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CONVOY HX 65
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).
Departed Halifax on Aug. 12-1940, arrived Liverpool on the 27th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 51 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents (Advance Sailing Telegrams) received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of:
† = dead, s=survived |
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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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British
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deals
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Bristol
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From HX 64
Sailed in HX 66 |
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Maplewood
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"
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grain
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Leith
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–
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Liverpool
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From HX 64
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Atlantic
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British
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iron - steel
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Glasgow
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Inverness
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Also cancelled from HX 66
Listed in SC 2 |
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Gitano
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British
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steel - grain - general
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Belfast, then Hull
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–
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Harpalyce
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"
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iron - steel
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Hull
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Sunk by U-124 on Aug. 25
42 † - 4 (10?) s * |
| * There seems to be some disagreement with regard to the number of casualties/survivors from this ship. Arnold Hauge says there were no casualties, Roger Jordan states that 37 died, 10 survived. Uboat.net gives 42 casualties, 4 survivors. The number 42 includeds the Commodore and his staff of 4. |
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Nikoklis
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Greek
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scrap iron
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Garston
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–
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Dutch
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scrap iron - steel
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Grangemouth
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From HX 64
Also cancelled from HX 66 |
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Agapenor
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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steel - pig iron
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Newport
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Listed in SC 1
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Norwegian
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steel
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Swansea
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Sailed in HX 66
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Egyptian
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 66
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British
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steel - scrap iron
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Glasgow
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Listed in SC 2
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Torvanger
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Norwegian
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steel - scrap iron
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Glasgow
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–
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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Sailed in HX 66
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American / MOWT 1940
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timber - scrap iron
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Tyne
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(Renamed Empire Tarpon)
Also cancelled from HX 66 Listed in SC 2 |
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Housatonic
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 64
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American / MOWT 1940
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pig iron
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Glasgow
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(Renamed Empire Dorado)
From HX 64 (Also cancelled from HX 61, HX 63 and HX 66) |
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British
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lumber
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Grangemouth
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From HX 64
Sailed in HX 66 |
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Blairatholl
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"
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pit props
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Cetus
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Tyne
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Cetus' Voyage Record gives departure Sydney, C.B., Aug. 12
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British
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lumber
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Blyth
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Not at R.V.
Listed in SC 2 |
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Nordlys
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Danish/MOWT 6/1940
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Stakesby
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British
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pit props
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Tyne
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Damaged by U-124 on Aug. 25
0 † - 30 s |
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Fircrest
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Sunk by U-124 on Aug. 25
40 † - 0 s |
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Reedpool
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"
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steel
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London
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–
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Welsh Prince
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Gard
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Nerissa
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Solarium
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Conus
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Athelcrest
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"
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Tanker B
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Methil, then London
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Sunk by U-48 on Aug. 25
30 † - 6 s |
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Winkleigh
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"
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wheat - zinc - lumber
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Hulll
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–
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Alfred Olsen
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 64
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Cape York
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British
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lumber - wheat - metal
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Hull
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Sunk by aircraft on Aug. 26
0 † - s |
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La Brea
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"
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Tanker B
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Dundee
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From HX 64
Sunk by U-48 on Aug. 24 2 † - 31 s |
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Statesman
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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F. J. Wolfe
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde - lay up
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–
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Lodestone
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"
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wheat - lead - lumber
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London
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–
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Rangitane
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Sitala
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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–
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Empire Merlin
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"
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sulphur
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Hull
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Sunk by U-48 on Aug. 25
35 † - 1 s |
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Regent Panther
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Eclipse
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde - lay up
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–
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Inverlee
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Remuera
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"
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refrig. - general
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Methil, then London
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Sunk by HE 115 aircraft, Aug. 26
0 † - 94 s |
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Taria
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Clyde - lay up
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–
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Chama
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British
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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Pecten
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"
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Adm tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 64
Sunk by U-57 on Aug. 25 * 49 † - 8 s |
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Cymbula
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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not at R. V.
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British Lord
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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From HX 64
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Joining from Sydney, C.B.
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Aspasia Nomikou
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Greek
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wheat
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Dublin
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From HX 62
Not at R.V. |
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Nellie
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"
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paper
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London
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From HX 64
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Fernbank
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Norwegian
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paper
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Mersey
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–
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Anna Mazaraki
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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From HX 64
Not at R.V. |
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British
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iron ore
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Newport
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Not at R.V.
Listed in SC 2 |
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Juno
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Dutch
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lumber
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London
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–
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Manchester Merchant
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British
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general
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Manchester
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–
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City of Hankow
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"
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general
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Methil, then Hull
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Manchester
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Also cancelled from HX 66
Listed in SC 2 |
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Prins Maurits
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Dutch
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general
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London
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–
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British
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grain
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London
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Sailed in HX 66 - sunk
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"
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general
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Newcastle
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Sailed in HX 66
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"
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steel - lumber
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West Hartlepool
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Sailed in HX 66
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Torr Head *
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"
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general
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Belfast
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–
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Axel Johnson
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Notes: The convoy was attacked by 3 U-boats, and by a number of German aircraft (between Aug. 24 and 26). Commodore was in Harpalyce, Vice Commodore in Manchester Merchant. (The Commodore was among the casualties of Harpalyce). * Vice Commodore says: All the Norwegian ships mentioned above are discussed on this website - see alphabet index below. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 66 |
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