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CONVOY HG 79
Departed Gibraltar on Febr. 22-1942 and arrived Liverpool on March 6.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 28 ships.

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

See also Convoy OG 79.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Meta
British
pyrites - cork
Tyne
–
Dewdale
"
oil fuel
Clyde
–
Empire Snipe
"
general
Preston
Listed in HG 80
Katla
Icelandic
general
Iceland
–
Coxwold
British
scrap
Swansea
–
Switzerland
"
general
Preston
–
Ardeola
"
general
Glasgow
–
Empire Heath
"
iron ore
Cardiff
–
Edencrag
"
iron ore
Workington
–
Flimston
"
iron ore
Mersey
–
Newton Pine
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Philipp M
"
iron ore
Ardrossan
–
Baron Yarborough
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
–
Baron Dunmore
"
iron ore
Barrow
–
Baron Stranraer
"
iron ore
Barrow
–
Blairesk
"
iron ore
Workington
Listed in HG 80
Baron Ramsay
"
iron ore
Tyne
–
Corabella
"
iron ore
London
–
Glaisdale
"
iron ore
Barrow
Listed in HG 80
Wallsend
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
Listed in HG 80
Ottinge
"
iron ore
Workington
–
Holmbury
"
iron ore
Port Talbot
–
Baron Dechmont
"
iron ore
Barrow
–
Lynghaug
Norwegian
ore
Ipswich
–
Cara
British
ore
Middlesbrough
–
Empire Morn
"
ore
Glasgow
–
Spero
"
oranges
Mersey
–
Polo
"
oranges
Liverpool
–
Oporto
"
oranges
Liverpool
–
Algerian
"
oranges
Bristol
–
Shuna
"
oranges
Bristol
–
Tadorna
"
oranges
Liverpool
("Unlikely starter")

Notes:
No further details are available on this convoy.

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

For more info on the Empire Ships listed in this convoy, see
The Empire Ships

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