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CONVOY HX 16

Convoy HX 16 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Jan. 14-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th (Arnold Hague says 25 ships).
Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Nationalities of the ships have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Fr=French
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
Melmore Head
grain - general
Belfast
(Br)
21
Esmond
newsprint
Manchester
(Br)
31
Wearwood
grain
Swansea
(Br)
41
HMS Malaya
Escort
51
Athellaird
molasses
Hull
(Br)
61
Joseph Seep
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am)
71
W. H. Libby
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am)
81
Rhéa*
crude oil
Le Havre
(Fr)
12
Badjestan*
grain
Glasgow
(Br)
22
Athelqueen
molasses
Liverpool
(Br)
32
Hopemount
gas oil - fuel oil
Avonmouth
(Br)
52
Manaquí
general
London
(Br)
62
Virgilia
benzine
Southampton
(Br)
72
Scottish Trader
grain
Southampton
(Br)
82
Athelmonarch
molasses
Hull
(Br)
13
Athelknight
fuel oil
Invergordon
(Br)
23
Venetia
gasoline
Glasgow
(Br)
 33
Aldington Court
lumber - grain
Cardiff
(Br)		 53
Oilreliance
gasoline
London
(Br)		 63
British Officer
gas oil
Falmouth
(Br)		 73
Zeus
grain
Falmouth
(Gr)		 83
Margarita Chandri
grain
Falmouth
(Gr)
14 24
Pacific Ranger
general
London
(Br)		 34
Imperial Transport
fuel oil
Scapa
(Br)		 54
Laristan
crude oil
Pauillac
(Br)		 64
Volontaire
cod fish
St. Malo
(Fr)		 74 84
* Cancelled from HXF 16.

* According to Arnold Hague, Badjestan went ashore off Arran - no further details. See Hague's listing for HX 16 on the page naming ships in all HX convoys.


Notes:
Commodore was in Wearwood, Vice Commodore in Athellaird.

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):
Malaya - From 14/01/40 to 23/01/40
Ottawa - From 14/01/40 to 15/01/4
Saguenay - From 14/01/40 to 15/01/40
Venetia - From 25/01/40 to 28/01/40
Windsor - From 25/01/40 to 28/01/40

Related external link:
HX and HXF Convoys - In chronological order.

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