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CONVOY BHX 67 (Bermuda portion) and HX 67

Convoy BHX 67 Cruising Order
Departed Bermuda on Aug. 19-1940
Transcribed from A 1 form and Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
Merchant Prince
grain - lumber
London
(Br)
21
Lochkatrine
refrig. - general
Methil / London
(Br)
31
Mactra
fuel - diesel oil
Clyde
(Br)
41
Rimutaka
refrig.
Methil / London
(Br)
51
Dromus
aviation & motor spirit
Clyde
(Br)
61
Mamura
fuel oil
Clyde
(Du)
 71
Kedoe
general
Liverpool
(Du)		 81
Titus
bauxite - pitch
Milford Haven / Newport
(Du)
12
22
32
Chesapeake
petroleum
Clyde
(Br)
42
52
Capsa
Clyde
(Br)
62
 72
Solstad
lub. oil
Mersey
(Norw)		 82
Chesapeake was also cancelled from the next convoy, BHX 68 (see also HX 60). She does not show up again until (B)HX 72 on Sept. 8, though went into Halifax, later joining HX 80 from there on Oct. 12.

Convoy HX 67 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Aug. 20-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 4
(Arnold Hague gives 37 ships for the combined convoy in his "The Allied Convoy System").
Transcribed from a document received from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database (see ships in all HX convoys).

Underlined ships returned to port (except for those that are links).

B = Ships joining from Bermuda
S = Ships joining from Sydney, C.B.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Du=Dutch, Gr=Greek
MoWT= Ministry of War Transport
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Lancaster Casstle
lumber
(Br)
21
Saltersgate*
steel
(Br)
31
Javanse Prince
steel
(Br)
41
Drupa
petrol
(Br)
51
Auretta**
steel - scrap iron
(Br)
61
Nova Scotia
general
(Br)
 71
Dalcross
steel
(Br)		 81
Pacific Pioneer
general
(Br)		 91
Basil
general
(Br)
12
Hjalmar Wessel
lumber
(Norw)
22
Pacific Shipper
general
(Br)
32
Chelatros
steel - scrap iron
(Gr)
42
Pandias
scrap iron
(Gr)
52
Tolosa*
pig iron
(American / MoWT 1940)
62
Bradford City
steel rails
(Br)
 72
Kolsnaren
steel
(Sw)		 82
Appledore
steel
(Br)		 92
Belita*
fuel oil
(Norw)
13 S
Zeeland
pit props
(Du)		 23
Baron Cawdor**
steel
(Br)		 33 S
Oberon
wood pulp
(Du)		 43 S
Briarwood
pit props
(Br)		 53 B
Dromus
aviation gas - petrol
(Br)		 63 S
Manchester Brigade
general
(Br)		 73 S
Lyra
pulp - aluminium
(Norw)		 83 S
Harpagon
steel
(Br)		 93 S
Llanashe
steel - lumber
(Br)
14 B
Merchant Prince
grain - lumber
(Br)		 24 S
Trelissick
pit props
(Br)		 34 S
City of Oran
general
(Br)		 44 B
Rimutaka
refrig.
(Br)		 54 B
Capsa
fuel oil
(Br)		 64 B
Mamura
fuel oil
(Du)		 74 S
Point Clear
paper
(Gr)		 84 B
Titus*
bauxite
(Du)		 94
15 25 B
Lochkatrine
refrig. - general
(Br)		 35 B
Mactra
fuel oil - dieso
(Br)		 45 55 65 75 B
Kedoe
general
(Du)		 85 95
16 26 36 46 56 66 76 B
Solstad
lub. oil
(Norw)		 86 96
Also, Laconia - as AMC Escort.

*Titus had originally been scheduled for the Bermuda portion of HX 66.
Also from HX 66 (main portion): Tolosa (later Empire Dorado), Belita and Saltersgate. (Solstad had been cancelled from BHX 64).

**Baron Cawdor and Auretta were detached on Aug. 22 and returned to port - both are listed in Convoy SC 2 from Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 25 Additionally, according to notes for Convoy SC 2, Lanark, sailing in that convoy, came from HX 67.

Other ships may have been scheduled but did not sail, see "Remarks" column for HX 66.


Notes - Bermuda portion:
The following ships were also scheduled for the Bermuda portion, but did not sail:
Caledonia - Norwegian tanker, for Clyde (from previous convoy). There's a note saying, "To be sent to Halifax to await orders". According to a document showing her voyages in this period, she sailed from Bermuda (Aug. 19) to Halifax, with arrival Aug. 22, and does not show up again until Convoy HX 82 from Halifax on Oct. 20.
Californian - steel, scrap iron, general, motor boats, for Glasgow. Sailed in BHX 68.
Corbis - tanker, for Clyde, "To be sent to Halifax to await orders" (see HX 69)
Diplomat - steel, general, explosives, for Liverpool. Sailed in BHX 68.
Industria - lead, lumber for Belfast, had already sailed in HX 66.
Pagasitikos - scrap iron, for Belfast f. o.
President de Vogue - Norwegian tanker, for Clyde (also from Bermuda portion of previous convoy), "To be sent to Halifax to await orders". This document listing her 1940 voyages shows that she arrived Halifax from Bermuda on Aug. 21, and she does not show up again until Convoy HX 86 from Halifax on Nov. 10.

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Sept. 1.

Escort (Bermuda portion): HMS Emerald (which also acted as Commodore vessel, sailing between columns 4 and 5 - Vice Commodore for the Bermuda convoy was in Rimutaka).

A. Hague names the following escorts for Convoy HX 67 (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Arabis - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Assiniboine - From 20/08/40 to 20/08/40
Bluebell - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
French - From 20/08/40 to 21/08/40
Laconia - From 20/08/40 to 31/08/40
Mallow - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Rochester - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Saguenay - From 20/08/40 to 22/08/40
Walker - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Warwick - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40

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