd Belfast (Sw) |
63 Wallonia Belfast (Sw) |
73 Baltallinn Greenock (Br) |
83 Ila Barrow (Norw) |
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| 14 Merkland London (Br) |
24 Avant Garde Oban (Br) |
34 Adjutant Barry Roads (Br) |
44 Crane Runcorn (Br) |
54 Trinidad Dublin (Pa) |
64 Preston (Sw) |
74 | 84 | |
| * Not to be confused with the Rescue Vessel by the same name. | ||||||||
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Advance Sailing Telegram Sailing date is given as May 24 in original AST.
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Final Destination
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Remarks
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Avant Garde
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Adm. trawler
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ballast
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Clyde d. g. / Hull
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From HG 62
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Lech
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Polish
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general
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Preston
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From HG 62
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Empire Lake
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British
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iron ore
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Barrow
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From HG 62
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Empire Kestrel
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"
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fruit
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Liverpool
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From HG 62
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Ila
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Henrik Ibsen
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"
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iron ore
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Immingham
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From HG 62
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Senta
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"
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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From HG 62
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Waldinge
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Melrose Abbey
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"
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iron pyrites
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Grimsby
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From HG 62
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Vanellus
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"
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Fanefjeld
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Norwegian
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iron pyrites
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Aberdeen
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–
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Merkland
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British
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general
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London
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–
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Dago
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"
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fruit - oxide
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Glasgow
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From HG 62
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 64
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Procris
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"
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cork
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Bristol
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–
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Wallonia
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Swedish
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pyrites
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Belfast d. g. / Garston
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–
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Crane
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British
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pyrites - mails
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Runcorn
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–
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Inga I
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Norwegian
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pyrites
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Methil d. g. / Middlesbrough
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–
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Urd
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Swedish
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general - cork
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Belfast d. g. / Preston
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From HG 62
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Adjutant
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British
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sardines (& cork?)
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Bristol
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–
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Greek
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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See * in Notes
To HG 64 - did not sail |
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British
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iron ore
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Tyne
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Listed in HG 64
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Swedish
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pyrites
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Methil d. g. / Goole
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Listed in HG 64
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Wallsend
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Vice Commodore
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Thurso
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"
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fruit
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Bristol
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–
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Belfast d. g. / Barrow
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Listed in HG 64
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"
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pyrites
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Preston
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Listed in HG 64
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Varangberg
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Norwegian
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pyrites
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Ardrossan
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–
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British
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–
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 64
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 64
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Corabella
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"
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iron ore
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Immingham
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–
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Baltallinn
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"
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general
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Greenock
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–
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Mount Parnes
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Greek
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general
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Greenock
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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 64
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Cressado
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British
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general
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Preston
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Commodore
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Palacio
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"
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fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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Fendris
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Trinidad
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Panamanian
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wine
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Dublin
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Cressado, Vice Commodore in Wallsend. Speed: 7 knots. * This ship is spelt Agia Varvara in some sources and convoy documents, and as Aghia Varvara in others. In order to be consistent (and to get the maximum results through my Search page), I've chosen the spelling Aghia throughout this site. Commodore's notes and narrative are not available. Note that all the Norwegian ships mentioned in the above tables are discussed on this website. More info on them can be found with the help of the alphabet index below, or use the Master Ship Index. Escorts: Related external links: Dutch submarines of the O 21 class - Includes info on HNMS O 23. See also this website: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 64 |
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