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CONVOY HX 104 & BHX 104

(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).

Convoy HX 104 from Halifax Jan. 21-1941
Arrived Liverpool Febr. 8
(A. Hague agrees with 21 ships)

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

Crossed out ships did not sail.

A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
San Felix
British
Tanker
Liverpool
From HX 103
Domby
"
maize
Avonmouth
–
Jolee
American (MOWT 1941/Empire Flamingo)
phosphates
Leith
Listed in HX 107
Narragansett
British
Tanker
Avonmouth
Listed in HX 105
Glenwood
"
steel - scrap iron
Middlesbrough
Listed in HX 105
Jutland
"
pig iron - special
Glasgow
Listed in HX 105
Liberty Bell
"
phosphates
Leith
–
Rena
Norwegian
steel - scrap iron
Newport
Listed in SC 22
White Crest
British
pig iron - trucks
Swansea
Listed in HX 105
Alcor
Dutch
grain
Hull
To HX 105 - did not sail
Listed in SC 20
Blommersdijk
"
general
Liverpool
–
Manchester Division
British
general
Manchester
To HX 105 - did not sail
Listed in SC 20
Morska Wola
Polish
general
Manchester
To HX 105 - did not sail
Listed in SC 21
Mount Rhodope
Greek
steel - scrap iron
Glasgow
To HX 105 - not listed
Sailed in HX 107
Rosina Topic
Yugoslavian
grain
Belfast
Listed in SC 21
Silverfir
British
general - special
Liverpool
Listed in HX 105
Bodegraven
Dutch
steel - general
Swansea
–
City of Barcelona
British
steel - general - special
Liverpool / Hull
–
Dromore
"
general
Manchester
–
Fanad Head
"
general
Belfast
Listed in HX 105
Harbury
"
grain
Hull
Sailed in HX 105? or SC 21?
Hørda
Norwegian
steel - general
Liverpool
Listed in HX 106
Pachesham
British
steel - newsprint
London
Listed in HX 105
Quistconck
American / MOWT 1941/Empire Falcon
scrap iron
Hull
Listed in SC 20
Sardinian Prince
British
general
Manchester
–
Saleier
Dutch
general
Clyde f. o.
Listed in HX 105
Belcrest
British
general
Glasgow
From HX 103
Listed in SC 21 (sunk)
Cornwallis
"
general
Mersey
From HX 103
Orminster
"
phosphates
Avonmouth
From HX 102
Listed in SC 21
Rydboholm
Swedish
sulphur
Garston
From HX 103
Trecarrell
British
steel - paper
Manchester
From HX 103
Dallington Court
"
steel
Glasgow / Hull
From HX 103
Janelew
American / MOWT 1941
phosphates
Leith
From HX 103
Listed in SC 23
Castilian
British
general
Hull
Listed in HX 105
Goolistan
"
grain
Manchester
From HX 103
Listed in HX 105
Rio Blanco
"
steel - lumber
London
From HX 102
Listed in HX 105
Delilian
"
general
Glasgow
From HX 103
Tibia
Dutch
Tanker B
Mersey
–
Forthbank
British
general - 3 Douglas bombers
Liverpool / Leith
From HX 103
Langleetarn
"
steel - special
Birkenhead
From HX 103
Temple Inn
"
steel - truck wheels
Middlesbrough
From HX 103
Kiruna
Swedish
sulphur
Hull
Listed in HX 105
Empire Penguin
British
general - special
Glasgow
From HX 103
Tacoma City
"
steel - special
Manchester
From HX 103
Listed in HX 105
Elisabeth van Belgie
Belgian
steel - scrap iron
Glasgow
Listed in HX 105
Lylepark
British
steel - trucks - special
Hull
From HX 103
To HX 105 - did not sail
Listed in SC 20
Voco
"
Tanker
Grangemouth
Listed in HX 105
Zouave
"
grain
London
–
Tottenham
"
phosphates
London
From HX 102
To HX 106 - not listed
Listed in HX 107
Wearwood
"
wheat
Liverpool
From HX 102
Corner Brook
"
steel - paper
Mersey
–
Lowther Castle
"
steel
Mersey
From HX 103

Arrived rendezvous on Febr. 1.

The Rescue Vessel Hontestroom was with this convoy for a few days. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy OB 279 on Jan. 28-1941, detached Febr. 2, then joined HX 104 that same day, to Clyde Febr. 5 ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

BHX 104 - Sailed from Bermuda on Jan. 21-1941
escorted by HMS Alaunia
Note that BHX 104 was the only BHX convoy that did not join up with the corresponding HX convoy, but proceeded directly to the U.K. as a separate convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
A 1 forms (showing station numbers) were received from Tony Cooper, England (same source).

