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CONVOY HX 103
Departed Halifax on Jan. 15-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 11 ships in this convoy.
When subtracting Empire Shearwater, this number agrees with what can be found in the table below.
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. A 1 form is not available to me, therefore, I don't know the station numbers of these ships, except for the Bermuda section (A 1 form received from Tony Cooper, England). The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Bermuda Section - Sailed at 11:00 Jan. 13-1941,
escorted by HMS Montclare, Captain H. M. Spreckley, R.N. (also Commodore of convoy) Joined HX 103 at 17:00Z+3 on Jan. 18 in 44 28N 51 15W |
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Athelfoam
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British
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molasses
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Liverpool
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Station 61 in Bermuda portion
(took over as Vice Commodore) |
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"
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Tanker
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London
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Sailed in BHX 104
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Dolabella
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"
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Tanker W - gasoline
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Manchester
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Station 51 in Bermuda portion
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Empire Shearwater
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"
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sulphur
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Garston
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"
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steel - paper - rosin hardwood
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Liverpool
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Sailed in BHX 104
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"
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general
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Newport
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Sailed in BHX 104
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Mamura
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Dutch
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Tanker B - fuel oil
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London (Shellhaven)
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Station 21 in Bermuda portion
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Mijdrecht
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"
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Tanker W - gasoline
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London (Thameshaven)
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From HX 102
Station 31 in Bermuda portion |
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British
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Sailed in BHX 104
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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From HX 102
Sailed in BHX 104 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Barry Roads / Southampton
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Sailed in HX 106
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| * Empire Shearwater (Captain R. F. Hellings) parted company in 39 18N 57 24W at 10:00 on Jan. 16 and proceeded to Halifax, due to fractured plate resulting in water in No. 1 hold. She's listed as sailing in station 52 of Convoy HX 111 with a note saying "from HX 103", so it looks as though she didn't get away until the end of Febr. Athelfoam (Rear Commodore, Captain R. F. Notman) took over as Vice Commodore of BHX 103. Daily noon position of BHX 103 is available on request, via address provided at the bottom of this page. |
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Halifax Section - Sailed Jan. 15
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Gard
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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British
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general - scrap iron
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Clyde f. o.
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Swansea
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See also SC 21
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Trehata
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British
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steel - scrap iron
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Middlesbrough
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From HX 102
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Emmaplein
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Tyne
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From HX 102
(Struck Br. mine Jan. 31 - no casualties) |
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British
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general
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Belfast d.g. / Liverpool
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From HX 102
Listed in HX 104 |
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Jean Jadot
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Belgian
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general - special
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Liverpool
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From HX 102
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Belgian / MOWT 1940
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phosphates
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Dundee
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From HX 101
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Swedish
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sulphur
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Garston
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From HX 100
Listed in HX 104 |
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British
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steel - paper
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London
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From HX 102
Listed in HX 104 |
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"
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steel - special
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Hull
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"
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steel - special
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in HX 104
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Canadian
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general - special
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 20 - Sunk
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French / MOWT 1940
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concentrates
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Cardiff
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Listed in SC 20 - Sunk
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American / MOWT 1941
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phosphates
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Leith
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Greek
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scrap iron
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Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
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British trawler
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scrap metal
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Belfast d.g. and orders
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Listed in SC 21
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British
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grain
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Manchester
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To HX 104 - did not sail
Sailed in HX 105 |
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King William
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"
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steel - ammunition - shells
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Middlesbrough
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–
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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American / MOWT 1941
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phosphates
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Avonmouth
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Became Br. Empire Heron '41
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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Listed in HX 104
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Listed in HX 104
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"
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steel
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in HX 104
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"
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wheat
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London
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Listed in SC 20
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American / MOWT 1941
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steel - aircraft
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Belfast d.g. and orders
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Became Br. Empire Barracuda '41
Sailed in HX 105 |
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Dutch
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general - bombers
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Liverpool
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To HX 106 (but not listed)*
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British
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general - Douglas bombers
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Methil d.g. / Hull
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Listed in HX 104
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Ipswich
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From HX 101
Listed in BHX 104 (Bermuda) |
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British
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steel
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Glasgow
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Listed in HX 104
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"
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steel
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Hull
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To HX 104 - did not sail
See Convoy SC 20 |
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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To HX 104 - did not sail
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"
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steel - truck wheels
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Hull
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Listed in HX 104
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"
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steel
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Manchester
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To HX 104 - did not sail
Sailed in HX 105 |
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"
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steel
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Tyne
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Listed in SC 20
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Botusk
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"
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grain
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Cardiff
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–
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Gandia
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Belgian
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general - special
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Liverpool
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Jean Jadot, Vice Commodore in Trehata. The convoy arrived rendezvous with local escort on Jan. 26 (27?)-1941. Ocean Escort: Related external link: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 104 |
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