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CONVOY HX 117
Departed Halifax on March 27-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 15.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 43 ships in this convoy.
(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 documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegrams) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of: † = dead, surv.=survived The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents (stations will be added). |
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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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Taranger
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Norwegian
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general - planes
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Liverpool
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–
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Cressington Court
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British
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lumber - metal
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Garston
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–
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Norwegian
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general - lumber - special
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 118
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Boren
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Swedish
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lumber - metal
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Methil / London
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See Notes
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Aelybryn
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British
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grain
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Hull
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–
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British Mariner
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"
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Adm tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Cape Breton
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"
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timber - metal
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Belfast
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–
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"
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Adm tanker B
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Scapa
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To SC 27
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Donax
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"
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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–
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Eastern Star
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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San Gaspar
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Sailed in HX 120 |
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American / MOWT 11-1940
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iron - steel - trucks - special
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Clyde f. o.
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Luculus
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"
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Tanker B
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London
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–
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Prins Willem II
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Dutch
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sugar
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London
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Sunk by U-98, Apr. 9
3 (12?) † - 22 surv. |
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British
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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Sailed in HX 118
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Empire Eagle
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"
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steel
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London
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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Also cancelled from HX 118 & HX 119
Listed in SC 28 |
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Nailsea Court
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British
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grain - planes
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Liverpool
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–
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Maja
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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Nailsea Manor
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"
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wheat
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Manchester
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Jarrow
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–
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Polarsol
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Manchester
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–
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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Sailed in HX 118
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San Alvaro
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"
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Tanker B
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River Mersey
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–
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Sailed in HX 119 |
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San Ambrosio
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Sicilian Prince
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"
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general - special
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Manchester
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–
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Warkworth
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Barry Docks
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Listed in SC 28 |
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British Honour
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Derrymore
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"
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scrap - bombs (or bombers?)
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Belfast / Swansea
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–
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Nailsea Moor
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"
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grain - flour
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Leith
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–
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New York City
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"
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Am/Br 1941
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general
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Liverpool
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Also cancelled from HX 118
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British
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general
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London
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Listed in SC 27
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"
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Tanker B
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Ardrossan
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Sailed in HX 119 |
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Balingkar
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Dutch
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steel - scrap - iron
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Birkenhead
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–
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Bengore Head
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British
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general
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Belfast
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–
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"
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lumber - wheat
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London
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Sailed in HX 118
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Fowberry Tower
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"
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steel - scrap - explosives
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Clyde / Hull
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–
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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Sailed in HX 118
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Maaskerk
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Dutch
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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British
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grain
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London
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Sailed in HX 118
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Belfast
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Sailed in HX 118
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British
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Sailed in HX 118
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"
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Tanker B & W
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Avonmouth
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Sailed in HX 118
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Lised in SC 27
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Richard de Larrinaga
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British
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wheat
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Newcastle
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–
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Noreg
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Norwegian
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Adm.tanker B
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Milford Haven / Falmouth
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From HX 116
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"
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phosphates
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Hull
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From HX 116
Sailed in HX 118 |
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Fanad Head
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British
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general
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Belfast / Liverpool
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–
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Vanja
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Liverpool
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From HX 114
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Sommerstad
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 114
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Sandar
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 116
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Edam
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Dutch
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general - 3 bombers - machine guns
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Liverpool
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From HX 116
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Bayano
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British
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refrig. - general - 4 Hurricanes
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Leith / London
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From HX 116
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Belgian
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general
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Liverpool
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Sailed in HX 119 |
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Dutch
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general
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Belfast / Liverpool
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Also cancelled from HX 118
Sailed in HX 119 |
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Henry Dundas
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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From HX 116
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Nueva Granada
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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From HX 115
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Leonidas M
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Labette
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American / MOWT 1941
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steel - trucks - special
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Manchester
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(Renamed Empire Ortolan)
From HX 114 |
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West Caddoa
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American / MOWT 1940
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scrap iron
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Grangemouth
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(Renamed Empire Guillemot)
From HX 115 |
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Zeus
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Harberton
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British
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grain
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Cardiff
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–
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Notes: For info, the Swedish Boren was later renamed Skåne and is listed as such in some later convoys on this site - see, for instance, SC 58. The convoy had 43 ships - 41 remaining at rendezvous point, Apr. 8. Prins Willem II and Aelybryn lost touch with the convoy, hove to in a gale on the night of Apr. 6/7 in position 56 00N 29 30W - last seen at 23:30 on Apr. 6. Prins Willem II was torpedoed and sunk as noted above. From the Commodore's notes: Escorts: HMS Rajputana from Halifax - parted company at 22:00 on Apr. 9 in 62 00N 25 00W (sunk on Apr. 13 by U-108). HMS Achates, HMCS Collingwood, HMCS St. Croix, HMS Tribune. The local Canadian escort vessels sailed with convoy from Halifax until they left on March 29 as arranged. There's also mention of a destroyer HMS Bordelia or Bordecia? which joined convoy at 12:00 on Apr. 10 in 62 00N 22 50W. Air Escort: All the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website - they can be found with the help of the index below. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 118 |
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