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CONVOY HX 280
Departed New York on Febr. 20-1944 and arrived Liverpool on March 9.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 63 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known. For info, some of this ships in this convoy later joined JW 58 to Murmansk, returned with RA 59 |
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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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Heranger
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Norwegian
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general - explosives
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London
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–
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Salland
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Dutch
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general - explosives
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London
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–
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Maaskerk
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Solfonn
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Norwegian
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diesel oil
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Clyde
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–
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"
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Navy Sp. - Admiralty tanker
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 281
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"
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Navy Sp. - Admiralty tanker
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Clyde
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American
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Navy Sp. - Admiralty tanker
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 282
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Fordsdale
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British
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frozen - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Port Adelaide
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"
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frozen - general
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London
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From HX 278
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Glenapp
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"
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frozen - general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Kitsilano Park
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Luculus
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"
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fuel oil
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Stanlow / Ardrossan
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–
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"
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Tanker (alcohol)
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Dingle
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Listed in HX 281
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Scottish Heather
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"
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Admiralty tanker
fuel oil |
Londonderry
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–
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Mary Austin
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American
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general
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London
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Returned to New York
To HX 281 - returned Listed in HX 283 |
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American Manufacturer
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"
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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–
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George H. Williams
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"
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general - explosives
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Cardiff
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–
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"
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general - explosives
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Hull
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Listed in HX 281
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William M. Stewart
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"
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general
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Milford Haven (Southampton)
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–
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"
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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To HX 281 - returned
Listed in HX 283 |
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"
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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Edward Bellamy
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Andrew Briscoc
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Howard E. Coffin
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Samuel T. Darling
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"
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general
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London
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–
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William M. Eastland
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Royal S. Copeland
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"
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general
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Milford Haven (Southampton)
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From HX 279
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Sidney Lanier
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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–
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Hall J. Kelley
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 279
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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"
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general
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London?
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From HX 279
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Norwegian
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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To HX 281 - returned
Listed in HX 284 |
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William Black Yates
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American
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general
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Milford Haven (Southampton)
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–
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Stephen Johnson Field
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Florence Martus
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Andrew Pickens
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Richard Henry Lee
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Anthony Wayne
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 279
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Winfield Scott
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"
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general
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Mersey f.o.
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From HX 279
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Simon Newcomb
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Audacious
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Artemus Ward
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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Put into Ponta Delgada
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Delsud
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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"
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Navy
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in HX 282
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"
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steel
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Mersey f. o.
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Francis Vigo
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Townsend Harris
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Grace Abbott
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Charles Henderson
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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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Listed in HX 281
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William Matson
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Athelviking
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British
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Tanker (general)
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Birkenhead
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Returned to port (Halifax)
Listed in SC 154 |
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Hopecrest
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"
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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Santa Marta
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American
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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Steel Mariner
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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James Bowdoin
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Benjamin H. Latrobe
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"
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general
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Clyde for N. Russia
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–
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Cairnesk
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British
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grain - meat - general
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Tyne
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed Febr. 22
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Lochmonar
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British
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grain - general - refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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James A. Wetmore
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American
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grain - general
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Manchester
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–
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John Bakke
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Norwegian
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meats - grain - general
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Manchester
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–
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Samuel Nelson
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American
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grain - general
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Liverpool
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From HX 279
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Empire MacRae
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British (MAC)
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Susan Colby
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American
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grain - general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 279
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Herman Melville
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"
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flour - general
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London / Leith
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–
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F. J. Wolfe
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British
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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From HX 279
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Manchester Trader
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"
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general - flour - mail
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Manchester
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–
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Carolinian
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American
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grain - general - mail
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Glasgow
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–
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Katla
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Icelandic
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lumber - general
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Loch Ewe / Iceland
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(See also RU 112)
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Alcoa Banner
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American
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general
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Sharpness
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–
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Edward H. Crockett
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"
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grain - lumber
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London
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–
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Gutzon Borglum
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Gdynia
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Swedish
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general
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Panaman
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American
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general
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Newport
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–
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Pierre La Clede
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"
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general
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Milford Haven (Southampton)
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–
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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Salacia
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British
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general - meats - mail
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Avonmouth
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–
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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Listed in HX 281
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Steel Engineer
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Rathlin - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram) | ||||
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Notes: According to Arnold Hague's "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" the Rescue Vessel Rathlin also joined this convoy from Halifax. She was on her 17th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 222 on Jan. 30-1944, to Halifax Febr. 14 - returning with HX 280 from Halifax on Febr. 22, to Clyde March 9. Her next voyage was with the Murmansk convoys JW 58 / RA 58 (more details on the latter convoy is available at this external site). Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known. All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them. Related external links: Eastbound N. Atlantic Convoys / 1944 To the next HX convoy in my list HX 281 |
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