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CONVOY HX 28
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Departed Halifax on March 18-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2 (Arnold Hague says 61 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, Norw=Norwegian, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panmanian, Am=American |
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11
Manchester Port general Manchester (Br) |
21
Politician steel - cotton Liverpool (Br) |
31
Newfoundland general Liverpool (Br) |
41
Collegian steel - cotton Liverpool (Br) |
51
Malayan Prince general London (Br) |
61
Empire Confidence general London (Br) |
71
Macharda general London (Br) |
81
Matheran general London (Br) |
91
Henry Desprez gasoline Le Havre (Fr) |
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12
Avelona Star refrig. - general Glasgow (Br) |
22
Aldersdale fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
32
Ramsay wheat Liverpool (Br) |
42
Manchester Citizen general Manchester (Br) |
52
Hopepeak lumber - wheat London (Br) |
62
Jumna sugar London (Br) |
72
San Ernesto diesel oil London (Br) |
82
Narragansett aviation spirits London (Br) |
92
Jean L-D copper - trucks Le Havre (Fr) |
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13
Torr Head general Dublin (Br) |
23
Eskdalegate timber Liverpool (Br) |
33 San Demetrio gasoline Liverpool (Br) |
43 Lancaster Castle cotton - steel Liverpool (Br) |
53 Cordelia fuel oil Portsmouth (Br) |
63 Harlingen grain Hull (Br) |
73 Induna* grain Hull (Br) |
83 Lucerna benzine London (Br) See Notes |
93 Stiklestad aviation benzine Le Havre (Norw) |
| 14 Bengore Head general Belfast (Br) |
24 Tuira sulphur - cotton Manchester (Gr/Pa) |
34 Beckenham wheat Liverpool (Br) |
44 British Captain gasoline Milford Haven (Br) |
54 Athelknight fuel oil Devonport (Br) |
64 Selvistan wheat Hull (Br) |
74 Boreas pulp London (Norw) |
84 Jutland lead - lumber Hull (Br) |
94 Nicolaou Georgios general Le Havre (Gr) |
| 15 Dromore Castle general Glasgow (Br) |
25 Dalcroy grain Glasgow (Br) |
35 Varanger fuel oil Liverpool (Norw) |
45 Antigone grain Avonmouth (Br) |
55 Inversuir aviation spirits Milford Haven. for Avonmouth (Br) |
65 Sarthe sugar London (Br) |
75 Scoresby sugar Hull (Br) |
85 Cardita crude oil Le Havre (Br) |
95 Walter D. Munson general Le Havre (Am?**) |
| 16 Rio Azul scrap iron Ardrossan (Br) |
26 Rockpool scrap iron Birkenhead (Br) |
36 Annik general Liverpool (Norw) |
46 Bridgepool timber Sharpness (Br) |
56 Shirak benzine Clyde (Br) |
66 British Prudence fuel oil Portland (Br) |
76 Trecarrell grain Southampton (Br) |
86 Mathilda automobiles Le Havre (Norw) |
96 Indiana sulphur Le Havre (Fr) |
| 17 Admiralty fuel Clyde (Br) |
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37 San Gabriel general Liverpool (Am**) |
47 Stanwell pig iron Swansea (Br) |
57 Edward F. Johnson gasoline London (Br) |
67 Grainton London (Br) |
77 W. B. Walker* motor spirits London (Br) |
87 Pomella crude oil Pauillac (Br) |
97 Europe crude oil Bordeaux (Norw) |
| * Pecten sailed in the next convoy, HX 29. |
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| Notes: Commodore was in Empire Confidence, Vice Commodore in Newfoundland, and Rear Commodore in Henry Desprez. * Judging from some arrows written in by hand it looks like Induna was originally in station 77 and W. B. Walker in 73, but swapped places. Similarly, Shirak 's original postion appears to have been 57 and Edward F. Johnson's 56. ** According to Arnold Hague, San Gabriel and Walter D. Munson were Greek ships. (Hague's listing for HX 28 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys). He says Lucerna became a straggler on March 18, but rejoined on the 29th. Ocean Escort: HMS Royal Sovereign. 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 29 |
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