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CONVOY HX 315
Departed New York City on Oct. 20-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 3.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 42 ships in this convoy.

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.
A 1 form is not available to me and, therefore, I don't know the station numbers of these ships.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Lucellum
British
Tanker B
Avonmouth
From HX 314
Donacilla
"
Tanker W
Portsmouth
–
Erodona
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven
Sailed in HX 316
San Veronico
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven
Sailed in HX 316
Dorcasia
"
Tanker W
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 319
Comanchee
"
Tanker B
Purfleet / Mersey
–
Rapana
"
Tanker B
Clyde
Sailed in HX 316
Samcrest
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
Samfairy
"
flour
Liverpool
–
Manchester Exporter
"
general
Manchester
–
Ivaran
Norwegian
general
London
Commodore Vessel
Robt M. Lafollette
American
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Wildwood
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Henry W. Grady
"
general
Solent(?) f. o.
–
John Wise
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Nicholas D. Labadie
"
general
Liverpool / Southampton
–
Edward G. Janeway
"
general
Manchester
–
Herbert D. Croly
"
general
London
–
William P. Duval
"
general
Liverpool
–
John L. Sullivan
"
general
Avonmouth / Newport
–
Charles S. Haight
"
general
Hull
–
John Hanson
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Theodore Parker
"
general - explosives
Hull
–
Fagerfjell
Norwegian
Tanker B
Portsmouth
–
Frontenac
"
Tanker B
Mersey / Stanlow(?)
–
G. C. Brøvig
"
Tanker B
Clyde
Sailed in HX 316
Kaia Knudsen
"
Tanker B
Devonport
–
Skaraas
"
Tanker W
Swansea
Sailed in HX 316
Katy
"
Tanker W
Stanlow and Barton?
From HX 314
George W. Kendall
American
Tanker W
Purfleet
–
Mary Ashley Townsend
"
Tanker W
Mersey / Stanlow
–
Belgian Gulf
Panamanian
Tanker W
Birkenhead / Stanlow / Barton
From HX 314
Albert C. Ritchie
American
general
Solent(?) f. o.
From HX 314
Frank P. Reed
"
general
Barry Dock
From HX 314
Oscar Chappell
"
general
Oban
Sailed in HX 316
Tactician
British
general
–
Put back to Halifax
Sailed in HX 316
Empire Inventor
"
general
Mersey / Bramborough?
–
Jasper F. Cropsey
American
general
Oban
Sailed in HX 316
Nathan Clifford
"
general
Oban
Sailed in HX 316
Rimutaka
British
refrig. general - mail
Liverpool
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Oct. 22
Dromore
British
general
Hull
–
Umtali
"
fish - general
Hull
–
Alexia
"
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Elm Park
"
grain - general
London
From HX 314
Bayano
"
meat - general
Liverpool
–
Rideau Park
"
general - mail
Manchester
–
George Matthews
American
explosives
Belfast f. o.
From HX 314
Joining from Sydney C.B. - Sailed Oct. 23
Empire Talisman
British
general - refrig. - mail
London
–
Jamaica Planter
"
general - refrig. - passengers
London
–
Riverview Park
"
general - mail
Manchester
–
Norefjord
Norwegian
lumber
Sharpness
–
Joining from St. John's
Caxton
British
newsprint
Manchester
From SC 159

Notes:
Rescue vessel for this convoy was Bury, on her 18th voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 257 on Oct. 1-1944, to Halifax Oct. 14 - returning with HX 315 from Halifax Oct. 22, to Clyde Nov. 3.

Commodore, W. J. Mills, R.N.R. was in the Norwegian Ivaran. Commodore's notes not available.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - Just about all the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
Park Ships - More info on the 2 "Park" ships mentioned in this convoy. Here's the main page.
Empire ships - The site also has a section listing the "Sam"-ships (and other Liberty ships) that came under the British flag.

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