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CONVOY HX 43
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram
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Departed Halifax on May 16-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st (Arnold Hague says 43 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Nationalities have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Du=Dutch, Fi=Finnish, Pa=Panamanian B = Bermuda portion |
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7
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8
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9
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21
Sulairia general Glasgow (Br) |
31
Manchester Port general Manchester (Br) |
41
Wendover steel - scrap Manchester (Br) |
51
Bristol City general - TNT Swansea (Br) |
61
Temple Moat grain London (Br) |
71 Beaverford general London (Br) |
81 Frederick S. Fales crude oil Le Havre (Br) |
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12
Bengore Head general Belfast (Br) |
22
wheat Belfast (Br) |
32
Brynymor wheat Glasgow (Br) |
42
Ramsay wheat Liverpool (Br) |
52
Montreal City copper - grain Cardiff (Br) |
62
Winterswijk wheat Falmouth (Du) |
72 Wirta sulphur - lumber Newcastle (Fi) |
82 Fort Médine horses Bordeaux (Fr / MOWT 1940) |
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13
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23
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33 | 43 | 53 Thornlea grain Milford Haven (Br) |
63 | 73 Wisa general London (Fi) |
83 Pierre L-D general Brest (Fr) |
93 Jamaica Pioneer* London (Br) |
| 14 B Bhima general Liverpool (Br) |
24 B? Ahamo fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
34 B Opalia gasoline Milford Haven (Br) |
44 B Daytonian general Liverpool (Br) |
54 B Gold Shell lub oil London (Br) |
64 B Dallas City lumber - wheat Newcastle (Br) |
74 B Napier Star refrig. London (Br) |
84 B Baxtergate general Southampton (Br) |
94 B? Athelprince molasses London (Br) |
| 15 B Laurits Swenson grain - fruit Liverpool (Norw) |
25 B Vivi benzine Avonmouth (Norw) |
35 B Sildra diesel oil Milford Haven (Norw) |
45 B British Courage fuel oil Milford Haven (Br) |
55 B British Loyalty fuel oil Downs (Br) |
65 B Sinnington Court general London (Br) |
75 B Yarraville crude oil Brest (Br) |
85 B Standella gas oil Downs (Br) |
95 B? Chama crude oil Paulliac (Br) |
| 16 | 26 | 36 B British Hussar fuel oil East-West (Br) |
46 B Ensis gasoline Falmouth (Br) |
56 B? Neion general Le Havre (Gr) |
66 B? Iroquois diesel oil Falmout (Br) |
76 B? Inverilen aviation spirits Falmouth (Br) |
86 B Victor Ross crude oil Southampton (Pa**) |
96 B? Athelcrest crude oil Dunkirk (Br) |
| * Note that Jamaica Pioneer is not included in the Advance Sailing Telegram - she has been added to the A 1 form by hand. Also, comparing the above with Arnold Hague's listing for this convoy (available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys), Jamaica Pioneer is not mentioned. It'll also be noticed that he has some of the ships in different stations.
** Victor Ross became British at some point in 1940, but I'm not sure exactly when. Her nationality is given as British when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-43 on Dec. 2-1940, Convoy OB 251. According to A. Hague, Wirta became a straggler on May 17, while Vivi straggled on the 24th and Bristol City on May 25. |
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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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Halifax section
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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Yugoslavian
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pitch
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Bordeaux
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–
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British
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paper
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Dublin
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Listed in HX 44
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Montreal City
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Manchester Port
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Commodore Vessel
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Brynymor
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"
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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scrap iron
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Hull
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Listed in HX 44
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Pierre L-D
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French
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copper - special
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Brest
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–
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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To HX 44 - did not sail
Listed in HX 45 |
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Temple Moat
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British
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grain
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Portland / London
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–
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Bengore Head
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"
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grain
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Belfast
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–
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Beaverford
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"
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general
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London
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Vice Commodore
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Bristol City
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"
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general - special
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Swansea
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–
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 44
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"
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grain
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Belfast
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Listed in HX 44
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Fort Médine
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French / British 1940
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horses
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Bordeaux
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–
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Ramsay
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British
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Sulairia
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Thornlea
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Wendover
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"
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scrap iron
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Manchester
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–
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Frederick S. Fales
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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From HX 41
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Winterswijk
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Dutch
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wheat - oil cake
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Glasgow
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–
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The following ships are listed on a separate document, and it looks like some of them belong in the Bermuda portion (see A 1 form above):
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Norwegian
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lumber - lead - flint
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Glasgow
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From HX 41
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Ahamo
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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B
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Neion
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Greek
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general
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Brest f. o.
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B
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Iroquois
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British
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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B
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Wirta
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Finnish
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sulphur - lumber
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Newcastle
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–
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Wisa
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"
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sulphur
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London
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–
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Inverilen
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British
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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B
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Athelprince
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"
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Tanker - molasses
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London
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B
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Chama
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"
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Tanker B
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Pauillac
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B
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Athelcrest
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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B
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Joining from Bermuda - Sailed May 15
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven
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?
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Falmouth
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From HX 42
To HX 44 - did not sail |
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Baxtergate
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British
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lumber - wheat - metal
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Southampton
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–
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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From HX 42
Listed in HX 45 |
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Opalia
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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Yarraville
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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–
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Sinnington Court
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"
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lumber - grain
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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British Loyalty
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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Standella
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"
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Gold Shell
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British
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Tanker B
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Portland / London
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–
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Ensis
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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–
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British Hussar
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Daytonian
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"
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steel - cotton
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Manchester
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–
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Napier Star
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"
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butter - mutton - wool
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Portland / London
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–
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Norwegian
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grain - fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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Dallas City
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British
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lumber - wheat
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Newcastle
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–
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Bhima
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"
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steel - cotton
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Manchester
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–
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British Courage
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Victor Ross
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Manchester Port, Vice Commodore in Beaverford. The convoy arrived rendezvous on May 28. Ocean Escort: HMS Emerald. 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): To the next HX convoy in my list HX 44 |
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