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CONVOY HX 15
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Departed Halifax on Jan. 6-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th (Arnold Hague says 24 ships). |
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| Transcribed from original A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Br=British, Fr=French, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panamanian |
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11
Wanderer* w. i. prod. Liverpool (Br) |
21
Auditor cotton - carbon Liverpool (Br) |
31
Houston City wheat - lumber Belfast (Br) |
41
Delilian general Glasgow (Br) |
51
HMS Resolution Escort |
61
Narragansett refined oil London (Br) |
71
Argos Hill general London (Br) |
81
Moveria general London (Br) |
91
Atlantic grain Hull (Br) |
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12
Amakura w. i. - general Liverpool (Br) |
22
Voco lub oil Liverpool (Br) |
32
San Roberto fuel oil Manchester (Br) |
42
El Aleto Admiralty oil Clyde (Br) |
62
Barn Hill general London (Br) |
72
Geo W. McKnight crude oil Southampton (Pa) |
82
Sinfra cotton - timber Le Havre (Fr) |
92
Bonnington Court lead - lumber London (Br) |
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13
Trevalgan general Liverpool (Br) |
23
Inverarder Admiralty fuel Scapa (Br) |
33 Oiltrader crude oil Manchester (Br) |
43 Syrian Prince general Liverpool (Br) |
63 Athelcrown* diesel & fuel Falmouth (Br) |
73 I. C. White crude oil Fawley (Am) |
83 Boulderpool grain Falmouth (Br) |
93 British Captain* London (Br) |
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| 14 | 24 | 34 Panaghis cotton Liverpool (Gr) |
44 Drupa* Manchester (Br) |
64 Athelknight* Falmouth (Br) |
74 | 84 | 94 | |
| * Cancelled from HXF 15.
* Comparing the above with A. Hague's information, I find that he has not included British Captain, Drupa and Athelknight in this convoy. Instead he has Athelknight in the next convoy, HX 16, and it'll be noticed that she's also listed on the original A 1 form for that convoy (in other words, she probably did not sail in HX 15). Also, he says Athelcrown (station 63) returned to port, undergoing engine repairs to Apr. 27-1940 (she's listed in Convoy HX 39 on Apr. 30). He has added the British Letitia, with a note saying "as AMC escort". See his listing for these convoys on the page naming ships in all HX convoys. (A. Hague does not list British Captain until HX 28 in March-1940). Note that Drupa is, in fact, listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram for HXF 16, and if she sailed in that convoy, she could not have been in HX 15. |
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Notes: Commodore was in Delilian, Vice Commodore in Narragansett, Rear Commodore in Syrian Prince. A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year): Related external link: |
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