Strangely, there are 2 different A 1 forms for the Bermuda convoy (both have the designation BHX 104), with some ships appearing on one but not the other, while some ships appear on both, but a few of them with different station numbers. Stations listed on the 2nd form are given in parenthesis below.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Aalsum
Dutch
phosphates
22 (33)
London
–
Athelempress
British
Adm. tanker B
Admiralty fuel
14 (11)
Reykjavik
–
Athelviscount
"
Tanker - molasses
11 (31)
Hull
–
Athelviking
"
Adm. tanker B
Admiralty fuel
(14)
Scapa
–
Atlantian
"
steel - lumber - explosives
51 (41)
Liverpool
–
British Resource
"
Tanker W
benzine
61 (61)
Mersey
–
British Venture
"
Tanker B & W
kerosene - diesel
21 (32)
London
From BHX 103
Ceronia
Dutch
Tanker B
diesel oil
62 (62)
Mersey
–
Clausina
British
Tanker W
aviation spirit
54 (81)
Mersey
–
Davila
"
Adm. tanker B
fuel oil
82 (92)
Holyhead / Portsmouth
–
Delphinula
"
Tanker W
benzine
42 (42)
Mersey
–
Diala
"
Tanker W
benzine
72 (72)
Avonmouth
–
Explorer
"
general
53 (53)
Liverpool
From BHX 103
G. C. Brøvig
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
fuel oil
32 (44)
Clyde
–
Grena
"
Tanker W
benzine
73 (73)
Avonmouth
From BHX 103
Inverilen
British
Tanker W
aviation spirit
71 (82)
Holyhead / Southampton
–
Leiesten
Norwegian
Tanker W
kerosene
(63)
Manchester
Sailed in HX 106
Lochkatrine
British
general - special
41 (51)
Liverpool
–
Moorby
"
wheat - lumber
(22)
Methil / Hull
–
Novelist
"
general - aircraft
64 (91)
Liverpool
–
Oakworth
"
wheat - lumber - metal
(12)
Hull
Returned to port (Halifax)
Peder Bogen
"
Tanker B
fuel oil
43 (43)
Liverpool
–
Ranella
Norwegian
Tanker B
diesel oil
(34)
Holyhead / Southampton
–
According to Arnold Hague, Ranella became a straggler and joined up with Convoy SC 20.
Regent Panther
British
Tanker W
aviation spirit
74 (74)
Avonmouth
From BHX 103
San Ambrosio
"
Tanker W
gasoline
52 (52)
Mersey
–
San Delfino
"
Tanker W
aviation spirit
81 (83)
Avonmouth
–
San Ernesto
"
Tanker W
gasoline
63 (71)
Mersey
From BHX 103
Sheaf Holme
"
sugar
44 (93)
Liverpool
–
Storaas
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
fuel oil
33 (94)
Clyde
–
Suderholm
"
Tanker B
diesel oil
(64)
London
–
Treworlas
British
phosphates
(21)
London
Returned to port (St. John's)
Listed in SC 24
Vigrid
Norwegian
zinc - sugar
(13)
West Hartlepool
–
Ganymedes
Dutch
phosphates
12 (23)
Ipswich
From HX 103
British Fortune
British
Tanker W
–
London
Sailed in HX 106
Socony
"
Tanker W
13 (63)
London
–
Toorak
"
Adm. tanker B
fuel oil
23 (24)
Scapa
–
Darkdale
"
Tanker W
motor spirit
83 (84)
Belfast
–
Hilda Knudsen
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
fuel oil
31 (54)
Clyde
–
Garonne
"
Tanker W
–
Loch Ewe f. o.
Sailed in HX 106

Notes:
Commodore was in Atlantian, Vice Commodore in Lochkatrine.
Loch Ewe Commodore: In Athelviscount.
Clyde Commodore: In Hilda Knudsen.
Barry Commodore: In Inverilen.

Cruising speed: 9 knots.

The convoy arrived rendezvous with local escort on Febr. 3.


Related external link:
Eagle Oil Tankers - This site has info on the "San" ships listed in this convoy (and others), with an alphabetical list of casualties from the various "San" ships, as well as survivor reports. Additionally, the site has a lot of useful information on where the misc. Admiralty records are kept - they can be found on this page index.

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