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CONVOY HX 229 A
Departed New York City on March 9-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 34 ships in this convoy.
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Source: "The Critical Convoy Battles of March 1943" by Jürgen Rohwer, with written permission from the author. Info has been supplemented by details found in: The stations shown for the New York section below are stations at time of departure New York - numbers in parenthesis show stations after meeting Ocean Escort vessels on March 15 (combinded convoy). Where there's only one number, stations remained the same after juncture. Note that some ships only went as far as Halifax or St. John's. (This convoy was not attacked). Underlined ships returned to port. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Fort Amherst
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British
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?
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11
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Halifax
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See * below
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Esso Baltimore
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American
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fuel oil
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12
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Halifax
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See * below
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Regina
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Dutch
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13
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Loch Ewe
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–
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Shickshinny
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American
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military stores
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–
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Iceland? Grangemouth?
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Lost contact in fog (off Sable Isle) March 12
Returned to port (Halifax) |
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Fort Drew
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British
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timber
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21
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Loch Ewe
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straggled?
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Iris
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Norwegian(?)
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–
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22
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Halifax
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See also * below
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| Tonnage given (1479 gt) and year built (1940) does not fit the Norw. Iris - however, see this document showing her voyages in this period. | |||||
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Esso Belgium
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Panamanian
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fuel oil
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23
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Halifax
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See * below
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Pierre Soule
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American
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general
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–
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Swansea
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Lost contact in fog (off Sable Isle) March 12
Returned to port (Halifax, or St. John's?) |
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Fairfax
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"
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–
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32
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St. John's
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–
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Michigan
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"
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general
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33
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–
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Returned to port (St. John's)
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Pan Florida
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"
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Navy fuel
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41
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Loch Ewe
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–
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Daphnella
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British
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aviation fuel
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42
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Belfast
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From HX 228
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North King
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Panamanian
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military stores
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43
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Iceland
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Returned to port (St. John's)
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Tortuguero
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British
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general
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44
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Belfast
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(M. Middlebrook lists this ship in the Halifax section)
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Esperance Bay
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"
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meat - general
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51
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Liverpool
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Commodore vessel
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Orville Harden
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Panamanian
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crude oil
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52
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Clyde
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From SC 121
Escort oiler |
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Empire Airman
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Belgian
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aviation fuel
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53
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Iceland? Mersey?
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From HX 228
(Also shows up in Halifax portion below) |
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Lone Star
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American
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general - explosives
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54
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–
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(Listed as sailing from St. John's by M. Middlebrook)
Damaged by ice - detached to Iceland |
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Pan Maine
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"
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fuel oil
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61
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Mersey
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–
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Esso Baytown
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"
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Navy fuel
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62
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Belfast
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–
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Clausina
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British
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aviation fuel
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63
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Belfast
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–
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Port Melbourne
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"
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meat - general
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64
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Clyde
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From HX 228
(M. Middlebrook lists this ship in the Halifax section) |
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Socony Vacuum
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American
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diesel oil
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71
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Nugget
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British
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aviation fuel
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72
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Belfast
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–
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Svend Foyn
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"
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fuel oil
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81
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–
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From HX 228
Vice Commodore vessel Damaged by iceberg - sank March 19 See ** in notes |
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Henry S. Grove
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American
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refrig. - general
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82 (83)
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Mersey
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–
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John Fiske
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"
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steel - general
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91
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Manchester
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–
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Tactician
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British
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general
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92 (93)
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Clyde
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–
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| Martin Middlebrook also lists the following as sailing from New York (not mentioned in J. Rohwer's book) | |||||
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Franz Klasen
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Panamanian
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aviation fuel
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–
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–
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straggled to Halifax
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Southern Sun
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Amerian
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fuel oil
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–
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–
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From HX 228
Returned to New York |
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Sunoil
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"
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Navy diesel
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–
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–
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fell out with engine trouble
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Joining from Halifax March 12
stations shown are stations in combined convoy |
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Belgian Airman
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Belgian
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steel - timber
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11
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Reykjavik
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From HX 228
Damaged by ice - detached to Iceland |
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Ganymedes
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Dutch
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sugar
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12
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Loch Ewe
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From HX 228
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Alcedo
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Panamanian
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?
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14
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Reykjavik
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From SC 122
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Lady Rodney
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British
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?
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22
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St. John's
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–
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Taybank
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"
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grain
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22
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Mersey
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From HX 228
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Bothnia
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"
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nuts
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23
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Loch Ewe
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From HX 228
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Manchester Trader
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"
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general
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24
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Manchester
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–
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Akaroa
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"
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meat - general
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31
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Belfast
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From HX 228
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Tudor Star
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"
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meat - general
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32
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Manchester
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From HX 228
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Fresno Star
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"
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meat
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34
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Belfast
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From HX 228
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Rosemont
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Panamanian
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steel - general
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73
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Mersey
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From HX 228
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Arabian Prince
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British
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sugar - general
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74
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Mersey
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From HX 228
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City of Oran
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"
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general
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82
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Clyde
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From HX 228
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Lossiebank
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"
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wheat - ore
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84
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Mersey
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From HX 228
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Tahsinia
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"
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sugar - ore
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92
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Mersey
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From HX 228
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Norwegian
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"
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general
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94
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Clyde
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From HX 228
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| Martin Middlebrook also lists the following as sailing from Halifax (not mentioned in J. Rohwer's book) | |||||
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Ribera
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British
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flour
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–
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?
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arrived destination
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Notes: * The ships destined for Halifax (Esso Baltimore, Esso Belgium, Fort Amherst and Iris) left the convoy on March 12, accompanied by the Canadian corvettes Snowberry and Barrie, and minesweepers Gananoque and Digby. ** Arnold Hague says that 187 died when Svend Foyn was lost - not sure if this is correct(?). J. Rohwer indicates her crew and passengers (195) were rescued. However, the Stavern Memorial for Seamen lists 8 Norwegian casualties from this ship (external link). See also the external link about the Coast Guard cutter Algonquin at the end of this text. Local (North) Escort Vessels (Halifax section): Destroyer HMCS St. Clair, corvettes HMCS The Pas and Kamsack, and minesweeper HMCS Blairmore. Local (South) Escort Vessels: Destroyer USS Cowie, corvette HMCS Snowberry, minesweepers HMCS Noranda, HMCS Digby. Ocean Escort (sailed from St. John's on March 14): HMS Aberdeen, HMS Lulworth, HMS Landguard, HMS Moyola, HMS Waveney, HMS Hastings. (The above is according to Jürgen Rohwer. Martin Middlesbrooks divides the local escorts as follows: Related external link: Will be added: HX 230, HX 231 & HX 232 |
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