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CONVOY HX 27
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Departed Halifax on March 13-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th (Arnold Hague says 28 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. Br=British, Sw=Swedish, Norw=Norwegian, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panamanian flag |
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11
San Roberto fuel oil Ardrossan (Br) |
21
Oilpioneer fuel oil Clyde (Br) |
31
Vernon City grain Liverpool (Br) |
41
Port Dunedin refrig. food Milford Haven (Br) |
51
HMS Ascania Escort (Br) |
61
British Union fuel oil Devonport (Br) |
71
Louisianan general Le Havre (Br) |
81
Trefusis wheat Leith (Br) |
91
Redgate scrap iron Newcastle (Br) |
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32
Oakwood* general Liverpool (Am) |
42
Germanic scrap iron Swansea (Br) See Notes |
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72
Auretta general Le Havre (Br) |
82
Belcrest grain Hull (Br) |
92
Ruperra* grain Leith (Br) See also Notes |
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13
Disa sugar Greenock (Sw) See Notes |
23
Rio Grande general Liverpool (Gr) |
33 Korsholm sugar Liverpool (Sw) |
43 Dalmore grain Avonmouth (Br) |
53 | 63 Charles Pratt crude oil Brest (Am) |
73 Scottish Trader grain Falmouth (Br) |
83 Pindos general Le Havre (Gr) |
93 Baron Scott sugar London (Br) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Manchester (Gr/Pa) |
44 Frumenton grain Liverpool (Br) See Notes |
54 | 64 | 74 Zeus grain Falmouth (Gr) |
84 Port Campbell London (Br) |
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| * See also HX 23.
* Oakwood became the British Empire Moose shortly thereafter. (See also HX 24) ** Tuira is listed in the next convoy, HX 28. |
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| Notes: Commodore was in Port Dunedin, Vice Commodore in Trefusis, and Rear Commodore in San Roberto. A Hague has also included the British Bristol City in this convoy (general cargo, station 34); this ship is not listed on the original A 1 form. He says Disa became a straggler on March 24, Frumenton on March 14, Germanic on March 23 and Ruperra on March 14. Also, nationality for Oakwood is given as Italian. (Hague's listing for HX 27 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys). Ocean Escorts: HMS Ascania and French S/M Sidi-Ferruch. 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 28 |
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