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CONVOY HX 316
Departed New York City on Oct. 25-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 10.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 39 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.

For info, some of the ships in this convoy can also be found in the westbound Convoy ON 270 on Dec. 3.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Jasper F. Cropsey
American (U.S.)
general
Belfast f. o.
From HX 315
Erodona
British
Tanker W
illegible
From HX 315
San Veronico
"
Tanker W
London?
From HX 315
Rapana
"
Tanker B
Clyde
From HX 315
Jerry S. Foley
American
general
Liverpool
Sieur de la Salle
"
general
Hull
Nathan Clifford
"
general
Solent f. o.
From HX 315
Mahlon Pitney
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Steel Traveler
"
general
Belfast f. o.
William Paca
"
general
Belfast f. o.
John Mitchell
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Eugene T. Chamberlain
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Michael Anagnos(?)
Greek
general
Solent f. o.
Brimanger
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Vice Commodore
Abraham Lincoln
"
general
Hull
Commodore Vessel
Montevideo
"
general
Liverpool
Sailed in HX 317
Maaskerk
Dutch
general
Greenock
Desirade
French / MOWT 1940
general
Avonmouth
Ville de Majunga
French
general
London
Put back to St. John's
To SC 160 - did not sail
Listed in SC 161
Samlea
British
general
Methil f. o.
Arthur St. Clair
American
general
Hull
Charles A. McCue
"
general
Solent f. o.
Samhope
British
general
Methil f. o.
Milan B. Stefanik
American
general - gasoline in cans
Oban
Sailed in HX 317
Nuculana
British
Tanker W
Manchester
Drupa
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o.
Listed in HX 320
Port Adelaide
"
refrig. - general
Mersey f. o.
Sailed in HX 317
Tongariro
"
refrig. - general
London
City of Agra
"
flour
Glasgow
Erinna
Dutch
Tanker B
Stanlow
Stad Vlaardingen
"
sugar
London
Sailed in HX 317
G. C. Brøvig
Norwegian
Tanker B
Clyde
From HX 315
Skaraas
"
Tanker B
Mersey / Bowling
From HX 315
Vivi
"
Tanker W
Belfast / Heysham
Lucien B. Maxwell
American
general
Solent f. o.
Aldebaran
French
general
Solent f. o.
Oscar Chapell
American
general
Belfast f. o.
From HX 315
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Oct. 28 (26? 27?)
Asbjørn
Danish / Canadian Gov. 1940
grain - general - explosives
Liverpool
Empire MacCallum
British
grain
Mersey
Henry Villard
American
general
Southampton / Solent f. o.
Manchester Division
British
general - mail
Manchester
Tactician
"
general
Cardiff
From HX 315
Joining from Sydney - Sailed Oct. 29
Rosedale Park
British
general - explosives
Manchester
Delilian
"
general - mail
Glasgow
Dorelian
"
none given
Avonmouth

Notes:
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Dewsbury was with this convoy. She was on her 17th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 258 on Oct. 7-1944, to Halifax Oct. 22 - returning with HX 316 from Halifax on Oct. 27, to Clyde Nov. 9 ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

Commodore, Rear Admiral O. H. Dawson was in the Norwegian Abraham Lincoln, Vice Commodore was A. G. Maundrell, R.I.N. in the Norwegian Brimanger. Commodore's notes are not available.

Related external link:
Liberty Ships - Just about all the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.

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