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CONVOY HX 297
Departed New York City on June 24-1944 and arrived Liverpool July 11.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 116 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

(Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port).
A 1 form is not available to me and, therefore, I don't know the station numbers for these ships.

For info, some of the ships in this convoy are listed in the Arctic Convoys section of this website.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
American Trader
American
Tanker B
Clyde
From HX 296
Kaldfonn
Norwegian
Tanker B
Clyde
From HX 296
Empire Flag
British
general
Methil / London
From HX 296
Thomas Lynch
American
general
Avonmouth
From HX 296
Rufus Choate
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 296
Sailed in HX 298
Jesse Billingsley
"
general
Loch Ewe f. o.
From HX 296
Sailed in HX 299
John Gorrie
"
general
Oban / Tyne
From HX 296
John N. Robins
"
general
Oban / Tyne
From HX 296
Hubert Howe Bancroft
"
general
Immingham
From HX 296
Eliza Jane Nicholson
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven / Southampton
–
Clam
British
Tanker W
Clyde
–
Laurelwood
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven / Portsmouth
–
Regent Panther
"
Tanker W
Mersey f. o.
Sailed in HX 298
San Felix
"
Tanker W
Clyde
–
William Crompton
American
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o.
Sailed in HX 298
William Penn
"
Tanker W
Mersey f. o.
–
John B. Lennon
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Stage Door Canteen
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Benjamin Schlesinger
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Edward P. Alexander
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
A. J. Cermak
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Andrew Carnegie
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
John S. Bassett
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Thomas Say
"
general
Cardiff / Newport
–
James L. Breck
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Joshua Thomas
"
general
Liverpool
–
Pennsylvania
"
general
Glasgow
–
William Matson
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Billy Sunday
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
George Gipp
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Peter Donahue
"
general
Liverpool / Manchester
–
E. A. Peden
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Charles Robinson
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Francis Vigo
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Joseph N. Nicollet
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Julien Poydras
"
general
Glasgow
–
William Wheelwright
"
general
Glasgow
–
Henry J. Raymond
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
John Blair
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Owen Wister
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Florence Martus
"
general
Manchester
–
Pandorian
British
general
Dundee
–
Wisla
Polish
general
Liverpool
Returned to port (Halifax)
Listed in HX 300
Brimanger
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Commodore Vessel
Fernwood
"
general
Liverpool
–
Amos Kendall
American
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Volunteer
"
general
Immingham
–
Oremar
"
general
Hull
From HX 294
Marie M. Meloney
"
general
Oban / Tyne
From HX 296
George M. Cohan
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Agwidale
"
general
Liverpool
–
Isaac Shelby
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Mount Evans
"
general
Liverpool
–
Samuel F. B. Morse
"
general
Middlesbrough
–
Robert Y. Hayne
"
general
Liverpool
–
Empire Franklin
British
general
Liverpool
–
Lalande
"
general
Tyne
–
Slask
Polish
general
Preston(?)
From HX 295
Crystal Park
British
timber - metal
Cardiff
–
Empire Lightning
"
sugar - general
Liverpool
–
Empire Sunbeam
"
sugar
Liverpool
Vice Commodore
Flimston
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
Fort Pine
"
sugar - general
Liverpool
–
Mandalay
"
sugar
Greenock
From HX 295
Spondilus
"
Tanker B
London (Shellhaven)
–
Sutherland
"
sugar
Hull
–
City of Glasgow
"
refrig. - general
Liverpool
–
Winsum
Dutch
sugar
Dundee
–
Sveti Vlaho
Yugoslavian
sugar
Methil / London
–
Olaf Bergh
Norwegian
sugar
Methil / London
–
Germa
"
sugar
Methil / London
–
Skotaas
"
Tanker B
Mersey / Milford Haven / Portland
–
Atlantic
"
Tanker B
London
From HX 295
Hardanger
"
grain
Methil / London
From HX 295
Dalfonn
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o.
–
James Hawson
"
Tanker W
Jarrow-on-Tyne
–
O. B. Sørensen
"
