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CONVOY HX 26
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Departed Halifax on March 9-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th (Arnold Hague says 39 ships). |
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| Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Nationalities have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939". R. W. Jordan. Norw=Norwegian, Br=British, Sw=Swedish, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panmanian |
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11
Diplomat general Liverpool (Br) |
21
Delphinula lube oil Liverpool (Br) |
31
Troilus general Liverpool (Br) |
41
Nova Scotia general Liverpool (Br) |
51
HMS Malaya Escort (Br) |
61
Statesman general Liverpool (Br) |
71
Port Fairy* refrig. - general London (Br) |
81
City of Bagdad general Hull (Br) |
91
Hertford frozen - general London (Br) |
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12
Kenbane Head general Belfast (Br) |
22
British Courage fuel oil Liverpool (Br) |
32
Voco lub oil Liverpool (Br) |
42
Ahamo fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
52
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62
Montreal City general Milford Haven (Br) |
72
Argos Hill general London (Br) |
82
Arinia gasoline London (Br) |
92
Beaverdale general London (Br) |
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13
Argyll wheat - lumber Glasgow (Br) |
23
Victoria City wheat - lumber Manchester (Br) |
33 San Zotico fuel oil Mersey (Br) |
43 Solstad lub oil Manchester (Norw) |
53 | 63 Fowberry Tower maize Avonmouth (Br) |
73 Nailsea Manor grain Hull (Br) |
83 San Fabian fuel oil Shellhaven (Br) |
93 Kurdistan wheat London (Br) |
| 14 Amberton wheat Glasgow (Br) |
24 Siris general Liverpool (Br) |
34 San Tiburcio fuel oil Liverpool (Br) |
44 Llanishen cereals Liverpool (Br) |
54 | 64 Atland pig iron Swansea (Sw) |
74 Persephone crude oil Le Havre (Pa) |
84 Appledore scrap iron Hull (Br) |
94 Athelviking* molasses London (Br) See Notes |
| 15 | 25 Loreto general Liverpool (Br) |
35 Marstenen canned goods Glasgow (Norw) |
45 Pontypridd** cereals Manchester (Br) |
55 | 65 Stylianos Chandris grain Falmouth (Gr) |
75 Antonio wheat Immingham (Br) |
85 Rossington Court* lumber - wheat Newcastle (Br) Sank See Notes |
95 Ripley lumber - wheat Newcastle (Br) |
| * See also Convoy HX 23.
** A. Hague has not included Pontypridd in this convoy (Hague's listing for HX 26 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys). |
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Notes: Commodore was in Nova Scotia, Vice Commodore was in Port Fairy. * Rossington Court sank following a collision with Athelviking on March 13, about 600 miles east of Halifax (The World's Merchant Fleets 1939"). Athelviking returned to port - does not show up again until HX 38, Apr. 26. Ocean Escort: HMS Malaya. 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): To the next HX convoy in my list HX 27 |
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