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CONVOY HX 313
Departed New York City on Oct. 10-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents.
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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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American
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Stephen Beasley
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Robert B. Forbes
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Elijah Cobb
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"
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general
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Southampton
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–
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Henry S. Lane
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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William S. Baer
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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George Hawley
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Michael Dekovats
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Irving Babbitt
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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F. Southall Farrar
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 312
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Edwin L. Drake
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Angus McDonald
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Thomas Paine
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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 P. Poe
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 311
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Axel Johnson
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Troubadour
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Norwegian
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general
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Barry Dock
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From HX 312
Commodore Vessel |
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John M. Brooke
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American
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general
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Southampton / Hull
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–
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"
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general
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Southend f. o.
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Listed in Halifax section below
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Manuel
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Panamanian
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Jonas Lie
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John P. Harris
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"
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general
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Middlesbrough
(via Falmouth for stowage of bombs) |
–
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Lee S. Overman
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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"
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general
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Southend f. o.
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Sailed in HX 314
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Francis Vigo
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Marie M. Meloney
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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"
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general (ordnance)
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Milford Haven
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Sailed in HX 314
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"
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general (eng. equip.)
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Milford Haven
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Sailed in HX 314
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Brasil
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Norheim
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Ex Empire Pearl
See this list |
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Port Huon
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British
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refrig. - general
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London
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–
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British Character
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"
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Tanker W
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Cherbourg (via Solent)
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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London
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Sailed in HX 314
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Empire Cavalier
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"
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Tanker W
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Thameshaven
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven
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–
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Empire Wordsworth
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"
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Tanker W
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Hamble / Cherbourgh
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–
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Sovac
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool / Manchester
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–
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Lunsford Richardson
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American
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Milton H. Smith
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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From HX 312
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Pan-Maine
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"
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Tanker W
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Andrew Stevenson
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed Oct. 12
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American
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Army rations - general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 310
Sailed in HX 314 |
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K. I. Luckenbach
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"
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general
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Hull
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From SC 158
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Ariguani
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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general - refrig. meat
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Falmouth f. o.
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Sailed in HX 314
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Empire Macandrew
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"
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grain (M.A.C.)
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Liverpool
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Merchant Aircraft Carrier
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Samhorn
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Miguel Hidalgo
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American
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explosives
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Joining from Sydney C.B. - Sailed Oct. 12
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Gatineau Park
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British
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general
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Mersey for tugs / Manchester
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–
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Fort Mattagami
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"
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general - mail
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Newport
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–
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Fort Fork
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"
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general - mail
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Hull
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–
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Jamaica Producer
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"
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general - meat - passengers
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London
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–
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Kawartha Park
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"
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grain - general - mail
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London
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–
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Notes: Commodore F. H. Taylor R.N. was in the Norwegian Troubadour. Commodore's notes are not available. 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 314 |
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