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CONVOY HX 285
Departed New York on March 28-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 12.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 54 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known. See also westbound Convoy ON 224. |
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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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Charles M. Hall
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American
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general
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Roseneath
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–
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John Vining
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"
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general
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Tyne / Leith Dock
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From HX 284
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Joseph Stanton
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 284
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Abiel Foster
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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From HX 284
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Roger Griswold
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"
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general
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Newport
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From HX 284
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Ezra Weston
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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From HX 284
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Henry M. Rice
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 284
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British Character
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British
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Tanker W
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London (Thameshaven)
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From HX 284
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"
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Tanker B
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Shellhaven
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From HX 284
Listed in SC 156 |
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Norlys
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Panamanian
(Norw. mngrs) |
Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Portsmouth)
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From HX 284
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Kaldfonn
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B - aircraft
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Scapa / Clyde
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From HX 284
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Empire Bombardier
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British
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Tanker W
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London (Thameshaven)
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–
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Port Darwin
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"
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refrig. - general
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London
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–
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Empire Waimana
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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From HX 284
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Comanchee
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Empire Garrick
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"
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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–
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Empire Maccabe
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"
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Adm. tanker B - aircraft
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Clyde
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–
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Miralda
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"
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Adm. tanker B - aircraft
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Clyde
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–
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Norrissia
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"(?)
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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–
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Sovac
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"
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead / Modewheel
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–
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Geo. W. McKnight
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Lucellum
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"
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Tanker B
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Dingle / Heysham
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Returned? Or did not sail?
Listed in SC 156 |
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"
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Tanker W
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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Lista
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Norwegian
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general
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Manchester
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–
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 286
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Dutch
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Tanker
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Mersey
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Listed in HX 286
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Cistula
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"
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Tanker W
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Saltend
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–
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Clavella
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Strinda
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Garonne
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Kaia Knudsen
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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American
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Adm. tanker W
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 286
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John Stagg
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"
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Adm. tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Reginald A. Fessenden
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Belgian Gulf
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Panamanian
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Tanker W
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Stanlow / Barton
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–
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J. Warren Keifer
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Robert R. Livingston
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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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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in HX 286
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Henry Austin
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Nathaniel Bacon
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Lucien B. Maxwell
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Jim Bridger
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Charles C. Jones
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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From HX 284
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Francis Asbury
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 284
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Edwin Abbey
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Thomas U. Walter
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"
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 284
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Big Foot Wallace
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Washington Irving
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"
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general
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London
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–
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John E. Ward
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"
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general
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London
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–
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John S. Mosby
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"
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none given
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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John J. Abel
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"
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none given
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Hull
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–
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed March 30
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Alexander Hamilton
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American
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grain - general
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Manchester
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From HX 284
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Robert Fulton
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"
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grain - general
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Hull
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–
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Port Alma
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British
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meat - zinc - general
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Liverpool
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–
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William L. Davidson
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American
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flour - general
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London
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–
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Argolikos
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Greek
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grain
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Leith Dock
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–
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Henry Wilson
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American
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general
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Swansea
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–
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North King
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Panamanian
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general
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Swansea
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–
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George Popham
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American
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flour - general
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London / Leith
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Melrose Abbey - See Notes below. | ||||
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Joining from St. John's
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William H. Ashley
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American
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 283
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Melrose Abbey was on her 13th voyage as such, having started this voayge from Clyde on March 1-1944 with the westbound Convoy ON 226, to Halifax March 13, returning to Clyde with HX 285, March 30-Apr. 11 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). 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 286 |
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