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Vav
"
Tanker W
Loch Ewe f. o.
Sailed in HX 298
Vinga
"
Tanker W
Londonderry
–
Thomas J. Lyons
American
sugar
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 298
British Merchant
British
Tanker B
Milford Haven / Davenport
–
Leerdam
Dutch
general - 25 passengers - mail
Liverpool
–
USS LT 456
Amerian
–
Clyde
–
USS LT 60
"
–
Clyde
–
USS LT 62
"
–
Clyde
–
USS Catclaw
"
Navy netlayer
Clyde (Roseneath)
–
USS Capella
"
Navy netlayer
Roseneath
–
USS Pinon
"
Navy Netlayer
Clyde (Roseneath)
–
USS Chinaberry
"
–
Clyde (Roseneath)
–
USS Shellbark
"
–
Clyde (Roseneath)
–
John A. Brown
"
–
Swansea
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed June 26-1944
Glenapp
British
general - meats - metal
Liverpool
From HX 296
Keila
Estonian
lumber
Belfast Dock
From HX 294
Ioannis Frangos
Greek
woodpulp
Ellesmere Port
From HX 294
Helencrest
British
grain
Avonmouth
–
Nashaba
American
Army general
Liverpool
From HX 295
Miguel de Larrinaga
British
steel - lumber
Manchester
–
San Francisco
Swedish
flour - general
Belfast Dock
–
Empire Macandrew
British
(M.A.C.) grain
Liverpool
–
Amastra
"
(M.A.C.) Tanker B
Clyde
See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
Tetela
"
meats - mail
Clyde / Liverpool
–
Laughlin McKay
"
steel - lumber
West Hartlepool
From HX 294
Kensington Park
"
lead - lumber
Bristol
–
Katla
Icelandic
general - lumber
Loch Ewe / Iceland
From HX 296
(See also RU 128)
George Hawley
American
Army supplies - explosives
Oban / Tyne
From HX 296
Cornelius Ford
"
general - rations
Oban / Tyne
From HX 296
Lone Star
"
general - explosives
Oban / Tyne
–
Edward Canby
"
general
Newport
–
George Gale
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Grace Abbott
"
general - explosives
Oban / Tyne
–
Harriet Tubman
"
grain
Milford Haven f. o.
Sailed in HX 298
James Bowie
"
general
Mersey
Sailed in HX 298
John McDonogh
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Junipero Serra
"
general - explosives
Swansea
–
Morris Hillquit
"
general
Swansea
–
Morris Sigman
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Ørnefjell
Norwegian
general
Loch Ewe / Iceland
(See also RU 128)
Thomas Fitzsimons
American
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Thomas Paine
"
general - explosives
Oban / Tyne
–
Thomas Sim Lee
"
general
Mersey
Sailed in HX 298
William Byrd
"
general
Oban / Tyne
–
Wolverine
"
general - explosives
Hull
–
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Bury - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram)
Joining from Sydney C. B.
Covalt
American
steel - trucks
Loch Ewe f. o.
Returned to port (Halifax - June 29)
Lake Chelan
"
steel - trucks - bulldozers
Loch Ewe f. o.
Returned to Sydney
Crete
Greek
general - explosives
Hull
–
Pacific
Swedish
general
Tyne
–
Empire Cormorant
British
grain
Hull
–
Stad Maassluis
Dutch
grain
Avonmouth
–
Westmoor
British
steel - lumber
Methil / London
–
Mount Orford Park
"
grain
London
Sailed in HX 298
Stad Haarlem
Dutch
grain
Manchester
Sailed in HX 298
King Neptune
British
grain
Methil / London
–
Alcor
Dutch
flour
Avonmouth
Sailed in HX 298
Ann Stathatou (Stathatos?)
Greek
grain
London
Sailed in HX 298
Pencarrow
British
grain
Cardiff
Listed in HX 300
Algenib
Dutch
grain
Leith Dock
Sailed in HX 298
Baxtergate
British
grain
London
Listed in HX 300
Joining from N.F.
Luculus
"
Tanker B
Stanlow
See HX 296
(later Convoy JW 59 to Murmansk, Aug. 15
Returned with RA 59A - see Arctic Convoys)
Christine Marie
"
woodpulp
Rochester
To HX 298 - did not sail
Listed in HX 300

Notes:
Commodore Rear Admiral E. O. Cochrane was in Norwegian Brimanger, Vice Commodore was Vice Admiral S. S. Bonham-Carter in Empire Sunbeam. Commodore's notes are not available.

The Rescue Vessel Bury was on her 16th voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 239 on June 3-1944, to Halifax June 19, returning with HX 297 from Halifax June 26, to Clyde July 10.

Please note that more information on all the Norwegian ships listed in this convoy can be found with the help of the index below.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - Before I upload a convoy, I always sheck the spelling of each ship, either by using my misc. books, or by using this website and the 2 listed below, then make the necessary adjustments (convoy docs don't always have the correct spelling, or they may be difficult to decipher). A great deal of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
Fort (+ Ocean & Park) ships
Empire ships - The site also lists "Sam"-ships and other Liberty ships that came under the British flag.

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