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CONVOY HX 44
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram
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Departed Halifax on May 20-1940 and arrived Liverpool on June 3 (Arnold Hague says 33 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Est=Estonian, Pa=Panamanian B = Bermuda portion |
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7
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8
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9
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11
Stanwell* scrap Glasgow (Br) |
21
Beckenham wheat Liverpool (Br) |
31
Newfoundland general Liverpool (Br) |
41
San Fabian crude oil Liverpool (Br) |
51
Langleetarn steel scrap Swansea (Br) |
61
Blairmore* pit props Falmouth (Br) |
71 San Gerardo crude oil Downs (Br) |
81 Nailsea Moor grain Hull (Br) |
91 Mahronda general London (Br) |
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12
Corner Brook paper - steel Dublin (Br) |
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Grainton wheat Belfast (Br) |
32
Llanishen wheat Liverpool (Br) |
42
Olev* lumber Mersey (Est) |
52
Blairesk* pit wood Falmouth (Br) |
62
Baron Yarborough pit props Falmouth (Br) |
72 Malayan Prince general London (Br) |
82 Geo H. Jones crude oil Southampton (Pa) |
92 Hollinside scrap metal Hull (Br) |
| 13 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 93 |
| 14 B Norman Monarch scrap iron Birkenhead (Br) |
24 B Cordelia fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
34 B Dramatist general Manchester (Br) |
44 B Arakaka general Liverpool (Br) |
54 B Pontfield gasoline London (Br) |
64 B Port Melbourne refrig. London (Br) |
74 B Acavus crude oil Paulliac (Br) |
84 B H. H. Rogers crude oil Le Havre (Pa) |
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| 15 B Invershannon fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
25 B San Ernesto gasoline Milford Haven (Br) |
35 B San Arcadio crude oil Ardrossan (Br) |
45 B Charles Racine crude oil Liverpool (Norw) |
55 B Goldmouth Falmouth (Br) |
65 B Polarsol benzine Falmouth (Norw) |
75 B Europe crude oil Bordeaux (Norw) |
85 | 95 |
| * According to Arnold Hague, Blairesk, Blairmore, Olev and Stanwell bacame stragglers on May 24 (Hague's listing for HX 44 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys). |
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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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Llanishen
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British
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wheat
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Liverpool
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–
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Corner Brook
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"
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paper - steel
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Dublin
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From HX 43
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Beckenham
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"
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wheat
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Liverpool
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From HX 43
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Olev
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Estonian
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lumber
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Warrington
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Not at R.V.
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Hollinside
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British
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scrap iron
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Manchester
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From HX 43
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 43
Listed in HX 45 |
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Grainton
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British
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grain
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Belfast
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From HX 43
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Newfoundland
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Commodore Vessel
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American / British 1940
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steel
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Swansea
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Renamed Br. Empire Woodcock
Listed in HX 45 |
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Malayan Prince
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British
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general
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London
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Vice Commodore
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Langleetarn
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"
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scrap iron
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Swansea
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–
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Mahronda
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Nailsea Moor
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"
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Stanwell
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"
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steel
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Glasgow
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Not at R.V.
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San Gerardo
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"
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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"
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paper
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London
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To HX 45 - did not sail
Listed in HX 46 |
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San Fabian
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Greek
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aluminium - pulp
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London
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British
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grain
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London
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Listed in HX 45
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Greek
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lumber - metal
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Sharpness
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Listed in HX 45
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British
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Listed in HX 45
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"
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grain
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Hull
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Listed in HX 45
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"
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Tanker
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London
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Listed in HX 45
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"
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grain
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Shellhaven / Avonmouth
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Listed in HX 45
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Geo. H. Jones
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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(Br. from 1941)
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The following ships appear on a separate document - note that some of these are listed on the A 1 form for the Bermuda portion, others on the form for the Halifax portion. I've denoted the Bermuda ships with a B
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Invershannon
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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B
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Blairesk
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"
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pitwood
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Portland / Hull
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Not at R.V.
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Goldmouth
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"
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Tanker
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Clyde
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B
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Blairmore
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"
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Baron Yarborough
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"
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pit props
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Portland / W. Hartlepool
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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B
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"
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Tanker B
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Bordeaux
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B
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H. H. Rogers
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Brest
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B
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Joining from Bermuda - Sailed May 19
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o.
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o.
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From HX 43
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British
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sugar
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Liverpool
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To HX 45 - did not sail
Listed in HX 46 |
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Norman Monarch
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"
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scrap iron
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Birkenhead
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–
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Arakaka
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Pontfield
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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Defective d. g.
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Dramatist
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"
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cotton - steel
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Manchester
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Not d. g.
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Port Melbourne
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"
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refrig. - lead
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Portland / London
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–
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San Ernesto
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Cordelia
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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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 45
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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Acavus
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British
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Tanker B
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Pauillac
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Listed in HX 45
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Listed in HX 45
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San Arcadio
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British
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Tanker B
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Ardrossan
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Downs f. o.
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Listed in HX 45
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| Again, note that there were more ships joining from Bermuda - see A 1 form above. | ||||
Notes: Commodore was in Newfoundland, Vice Commodore in Malayan Prince, Rear Commodore in Arakaka (from Bermuda). Ocean Escort: HMS Ausonia. 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 45 |
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