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CONVOY BHX 110 (Bermuda section only)
HX portion will be added - please go to A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts.
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Departed Bermuda on Febr. 17-1941 (the Halifax section left Halifax on Febr. 19) and arrived Liverpool on March 11 (Arnold Hague gives 41 ships all total for HX 110). |
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| List received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Da=Danish, Du=Dutch |
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8
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9
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11
Athelknight Admiralty fuel Scapa (Br) |
21
Vimeira aviation fuel - gas. Loch Ewe (Br) |
31
Brasil petrol products Clyde (Norw) |
41
F. J. Wolfe fuel oil Clyde (Br) |
51
Lavington Court lumber - general Clyde (Br) |
61
El Grillo crude oil Manchester (Br) |
71 Trader general Liverpool (Br) |
81 Bente Mærsk crude oil Manchester (Da / Br 1940) |
91 City of Oxford bauxite - pitch Newport (Br) |
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12
British Fusilier diesel oil Loch Ewe (Br) |
22
Baron Elphinstone phosphates - TNT Loch Ewe (Br) |
32
Ferncourt fuel oil Clyde (Norw) |
42
Koenjit phosphates Glasgow (Du) |
52
Clavella fuel oil Clyde (Du) |
62
Juno phosphates Ayr (Du) |
72 Elusa diesel oil Mersey (Du) |
82 Holmside sulphur - planes Manchester (Br) |
92 Torvanger sugar Belfast (Norw) |
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23
Hindustan Loch Ewe (Br) |
33 | 43 Athelcrown Clyde (Br) |
53 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 93 |
| See also Convoy SC 23 and SC 24. | ||||||||
Notes: Commodore of Bermuda section was Captain H. Woodward of the escorting HMS Alaunia (sailing between columns 4 and 5), Vice Commodore was Captain J. G. Tyrrell of F. J. Wolfe. From the notes for the next convoy, HX 111, it's possible to determine that the following ships were scheduled for HX 110, but did not sail: Average speed BHX 110: 8.1 knots. City of Oxford lost the convoy during the night of Febr. 17/18 in clear weather and was not seen again - reason for falling out not known. Report of damage to cargo due to heavy weather was received and convoy was hove to from 16:30 on Febr. 18 to 11:30 Febr. 19. The Bermuda section met up with the main section, HX 110, at 17:00 on Febr. 23 in position 43 28N 48 04W. Escort: HMS Alaunia - from Bermuda to rendezvous with HX 110. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 111 |
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