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CONVOY HX 299
Departed New York City on July 11-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 85 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.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Jesse Billingsley
American
general
Hull
From HX 297
James W. Nesmith
"
general
Milford Haven / Plymouth
–
Howard E. Coffin
"
general
Immingham
From HX 298
Glarona
Norwegian
Tanker B
Stanlow
From HX 298
Sailed in HX 300
Edmund Fanning
American
general
Avonmouth
–
Edward Bellamy
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Joseph Jefferson
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
John P. Poe
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Montgomery City
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Abraham Lincoln
"
general
Belfast f. o. (Cairn Ryan)
–
Winona
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Thomas W. Bickett
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Conrad Weiser
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
William B. Giles
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Bertram G. Goodhue
"
general
Garston
–
Andrew W. Preston
"
general
Liverpool
–
Augustus S. Merrimon
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 298
William Dean Howells
"
general
Newcastle
Listed as William D. Howells in the doc.
Assuming this is William Dean Howells
George B. Selden
"
general
Hull
–
Charles Fort
"
general
Liverpool
–
Hugh J. Kilpatrick
"
general
Immingham
–
Jacob Sloat Fassett
"
general
Liverpool
–
Timothy Bloodworth
"
general commodity
Oban f. o.
–
George H. Williams
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Earl Layman
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Helen Hunt Jackson
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Philip Livingston
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Theodore Parker
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Robert Fechner
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Benjamin Huntington
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
William Mulholland
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
James Whitcomb Riley
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Charles D. McIver
"
general
Oban f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Cornelius Gilliam
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Georgian
"
general
Oban f. o.
Returned to New York July 11
Sailed in HX 300
Dudley M. Hughes
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Charles J. Finger
"
general
Oban f. o.
–
Jamaique
French
general
Clyde (passengers) / Oban f. o.
–
James W. Fannin
American
general
Oban f. o.
–
Empire Abbey
British
general - frozen
Liverpool
–
Comanchee
"
Tanker B
Birkenhead / Barton and ?
–
Samsperrin
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Dalhanna
"
general
Liverpool
Sailed in HX 300
Samkansa
"
general
Liverpool
–
San Velino
"
Tanker W
London (Thameshaven)
–
San Vulfrano
"
Tanker W
Belfast / Dublin
–
Sampler
"
sugar
Methil / London
–
Empire Viscount
"
Tanker B
Milford Haven / Southampton
From HX 298
Chesapeake
"
Tanker B
Heysham
Sailed in HX 300
Athelprince
"
molasses
Southend
Arrived Sydney C.B. July 16(?)
Sailed in HX 300
Høyanger
Norwegian
general
Middlesbrough
Vice Commodore
Heranger
"
general
Glasgow
–
Villanger
"
general
Liverpool
–
Laurits Swenson
"
general
Methil / London
Commodore Vessel
Spinanger
"
Admiralty tanker B
Scapa
–
Pan Scandia
"
Tanker B
Swansea
Sailed in HX 301
Brasil
"
Admiralty tanker B
Clyde
–
Solfonn
"
Tanker B
Clyde / London
–
Maaskerk
Dutch
general
Liverpool
Cancelled from HX 296
Marija Petrinovic
Yugoslavian
sugar
Greenock
–
Helder
Dutch
sugar
Belfast f. o.
Returned to port (Halifax)
Sailed in HX 300
Fosna
Norwegian
Tanker B
Grangemouth
–
Cleodora
Dutch
Admiralty tanker B
Milford Haven / Portsmouth
–
Polarsol
Norwegian
Tanker W
Humber (Saltend)
–
Tureby
Panamanian
General
Tyne
Listed as Panamanian in the doc.,
as Danish by R. Jordan
Andrew A. Humphreys
American
Tanker W
Clyde / Grangemouth
–
Irwin Russel
"
Tanker W
Stanlow / Barton
–
Belgian Gulf
Panamanian
Tanker B
Birkenhead / ?
From HX 298
John McLoughlin
American
U.S. Navy Cargo
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Elizabeth Blackwell
"
U.S. Navy Cargo
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Samuel Johnston
"
U.S. Navy Cargo
Belfast f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Elbridge Gerry
"
U.S. Navy Cargo
Belfast f. o.
To HX 300 - did not sail
Sailed in HX 301
Dettifoss
Icelandic
coal - general - mail
Loch Ewe / Iceland
(See also RU 130)
San Adolfo
British
Tanker B
Scapa
–
Aram J. Pothier
American
general - mail
Tyne
–
Pachesham
British
newsprint
Glasgow
Joining from St. John's - returned to port w/engine trouble
Sailed in HX 301
Joining from Halifax - Sailed July 13(?)
Ancylus
British
Admiralty tanker B (M.A.C.)
Clyde
See also HX 295 &
Notes on HX 302 page
Returned to port (St. John's)
Sailed in HX 300
Samhain
"
grain
Manchester
–
Adula
"
Admiralty tanker B (M.A.C.)
Clyde
See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
Lowlander
"
general - refrig.
Liverpool
–
Dorelian
"
general - flour
Glasgow
–
Gadila
Dutch
Admiralty tanker B (M.A.C.)
Clyde
See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page,
and Notes below
Acavus
British
Admiralty tanker B (M.A.C.)
Clyde
See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
Salacia
"
general - meats - metal - frozen fish
Liverpool
–
Empire McDermott
"
grain (M.A.C.)
Liverpool
–
Tilapa
"
meat - general - meal
Mersey f. o.
Sailed in HX 300
Abel Parker Upshur
American
general
Liverpool
–
Edwin W. Moore
"
general - explosives
Immingham
–
George P. Garrison
"
general (commodity)
Oban f. o.
Returned to Halifax July 14
Joined HX 300
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"
general
Barry Dock
Listed as Harriet B. Stowe in the doc.
Assuming this is Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Paul Jones
"
general (Commodity)
Oban f. o.
From HX 298
U.S.S. Pontiac
"
refrig. prov.
Loch Ewe / Iceland
–
Susan Colby
"
general - explosives
Swansea
–
Zebulon Pike
"
Army general
Cardiff
–
Elisha Mitchell
"
grain
Avonmouth
–
Moveria
British
general
Manchester
–
Prometheus
"
general - trucks
Liverpool
Sailed in HX 300
Riverdale Park
"
trucks - tanks - Red Cross supplies - explosives
Manchester
–
Additionally, the rescue vessel Aboyne was with this convoy from July 13 (see Notes below) - not listed in Advance Sailing Telegram.
Joining from Sydney C. B.
Daghestan
British
grain - general
Manchester
–
Fort Mattagami
"
grain
Methil / London
–
Whiteshell Park
"
general - flour
Manchester
–
Riverview Park
"
grain
Hull
–
Glenstrae
"
general
Liverpool
–
Rideau Park
"
general
Leith Dock for explosives / Methil / London
–
Cairnvalona
"
general - flour
Tyne
Sailed in HX 300
Alder Park
"
general
Liverpool
–
High Park
"
grain - general
Methil / London
–

Notes:
Commodore J. K. Brook R.N.R. was in Norwegian Laurits Swenson, Vice Commodore was H. D. Wakeman-Colville R.N. in Norwegian Høyanger. Commodore's notes are not available.

The Rescue Vessel Aboyne (requisitioned June 24-1943) was on her 5th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 241 on June 18, to Halifax June 30 - returning with HX 299 from Halifax July 13, to Clyde July 23. "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague states that a Swordfish from the Dutch Gadila, listed in the table above, crashed on this voyage - 3 survivors were recovered by Aboyne.

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 - Website such as this, and the 2 below are very handy for checking spelling of the ships (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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