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CONVOY HX 298
Departed New York City on July 3-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 18th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 115 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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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Regent Panther
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British
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Tanker W
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London (Thameshaven)
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From HX 297
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Rufus Choate
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 297
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Lagarfoss
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Icelandic
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general
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Loch Ewe / Iceland
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(See also RU 130)
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Beaconoil
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Grangemouth
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–
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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Sailed in HX 299
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Reaveley
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Empire Heritage
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Clyde
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Commodore Vessel
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Dromore
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Vice Commodore
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Tudor Prince
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"
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sugar - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Earlscourt Park
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"
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lumber - metal
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Egyptian Prince
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"
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sugar - fruit pulp
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Athelviking
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"
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molasses
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Clyde / Saltend
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–
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Samaritan
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Pitt
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"
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general
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Tyne
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–
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Beaconstreet
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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Sailed in HX 299
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Empire Chapman
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"
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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–
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Erodona
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"
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Tanker W
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Birkenhead / Barton and ?
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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 / Mersey
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–
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Roxane
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French
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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William Crompton
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American
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Tanker B
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Swansea for deck cargo / Falmouth
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From HX 297
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Scandia
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British
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Milford Haven / Southampton
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–
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Scottish Heather
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven / Portsmouth
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–
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Sovac
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"
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Tanker B
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Stanlow / Barton / Mersey
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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To HX 299 - did not sail
Sailed in HX 300 |
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Norvarg
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"
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sugar
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Clyde
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Ex Empire Elk
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Princ Andrej
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Yugoslavian
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sugar
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Rhea
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French
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Dageid
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Barton
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Petter
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Strinda
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Dingle
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–
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Thorhild
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham / Barrow
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–
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Vanja
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"
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Tanker W
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London / Shellhaven
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–
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Høegh Scout
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"
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Tanker W
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Humber (Saltend) / Hull
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–
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Torborg
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"
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Tanker W
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London / Shellhaven
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–
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Eleazar Lord
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American
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general
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Liverpool / Manchester
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–
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Thomas J. Lyons
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"
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sugar
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Clyde / Liverpool (July 22)
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From HX 297
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Raymond Clapper
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Themistocles
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Greek
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Juan N. Seguin
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American
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general
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Liverpool / Garston
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–
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Donald W. Bain
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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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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 299
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Horace Binney
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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William Ellery
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Joseph Le Conte
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in HX 299
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Campfire
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Horace Luckenbach
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Katrina Luckenbach
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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John McKinley
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Arizpa
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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George A. Marr
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Benjamin R. Curtis
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"
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general
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Liverpool for tugs / Newport
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–
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Steel Traveler
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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John H. Murphy
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Alan-A-Dale
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Panamanian
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Stephen Johnson Field
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Rufus C. Dawes
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Paul Hamilton Hayne
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Edward B. Haines
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Joseph R. Lamur
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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James M. Porter
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Schoharie
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Abangarez
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Frederick H. Newell
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"
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general
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Belfast / Cairn Ryan
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–
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William J. Worth
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Patrick C. Boyle
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Thomas W. Hyde
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Abner Nash
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Pocahontas
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Elisha Graves Otis
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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William Few
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"
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general
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Belfast / Cairn Ryan
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–
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Thomas Todd
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Walter Raleigh
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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John Colter
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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James Fenimore Cooper
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Frank C. Emerson
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Vav
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Isle of Grain
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From HX 297
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G. C. Brøvig
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven / Devonport
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–
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Richard J. Cleveland
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American
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Tanker B
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London (Coryton)
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–
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Mary Ashley Townsend
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"
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Tanker B
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London (Thameshaven)
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–
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Richmond P. Hobson
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool (July 27)
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–
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Andrew Marschalk
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"
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Tanker B
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London (Purfleet)
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–
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HMS Prefect
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British
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military equipment
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Loch Ewe / Rosyth
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–
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Joining from Sydney C. B.
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Mount Orford Park
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British
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grain
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Hull (via Oban)
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From HX 297
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Stad Haarlem
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Dutch
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grain
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Newcastle
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From HX 297
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Algenib
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Dutch
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grain
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Belfast Dock
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From HX 297
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Ann Stathatou (Stathatos?)
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Greek
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grain
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London (via Oban)
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From HX 297
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Alcor
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Dutch
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flour
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Avonmouth
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From HX 297
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Manchester Trader
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British
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general ordnance - mail
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Manchester
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–
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Cairnesk
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"
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general - meats
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Delilian
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"
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general - meats
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Glasgow
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–
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John Bakke
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Norwegian
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general - mail
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Manchester
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–
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Manchester Port
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British
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general - mail
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Manchester
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–
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Ivan Topic
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Yugoslavian |
grain
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Barry Dock
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–
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Idefjord
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Norwegian
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flour
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Tyne
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–
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British
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wood pulp
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Rochester
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed July 5
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British
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meat - flour - metal - general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 300
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Samur
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"
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grain
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Louis Joliet
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American
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grain
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Avonmouth
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From HX 296
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Empire Maccabe
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British
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Empire MacMahon
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Miralda
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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La Salle Park
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"
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grain
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Methil / London (via Oban)
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–
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Corrales
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"
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meat - metal - general
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Clyde / Liverpool
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–
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Harriet Tubman
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American
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grain
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Avonmouth
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From HX 297
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James Bowie
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"
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Army general
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Cardiff
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From HX 297
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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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Benjamin H. Grierson
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Cleveland Abbe
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"
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general
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Belfast (Cairn Ryan to arr. July 29)
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–
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Columbian
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Edward Everett
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"
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general
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Glasgow for heavy lifts and f. o.
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–
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Exmouth
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Jean
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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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Oban
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Sailed in HX 299
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Miaoulis
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Oran M. Roberts
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Salmon P. Chase
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Samuel de Champlain
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Stephen C. Foster
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Thomas Sim Lee
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 297
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Vinland
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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William Leavitt
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American
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Caxton
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British
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newsprint
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Manchester
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Eddystone - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram) | ||||
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Eddystone was on her 6th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 240 on June 10-1944, to Halifax June 25 - returning with HX 298 from Halifax on July 5, to Clyde July 17 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). 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: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 299 |
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