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CONVOY HX 290
Departed New York on May 5-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 93 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. |
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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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Westbank Park
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British
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lumber - general
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Methil f. o. (London)
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From HX 289
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Fort Perrot
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"
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lumber - lead
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Hull
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From HX 289
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Samuel Mcintyre
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 289
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Billy Mitchell
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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Lorenzo DeZavala
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"
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 289
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Richard Montgomery
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 289
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Thorsholm
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 289
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British Glory
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde / Shellhaven
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From HX 289
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Empire Beresford
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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From HX 289
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Coptic
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"
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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Dromus
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"
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Tanker W
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Ellesmere Port / Stanlow
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–
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Empire Heritage
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey / Clyde
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–
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"
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general
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London
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Listed in HX 291
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Port Campbell
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"
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refrig. - general
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Methil f. o. (London)
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–
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Berwickshire
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"
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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Dallas City
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"
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sugar
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Methil f. o. (London)
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–
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Trevelyan
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Island
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"
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lumber - lead
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Liverpool
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–
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Kaikoura
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"
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frozen - general
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Liverpool / Avonmouth
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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 291
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Samdauntless
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"
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steel - lumber
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Tyne
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–
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Cymbula
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"
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead / Barton / Modewheel
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–
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Regent Panther
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"
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Tanker W
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Barry Dock
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–
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Eliza Jane Nicholson
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde / Humber (Saltend)
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–
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Reginald A. Fessenden
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Londonderry / Belfast Dock
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–
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William Crompton
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"
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Tanker W
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Swansea (Southampton)
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–
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John W. Garrett
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"
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general
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Tyne
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From HX 289
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Lewis Morris
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Joseph Jefferson
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Glasgow
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–
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Henry Wynkoop
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Kolno
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Polish
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sulphur
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Hull
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From HX 289
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Krosno
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"
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phosphate
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Glasgow
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–
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Christopher S. Flanagan
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American
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Cecil N. Bean
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Glasgow
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–
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Jane G. Swisshelm
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Amelia Earhart
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Dudley M. Hughes
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Zebulon Pike
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Carolinian
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John L. Sullivan
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Steel Mariner
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"
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general
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Tyne
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–
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Mexican
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Abel Parker Upshur
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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"
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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Listed in HX 291
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Charles D. McIver
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John McLoughlin
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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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Leith Dock
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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 291
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Anson P. K. Safford
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Samuel Ashe
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Anthony Wayne
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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George H. Williams
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John H. B. Latrobe
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 289
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Jamaique
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French
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Horace Williams
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American
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Raymond B. Stevens
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"
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general
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Leith Dock
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–
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"
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general
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Tyne
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Listed in HX 291
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John A. Treutlen
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Clyde L. Seavey
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Cape Diamond
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Jotunfjell
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 289
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Spinanger
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"
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Tanker B
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Stanlow / Barton
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey
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Listed in HX 291
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Lyman Hall
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American
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Sea Serpent
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"
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refrig.
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Cardiff
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–
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Danae II
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French / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Bristol
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–
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Bralanta
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Dingle
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–
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Tibia
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Dutch
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Tanker W
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Bowling
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–
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Henry L. Ellsworth
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 289
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Guadeloupe
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French
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Good Gulf
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Hall J. Kelley
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American
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general
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Sunderland
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–
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Panaman
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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From HX 289
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Ben Robertson
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Peregrine White
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Samuel Nelson
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Timothy Bloodworth
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed May 7
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Cairnesk
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British
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grain - general - meats
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Liverpool
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–
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Edward Bellamy
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American
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 289
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Gabriel Duval
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Herman Melville
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"
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general - grain
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Glasgow
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–
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Harvey Cushing
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"
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general
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Idefjord
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Norwegian
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general - grain
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Glasgow
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–
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La Salle Park
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Oliver Evans
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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British
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general - flour
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 294
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Salacia
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"
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general - meats
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Methil f. o. (London)
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–
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Samneagh
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Steel Ranger
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American
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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William D. Pender
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Dorelian
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British
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metal - flour - meats - general
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Mariner
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"
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grain - general
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W. Hartlepool / Tyne
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–
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American
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grain - general
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Avonmouth
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Listed in HX 291
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Amastra
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British
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Adm. tanker B
(MAC) |
Clyde
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–
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Empire Macandrew
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"
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grain
(MAC) |
Belfast f. o. (Liverpool)
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–
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Empire MacKay
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"
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Adm. tanker B
(MAC) |
Clyde
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–
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Empire Bittern
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"
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metal - flour - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Steele
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"
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none given
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Methil f. o. (London)
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–
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Caxton
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"
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none given
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Methil f. o. (London)
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–
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Teucer
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"
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none given
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Liverpool
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Dundee - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram) | ||||
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Joining from N. F.
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Richard Henry Lee
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 288
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Notes: Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known. The Rescue Vessel Dundee was on her 5th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Apr. 13-1944 with the westbound Convoy ON 232, to Halifax Apr. 27, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 290 - May 7-May 19 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them. Related external links: Empire Ships - Also listed in alphabetical order. The site also has a section listing the "Sam"-ships, and other Liberty ships, some of which came under the British flag. Isthmian Lines - Some of the ships in this convoy belonged to this company (Steel Mariner, Steel Ranger). This website has more on its history and ships. Eastbound N. Atlantic Convoys / 1944 To the next HX convoy in my list HX 291 |
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