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CONVOY HX 288
Departed New York on Apr. 18-1944 and arrived Liverpool on May 4.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 89 ships in this convoy (LST's would not be included in his number).

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port.

A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Athelduke
British
Tanker - molasses
Liverpool
–
British Merit
"
Tanker W
Humber (Saltend)
–
El Mirlo
"
Adm. tanker B
Londonderry /Belfast
–
Empire Coleridge
"
Tanker W
Liverpool / Dingle
–
Empire Jet
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth)
–
Maja
"
Tanker W
Barry Dock
–
Scottish Heather
"
Adm. tanker B
Sheerness
–
British Restraint
"
Tanker W
London (Thameshaven)
–
Cefn-y-Bryn
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
Empire Abbey
"
refrig. - general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 289
Empire Lord
"
general
Glasgow
–
Empire Magpie
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
Empire Scott
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
Fort Perrot
"
general
Immingham
To HX 289 - did not sail
Listed in HX 290
John L. Manson
"
steel - lumber
London
Put into Halifax
Listed in HX 291
Lagarto
"
general
Liverpool
–
King Neptune
"
steel - lumber
Cardiff
–
Langleecrag
"
sugar
London
–
Laughlin McKay
"
general
Sharpness
Shows up again in HX 294
(returned)
Listed in HX 297
Temple Yard
"
steel - lumber
London / Hull
–
Morska Wola
Polish
general
Manchester
–
Sommerstad
Norwegian
Tanker B
Avonmouth
–
Pieter de Hoogh
Dutch
sugar
London
–
Emma Bakke
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
–
Laurits Swenson
"
general
Liverpool
–
Axel Johnson
Swedish
general
Liverpool
–
Jotunfjell
Norwegian
Tanker B
Stanlow
To HX 289 - did not sail
Listed in HX 290
Herbrand
"
Adm tanker B
Scapa / Clyde
From HX 286
Ampetco
Belgian
Tanker B
Mersey / Heysham
–
Ganymedes
Dutch
general
Liverpool
–
Maliakos
Greek
lumber
Garston
Listed in HX 291
Velma
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
Scapa
–
Glarona
"
Tanker B
Mersey / Stanlow
From HX 287
Egda
"
Tanker W
Barry Roads f. o.
(Shows up again in HX 292)
Skotaas
"
Adm. tanker B
Clyde
Listed in HX 289
Thorshov
"
Tanker B
Swansea
–
Torborg
"
Tanker W
Shellhaven
Listed in HX 289
Hubert Howe Bancroft
American
general
Glasgow
–
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"
general
Tyne
–
Fisher Ames
"
general
Cardiff
From HX 287
Edward W. Bok
"
general
Liverpool
–
Junipero Serra
"
general
Liverpool
–
Winona
"
general
Hull
–
Edward B. Haines
"
general
Hull
–
Oran M. Roberts
"
general
Tyne
–
John P. Poe
"
general
London
–
Juan Flaco Brown
"
general
Liverpool
–
William Tyler Page
"
general
Liverpool
–
Abner Doubleday
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Returned to New York
Listed in HX 289
Thomas Say
"
general
Manchester
–
Sylvester Gardiner
"
general
London
–
James R. Randall
"
general
Manchester
–
Mobile City
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 289
George A. Custer
"
general
Avonmouth
–
Bernard Carter
"
general
Avonmouth
–
Hutchinson I. Cone
"
general
Cardiff
–
Owen Wister
"
general
Barry Roads f. o.
Listed in HX 289
James E. Haviland
"
general
Cardiff
–
Edward Everett
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 289
William C. Endicott
"
general
Barry Dock
–
Pennsylvania
"
general
Liverpool
–
Mount Evans
"
general
Swansea
–
James Bowie
"
general
Newport
–
Elmer A. Sperry
"
general
Bromborough
–
Richard Henry Lee
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Sailing to Halifax
Listed in HX 290
Willard Hall
"
general
Glasgow
Listed in HX 289
Samuel Blatchford
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 289
Joseph R. Lamur
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 289
Minnesotan
"
general
Liverpool
–
Campfire
"
general
Glasgow / Manchester
–
Kowel
Polish
sulphur
Ardrossan
From HX 287
Alan-A-Dale
Panamanian
general
Barry Roads f. o.
Listed in HX 289
City of Omaha
American
general
Barry Dock
–
Steel Traveler
"
general
Immingham
–
Horace Luckenbach
"
general
Hull
–
Chagres
Panamanian
general
Cardiff
–
Delrio
American
general
Immingham
–
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 287
Omar E. Chapman
"
general
Swansea
From HX 287
Julius Rosenwald
"
general
Liverpool / Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
From HX 287
Longwood
British
Tanker B
Clyde
From HX 287
Yemassee
Panamanian
general - timber
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(See also RU 120)
