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CONVOY HX 274
Departed New York on Jan. 6-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 21st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 ships in this convoy.
Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known. For info, some of the ships in this convoy are also listed in the westbound Convoy ON 212. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 277 (Jan. 28)
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Henry L. Ellsworth
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Milford Haven / Devonport
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|
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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John Langdon
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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|
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Robert J. Collier
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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|
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Joshua W. Alexander
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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|
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Robert Newell
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"
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Joseph Stanton
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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Hoke Smith
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"
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general
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Immingham
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Katrina Luckenbach
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 273
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Enoch Train
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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Alexander Ramsey
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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John Catron
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"
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general
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Newport
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John Sedwick
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"
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general
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Manchester
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John Hay
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Mexican
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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|
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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London
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Sailed in HX 275
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Mercy Warren
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"
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general
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Clyde / London
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From HX 273
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Webb Miller
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Henry Austin
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"
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general
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London
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|
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
|
general
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Hull
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From HX 273
Sailed in HX 275 |
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 275
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Norwegian
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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|
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American
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Dageid
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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"
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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To HX 275 - put back
(listed in HX 278, Febr. 5) |
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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Listed in SC 152
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Kaipaki
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British
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refrig. - general
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Avonmouth
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Vice Commodore
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City of Glasgow
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Port Halifax
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"
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refrig. - general
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Glasgow
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Taranaki
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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From HX 273
Commodore Vessel |
Daghestan
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde f. o.
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Sailed in HX 275
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Schuylkill
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"
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Tanker B
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Dingle / Heysham
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 273
Listed in HX 277 (Jan. 28) |
Erinna
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Dingle
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Hawaiian
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American
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general
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Milford Haven / Falmouth
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George S. Wasson
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"
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general
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Mersey
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Put back to Halifax
Sailed in HX 275 |
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Jan. 8
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Pacific Enterprise
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British
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grain - general - refrig.
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Liverpool
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From HX 273
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John N. Robins
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American
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grain - general
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London
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Cairnvalona
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British
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general
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London
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Peter Cartwright
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American
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general - mail
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Avonmouth
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Empire MacRae
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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Tetela
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"
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general - refrig. - mail
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Cardiff
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Cavina
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"
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general - refrig.
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Liverpool
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Empire MacColl
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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Alabaman
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American
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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Alcoa Cutter
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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Charles Sumner
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"
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general
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London
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Idefjord
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Norwegian
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general
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Glasgow
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James Harrod
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American
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general - mail
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Avonmouth
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Memphis City
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"
|
general
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Cardiff
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Riverdale Park
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British
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general
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London
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Stephen C. Foster
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American
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general
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Swansea
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And Rescue Vessel Perth - see Notes. |
Notes: Arnold Hague's "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" also lists the Rescue Vessel Perth as joining from Halifax. She was on her 23rd voyage, having started this voyage from Clyde on Dec. 16.-1943 with the westbound Convoy ON 216, to Halifax Jan. 1-1944, then returning with Convoy HX 274 from Halifax on Jan. 8, to Clyde Jan. 21. She picked up 8 Chinese crew from the burning Erinna, + 1 man from a raft? following the collision with the Norwegian Dageid. Commodore's notes are not available, escorts unknown. All the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website - use the alphabet index below to find them. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 275 |
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