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CONVOY HG Y
Departed Gibraltar on July 2-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 14th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/27 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. |
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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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Glen Head
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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From HG 36
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Dinaric
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Yugoslvaian
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pit props
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Preston
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–
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Herisle
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British
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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–
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Amicus
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"
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ore
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Garston
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–
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Belgia
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Swedish
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mineral - passengers
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Birkenhead
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–
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Helios
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Estonian
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iron ore
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Garston
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–
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Rod-el-Farag
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Egyptian
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passengers
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Liverpool
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–
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Anna T
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Greek
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lead ore
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Liverpool
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From HG 36
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Erna
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Dutch
(361 gt) |
general
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Liverpool
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–
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Neuralia
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British
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ballast
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Liverpool
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Commodore Vessel
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Hawkinge
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"
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pit props
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Port Talbot
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–
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Penshurst
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"
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pit props
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Newport
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–
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City of Cairo
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"
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passengers
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Liverpool
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–
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Waldinge
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"
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pit wood
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Cardiff
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–
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Baron Belhaven
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"
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coal
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Montevideo
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–
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Shetland
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"
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timber
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Newport
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–
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Tyrant
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"
(yacht - 91 gt) |
passengers
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Falmouth
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–
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Romeo
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Estonian
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timber
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Llanelly
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–
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Pelayo
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British
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general
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London
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Vice Commodore
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Ask
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Hull
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–
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Benguela
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British
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iron pyrites
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Milford Haven f. o.
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From HG 36
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Baltallinn
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"
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general
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London
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–
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N. C. Monberg
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Danish
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Saint Germain
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British
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iron ore
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Hull
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–
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Petrel
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"
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general - wine
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London
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–
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Aliakmon
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Greek
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linseed
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Belfast
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From HG 36
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Sister Anne
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British
(yacht - 154 1/2 gt) |
passengers
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Falmouth
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–
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Notes: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 37 |
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