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CONVOY HX 33
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Departed Halifax on Apr. 6-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 20 (Arnold Hague says 34 ships). |
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| Transcribed from originala documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Nationalities of the ships have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan. Br=British, Am=American, Norw=Norwegian |
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Atlantic wheat Manchester (Br?) |
21
San Adolfo fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
31
Regent Lion aviation spirits Milford Haven (Br) |
41
Dakotian general Avonmouth (Br) |
51
HMS Ascania Escort (Br) |
61
City of Karachi general Hull ** (Br) |
71 Karamea frozen general London (Br) |
81 Miralda fuel oil London (Br) |
91 Beaverbrae general London (Br) |
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Dalcross lumber - wheat Glasgow (Br) |
22
Brockley Hill pulpwood Mersey (Br) |
42
Clearpool wheat Swansea (Br) |
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Scottish Heather crude oil Southampton (Br) |
72 Brookwood sugar London** (Br) |
82 Elmbank wheat - lumber Methil (Br) |
92 Lumen aviation gasoline Le Havre (Br) |
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13
Allende Glasgow (Br) |
23
Chelsea wheat Manchester (Br) |
33 scrap iron Swansea Dan-y-Bryn |
43 Coimbra motor spirits Milford Haven (Br) |
53 | 63 King Lud lead - lumber Devonport (Br) |
73 Langleebrook wheat Ipswich (Br) |
83 Boulderpool wheat London (Br) |
93 Scottish Prince wool Dunkirk (Br) |
| 14 Tennessean general Glasgow (Am) See Notes |
24 Barrgrove wheat Liverpool (Br) |
34 British Ardour (Br) |
44 Botavon scrap iron Hull** (Br) |
54 | 64 Venetia gasoline Plymouth** (Br) |
74 Spondilus crude oil River Medway (Br) |
84 Ashby wheat London (Br) |
94 Pacific President general London (Br) |
| 15 Sheaf Mead scrap iron Swansea (Br) |
25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 San Cirilo (Br) |
75 Taranger* (Norw) |
85 | 95 |
| * Arnold Hague has not included Taranger in this convoy. According to her voyage record, she was in Cristobal on Apr. 1-1940, leaving that day for Falmouth, with arrival Apr. 19. Hague's listing for HX 33 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys. | ||||||||
| Notes: Commodore was in City of Karachi, Vice Commodore in San Adolfo, Rear Commodore in Botavon. * Sheaf Mead is crossed out from station 33 (with an arrow going to station 15), and Dan-y-Bryn added by hand. No cargo or destination given for the latter, but A. Hague says she had a cargo of sugar. ** The destination for City of Karachi is given as Hull, then Portland is added by hand. The same destination is added by hand for Brookwood (originally London), and for Botavon. For Venetia, the typed destination is Plymouth, with Southampton added by hand. Tennessean later became the British Empire Penguin - see external link below. Ocean Escorts: HMS Ascania and Fr. S/M Beveziers. A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year): Related external link: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 34 |
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