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

The Advance Sailing Telegram gives sailing date as March 5 (possibly from Narvik to Bergen?) - arrival Methil March 9.

Convoy stations are not known.

A document listing all the Norway-U.K. Convoys states that Convoy HN 17 had 8 British, 19 Norwegian, 1 Danish and 1 Finnish ship, for a total of 29, 5 of which were bound for the west coast.

Iris of 1974 gt is also included in the Advance Sailing Telegram. However, I have a note saying that this ship did not sail so I've crossed her out. She later joined Convoy HN 19.

A list of ships received from Don Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database, agrees on the whole with the above, but A. Hague has not included Clarissa Radcliffe and Scillonian in HN 17.

Notes:
A collision occurred between HMS Kelly (from Convoy ON 18) and HMS Gurkha (HN 17). Both ships reached port.

All the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website, some are listed in the Homefleet section. The easiest way to find them all is via the Master Ship Index.

Report on passage is not available.

Escorts mentioned on this page:
Edinburgh, Arethusa (covering force), Calcutta, Delight, Diana, Gurkha, Nubian, Ilex, Cossack.
Hood and Valiant provided distant cover.

See also the text under March 7 on this external page (scroll down in the text), which mentions this convoy and its escorts (also mentioned under March 3). The page also has details on the collision between Kelly and Gurkha.

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