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CONVOY HX 229 Cruising Orders
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| Source: "The Critical Convoy Battles of March 1943" by Jürgen Rohwer, with written permission from the author.
Br=British, Am=American (U.S.), Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Du=Dutch. |
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10
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11
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11
Cape Breton (Br) |
21
Walter Q. Gresham (Am) |
31
Fort Anne (Br) |
41
Nebraska (Br) |
51
Belgian Gulf (Pa) |
61
Abraham Lincoln (Norw) |
71
City of Agra (Br) |
81
Irénée Du Pont (Am) |
91
Clan Matheson (Br) |
101 Elin K (Norw) |
111 Harry Luckenbach (Am) |
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12
Robert Howe (Am) |
22
William Eustis (Am) |
32
Kaipara (Br) |
42
Regent Panther (Br) |
52
San Veronico (Br) |
62
Gulfdisc (Am) |
72
Southern Princess (Br) |
82
Coracero (Br) |
92
Nariva (Br) |
102 Luculus (Br) |
112 Daniel Webster (Am) |
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13
Empire Knight (Br) |
23
Stephen C. Foster (Am) |
33 Canadian Star (Br) |
43 Antar (Br) |
53 Pan Rhode Island (Am) |
63 Jean (Am) |
73 El Mundo (Pa) |
83 Nicania (Br) |
93 Magdala (Du) |
103 Zaanland (Du) |
113 Hugh Williamson (Am) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Mathew Luckenbach (Am) |
44 | 54 Empire Cavalier (Br) |
64 Kofresi (Am) |
74 Margaret Lykes (Am) |
84 Tekoa (Br) |
94 James Oglethorpe (Am) |
104 Terkoelei (Du) |
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(some ships had returned to port - see Page 1) |
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10
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11
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11
Cape Breton (Br) |
21
Walter Q. Gresham (Am) |
31
Fort Anne (Br) |
41
Nebraska (Br) |
51
Belgian Gulf (Pa) |
61
Abraham Lincoln (Norw) |
71
City of Agra (Br) |
81
Irénée Du Pont (Am) |
91
Nariva (Br) |
101 Elin K (Norw) |
111 Harry Luckenbach (Am) |
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12
Robert Howe (Am) |
22
William Eustis (Am) |
32
Kaipara (Br) |
42
Regent Panther (Br) |
52
San Veronico (Br) |
62
Gulfdisc (Am) |
72
Southern Princess (Br) |
82
Coracero (Br) |
92
Magdala (Du) |
102 Luculus (Br) |
112 Daniel Webster (Am) |
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13
Empire Knight (Br) |
23
Mathew Luckenbach (Am) |
33 Canadian Star (Br) |
43 Antar (Br) |
53 Pan Rhode Island (Am) |
63 Jean (Am) |
73 El Mundo (Pa) |
83 Nicania (Br) |
93 James Oglethorpe (Am) |
103 Zaanland (Du) |
113 (straggler) |
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44 | 54 Empire Cavalier (Br) |
64 Kofresi (Am) |
74 Margaret Lykes (Am) |
84 Tekoa (Br) |
94 |
104 Terkoelei (Du) |
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| After the U-boat attacks and heavy losses during the night (see Page 1) the convoy was reformed in the morning of March 17 (28 ships were still in sight). Most of the losses had taken place on the starboard side of the convoy, creating quite a few gaps there, so the Commodore decided to reduce the "width" of the convoy to 9 columns, then reorganized the ships on the starboard side into columns number 7, 8 and 9. | ||||||||
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11
Cape Breton (Br) |
21
Walter Q. Gresham (Am) |
31
Fort Anne (Br) |
41
Nebraska (Br) |
51
Belgian Gulf (Pa) |
61
Abraham Lincoln (Norw) |
71
City of Agra (Br) |
81
Coracero (Br) |
91
Terkoelei (Du) |
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12
Robert Howe (Am) |
22
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32
Kaipara (Br) |
42
Regent Panther (Br) |
52
San Veronico (Br) |
62
Gulfdisc (Am) |
72
Magdala (Du) |
82
Luculus (Br) |
92
Daniel Webster (Am) |
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13
Empire Knight (Br) |
23
Mathew Luckenbach (Am) |
33 Canadian Star (Br) |
43 Antar (Br) |
53 Pan Rhode Island (Am) |
63 Jean (Am) |
73 El Mundo (Pa) |
83 Nicania (Br) |
93 Margaret Lykes (Am) |
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44 | 54 Empire Cavalier (Br) |
64 Kofresi (Am) |
74 |
84 straggler |
94 |
| Tekoa (Captain Hocken) had fallen behind to rescue survivors (she had rescued 138 survivors from Irénée Du Pont and Southern Princess by dawn). | ||||||||
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11
Cape Breton (Br) |
21
Fort Anne (Br) |
31
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41
Nebraska (Br) |
51
Abraham Lincoln (Norw) |
61
Belgian Gulf (Pa) |
71
City of Agra (Br) |
81
Nicania (Br) |
91
Daniel Webster (Am) |
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12
Robert Howe (Am) |
22
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32
Kaipara (Br) |
42
Regent Panther (Br) |
52
San Veronico (Br) |
62
Gulfdisc (Am) |
72
Magdala (Du) |
82
Luculus (Br) |
92
Margaret Lykes (Am) |
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13
Empire Knight (Br) |
23
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33 | 43 Tekoa (Br) |
53 Pan Rhode Island (Am) |
63 Jean (Am) |
73 El Mundo (Pa) |
83 | 93 |
| 14 | 24 | 34 | 44 Antar (Br) |
54 Empire Cavalier (Br) |
64 Kofresi (Am) |
74 | 84 | 94 |
Here are some charts showing the progress of, and U-boat sightings/attacks on Convoys SC 121, HX 228, SC 122 and HX 229. The chart has been split into 3. Click on the pictures to get a larger version. As will be seen, I've overlapped them slightly (see also the analysis of the attacks):
Another "part convoy" left New York about 10 hours after HX 229 |
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