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CONVOY HX 317
Departed New York City on Oct. 30-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 13.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 44 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. Info re. Russian convoys has been added with the help of "Convoys to Russia", Arnold Hague and Bob Ruegg. For info, some of the ships in this convoy can also be found in the westbound Convoy ON 270 on Dec. 3. |
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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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Edward N. Hurley
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American (U.S.)
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 21 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Francis C. Harrington
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Nelson W. Aldrich
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 91 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Sailed in HX 318
(Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29. returned in RA 63) |
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Renald Fernald
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 81 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Stanton H. King
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 102 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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U. S. O.
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"
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general
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 34 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Cecil N. Bean
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"
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general - explosives
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 43 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Woodbridge N. Ferris
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"
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general - explosives
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 44 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Longwood
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde (for Russia)
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 33 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Milan B. Stefanik
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American
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Tanker W
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Solent f. o.
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From HX 316
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Stad Vlaardingen
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Dutch
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sugar
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Liverpool
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From HX 316
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Delnorte
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American
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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E. Kirby Smith
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Thomas Scott
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"
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general
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Manchester
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"
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general
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Mersey
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Sailed in HX 318
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Robert Mills
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"
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Tungsha
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Norwegian
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general
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London
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–
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Fernwood
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Montevideo
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 316
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Westland
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Dutch
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general
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Avonmouth
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Commodore Vessel
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Lot Whitcomb
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Frederic E. Ives
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"
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explosives
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Hull
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–
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Samuel F. B. Morse
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"
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explosives
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Filipp Mazzei
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"
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explosives
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Addie Bagley Daniles
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"
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explosives
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Hull
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–
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Havkong
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Swansea / Clyde
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde f. o.
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(Listed in Convoy JW 63, Nov. 30)
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Ondina
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Tilbury / Medway (Kingsnorth)
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–
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Port Dunedin
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British
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refrig. - general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Laguna
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"
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general - sulphur
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Liverpool / Glasgow
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–
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British Respect
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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Listed in Convoy JW 62, Nov. 29
Station 32 Returned in Convoy RA 63, Jan. 11-1945 |
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Bridgeland Park
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"
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general - timber
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London
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–
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Gascony
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"
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sugar - rum - explosives - citrus
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Liverpool
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–
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Port Adelaide
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"
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refrig. - explosives
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Liverpool
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From HX 316
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Lacklan
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Sailed in HX 318
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"?
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sugar - general
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Mersey
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Sailed in HX 318
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HMS Preventer
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"
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general
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Rosyth
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–
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Empire Flint
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"
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Tanker B
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Saltend
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–
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Gyda
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Danish / MOWT 1940?
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none given
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(See also RU 144)
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed Nov. 1
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Empire MacKendrick
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Manchester Port
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"
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general - mail
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Manchester
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–
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Edward L. Logan
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Horatio Allen
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"
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explosives
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Loammi Baldwin
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Peter V. Daniel
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"
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explosives
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Samderry
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British
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lumber - pig iron
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Hull / Grangemouth
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–
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Joining from Sydney, C.B.
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Corner Brook
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"
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newsprint - 8 passengers
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Manchester
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–
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Notes: More details on all the Norwegian ships in this convoy can be found with the help of the alphabet index below. Related external link: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 318 |
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