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CONVOY HX 322
Departed New York on Nov. 24-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 8.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port.

See also westbound Convoy ON 261.

A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known.

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Atlanta City
American
general
Swansea
George Popham
"
general
Solent f. o.
Belgian Unity
Belgian
general
Belfast f. o.
Listed in HX 324
Henry Wilson
American
general
Belfast f. o.
See Halifax section
Noah Webster
"
general
Belfast f. o.
See Halifax section
F. A. C. Muhlenberg
"
general
Solent f. o.
Francis Amasa Walker
"
general
Solent f. o.
John Colter
"
general
Solent f. o.
Juliette Low
"
general
Solent f. o.
George Leonard
"
general
Solent f. o.
William H. Crawford
"
general
Belfast f. o.
Listed in HX 323
Richard H. Alvey
"
general
Solent f. o.
R. Walton Moore
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
George L. Curry
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
Brockholst Livingston
"
general - explosives
Hull
James K. Paulding
"
general - explosives
Belfast f. o.
See Halifax section
Negley D. Cochran
"
general - explosives
Hull
Edward W. Scripps
"
general - explosives
Hull
Eliza Jane Nicholson
"
Tanker W
Devonport
Paul H. Harwood
"
Tanker W
Clyde f. o.
Listed in HX 325
Richard J. Cleveland
"
Tanker W
Mersey f. o.
Northumberland
British
refrig. - general
London
Samluzon
"
general
Liverpool
Fort Prudhomme
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 323
Kent
"
refrig. - general
London
Whiterock Park
"
timber - pig iron
London
Joined HX 323 - returned
Listed in HX 325
Regent Lion
"
Tanker W
London
Malayan Prince
"
steel - general - tobacco
Glasgow
Reinholt
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Sophocles
"
general
London
John Bakke
"
general
Liverpool
Østhav
"
Tanker B
Dingle
Said to have returned
but shows up in Halifax section
Egerø
"
Adm. tanker W
Milford Haven
Ferncourt
"
Adm. tanker B
Clyde
President de Vogue
"
Adm. tanker B
Mersey
Listed in HX 323
Waterland
Dutch
general
Liverpool
From HX 321
Dettifoss
Icelandic
general
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(See also RU 148)
Chesapeake
British
Tanker W
Belfast for Heysham
From HX 321
Listed in HX 323
Stancleeve
"
general
Solent f. o.
From HX 321
Returned to port (Halifax)
Listed in SC 162
John Hay
American
general
Solent f. o.
Nacella
British
Tanker (alcohol)
Clyde f. o.
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Nov. 26
City of Glasgow
British
general - refrig.
Glasgow
Risden Tyler Bennett
American
explosives - general
Hull
From HX 320
Ariguani
British
meat
London
Miralda
"
Tanker B
Clyde
Jamaica Producer
"
meat
Liverpool
Listed in HX 323
Cavina
"
meat
Liverpool
Beaverhill
"
general
Mersey
See * in Notes
Fort Vercheres
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 323
Henry Wilson
American
general
Solent f. o.
James K. Paulding
"
explosives
Solent f. o.
Noah Webster
"
general - 25 pass.
Solent f. o.
Riverdale Park
British
general - explosives - steel
Middlesbrough
From HX 321
Robert F. Hand
"
Tanker B
Southampton
From HX 320
Returned to Halifax
Listed in HX 323
Østhav
Norwegian
Tanker B
Dingle / Stanlow
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Gothland - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram)
Joining from Sydney, C. B. - to sail Nov. 27
Empire Lady
British
general - refrig. - mail
Mersey f. o.
Listed in SC 162
Salacia
"
general - refrig. - mail
Manchester
Listed in HX 324

Notes:
Commodore, Admiral Sir C. G. Ramsey was in Waterland.

The Rescue Vessel Gothland was on her 16th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Oct. 29-1944 with the westbound Convoy ONS 35, to Halifax Nov. 15, the returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 322, Nov. 26-Dec. 8-1944 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

* Beaverhill had stranded at Hillyards Reef, St. John's on Nov. 24-1944, and broke in two. ("The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", J. W. Jordan).

Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known.

All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The vast majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men and women for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).

Empire Ships - Also listed in alphabetical order. The site also has a section listing the "Sam"-ships and other Liberty ships.

Fort, Park and Ocean ships

Eastbound N. Atlantic Convoys / 1944

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