John G. Whittier
American
general
Bromborough
–
Norholm
Norwegian
Tanker W
Swansea
(Ex Empire Druid)
George W. Woodward
American
general
Liverpool
–
Cape Corwin
"
general
Hull
–
Mahlon Pitney
"
general
Newport
–
David Caldwell
"
general
Liverpool
–
Joseph Story
"
general
Liverpool
–
LST 542?
(hard to decipher last digit)
"
general
Milford Haven for oil (Plymouth)
–
LST 522
"
general
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 529
"
general
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 980
"
general
Londonderry / Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 541
"
general
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 982
"
general
Swansea f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 682
"
general
Londonderry / Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 981
"
general
Swansea f. o. (Plymouth)
–
Eclipse
British
Tanker W
Avonmouth
From HX 287
LST 983
American
general
Londonderry / Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 520
"
general
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 543
"
general
Swansea f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 530
"
general
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Apr. 20
Fort Lajoie
British
steel - timber
London
Listed in HX 289
High Park
"
flour - general
Tyne
Listed in HX 289
John Bakke
Norwegian
general - meat - flour - metal
Manchester
–
Katla
Icelandic
general - lumber
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(See also RU 120)
Empire MacKendrick
British
grain
Liverpool
–
Corrales
"
meat - metal - mail
London
Listed in HX 289
Ancylus
"
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Hjelmaren
Swedish
sugar
Liverpool
From SC 157
 To HX 289 - did not sail
To HX 292 - returned
Listed in HX 294 in June
Hegira
American
general
Liverpool
From HX 287
British Freedom
British
Tanker B
Clyde
Listed in HX 289
Empire Ortolan
"
steel - pulp
Rochester
Listed in HX 289
Corner Brook
"
newsprint
Manchester
–
Anna N. Goulandris
Greek
flour - grain
London
Listed in HX 291
Elk Island Park
British
general
Leith Dock
–
Montmorency Park
Canadian
steel
London
–
Dalemoor
British
sugar
London
From SC 157
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Syrian Prince - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram)
Joining from St. John's - Sailed Apr. 23
Wilscox
American
sand ballast
Newport
From SC 156
Elisha Graves Otis
"
general
Barry Dock
–
Riverview Park
British
general
Liverpool
From HX 283
Listed in HX 289
Joining from Boston
Melville Jacoby
American
general
Manchester
–
William H. Prescott
"
general
Swansea
–
Edward M. House
"
general
Liverpool
–
Belgian Tenacity
see * below
general
Avonmouth
–
Thomas J. Jarvis
American
general
Swansea
–
Samuel Colt
"
general
Liverpool
–
* This ship is initially listed as British Tenacity, but the "British" is crossed out and replaced by "Belgian", and the nationality is given as American. The tonnage is given as 8439 gt, which fits with British Tenacity - however, this was a tanker.

The following LST's are listed on the same document as the Boston ships, but I suspect they may belong to the New York portion(?)
LST 521
American
none given
Milford Haven for oil (Plymouth)
–
LST 527
"
none given
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–
LST 528
"
none given
Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
–

Notes:
Commodore, Captain R. G. Clayton, R.N.R. was in Laurits Swenson.

Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known.

The Rescue Vessel Syrian Prince was on her 3rd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on March 31-1944 with the westbound Convoy ON 230, to Halifax Apr. 14, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 288, Apr. 20-May 4.

All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The vast majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically. (The Advance Sailing Telegrams do not always spell the names correctly, and I always check the spelling of each and every Liberty Ship against what is found on this site before I upload a convoy). As will be seen, some of them are "old timers", having been around since 1942 or '43, while others had just been delivered in March or Apr.-1944.
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).

Empire Ships - More details on all the Empire ships sailing in this convoy.

Fort, Park and Ocean ships

Eastbound N. Atlantic Convoys / 1944

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