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CONVOY HX 80
(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 Oct. 12-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 33 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegrams and A 1 forms) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Bermuda Section
Auris
British
Adm. tanker B
B 11
Clyde for Scapa
–
Contractor
"
general
B 41
Manchester
Vice Commodore - Bermuda section
Cymbula
"
Tanker W
aviation spirits
B 31
Manchester
–
Edwy R. Brown
"
Tanker W
–
–
To be sent to Halifax to await orders
(shows up again in HX 87)
Cadmus
Norwegian
general - lumber
–
Liverpool
–
Kaia Knudsen
"
Adm. tanker B
B 21
Clyde
–
Limbourg
Belgian
phosphates
–
Glasgow
Sailed in HX 81
Pomella
British
Tanker B
B 71
Ardrossan
–
Prince de Liege
Belgian / MOWT 1940
phosphates
–
Newport
Sailed in HX 81
Rawnsley
British
lumber - wheat
B 81
Cardiff
–
Sourabaya
"
Tanker B
–
–
To be sent to Halifax to await orders
Sailed in HX 83
Yngaren
Swedish
general
B 51
Liverpool
–
Heranger
Norwegian
general - lumber
B 61
Liverpool
–
Trojan Star
British
refrig. - general
B 91
Belfast / Cardiff
–
Halifax Section
Leikanger
Norwegian
steel - lumber
–
Hull
Sailed in HX 81
Middleton
British
steel - lumber
–
Grangemouth
Sailed in HX 81
John P. Pedersen
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
22
Clyde
From HX 79
Teneriffa
"
steel - general - special
32
Glasgow
From HX 79
Empire Kittiwake
British
steel - scrap iron
81
Swansea
From HX 79
To Sydney w/engine trouble
To SC 9 - did not sail
To SC 10 - did not sail
To SC 11 - did not sail
To SC 12 - did not sail
Listed in HX 86
(Became Norw. Norfalk in 1942 - see this page)
Kyleglen
"
pig iron
11
Middlesbrough
From HX 79
Botwey
"
sulphur
91
Avonmouth
From HX 79
Bonita
Panamanian?
steel
–
–
Sailed in HX 81
Chesapeake
British
Tanker W
gasoline
82
Belfast / Barry
–
Gravelines
French / MOWT 1940
pulp wood
–
Barrow
Sailed in HX 81
Ostende
Belgian
steel
–
Glasgow
From HX 79
Also cancelled from HX 81
(shows up again in HX 87)
White Crest
British
steel
41
London
–
Bernhard
Norwegian
steel - trucks
–
Ardrossan
–
City of Derby
British
general
51
Liverpool
–
Telesfora de Larrinaga
"
steel
92
Newport
–
Blairatholl
"
pit props
–
West Hartlepool
Sailed in HX 81
Bra-Kar
Norwegian
lead - lumber - canned goods
–
Liverpool
Sailed in HX 81
Blommersdijk
Dutch
general
21
Methil / London
–
Coultarn
British
pig iron - general - explosives
12
Clyde
–
Canada
Swedish
general
61
Liverpool
–
Glenwood
British
scrap iron
31
Middlesbrough
–
Michael L. Embiricos
Greek
steel - lumber
42
Liverpool
(Sailing from Sydney?)
Returned to Sydney - too slow
Listed in SC 8
Clausina
British
Tanker W
gasoline
52
River Mersey
–
Geo W. McKnight
Panamanian
Tanker B
crude oil
71
Belfast / Milford Haven
–
Unable to determine whether the last 4 mentioned ships were in Halifax section from the start, or joined from one of the other 2 sections.

Additionally, there's a:
Tilemachos (Greek - lumber for Manchester) crossed out from station 62 (listed in Convoy HX 81),
Erviken (Norwegian - iron ore for Cardiff) crossed out from station 72 (also cancelled from next convoy, HX 81 - sailed in Convoy SC 9).
These 2 ships are not included in the Advance Sailing Telegram.
Sydney Section
Elg
Norwegian
pit props
A 32
Tyne
From HX 79
Ila
"
pit props
A 11
Hull
Listed in SC 8
Clumberhall
British
grain
A 31
London
–
Torr Head
"
general - grain
A 51
Belfast
–
Dunelmia
"
corn
A 81
Swansea
–
Eurylochus
"
general
A 71
Liverpool
–
Vaalaren
Swedish
general
A 72
Liverpool
–
Dallington Court
British
grain
A 62
Manchester
Listed in SC 8
Batna
"
iron ore
A 21
Middlesbrough
–
Langleetarn
"
steel - trucks
A 61
London
–
Baron Minto
"
iron ore
A 41
Hull
From HX 79
Commodore - Sydney section
Marionga
Greek
grain
A 91
Belfast / Avonmouth?
–
Maplewood
"
grain
A 42
Returned to Sydney
Sailed in HX 82

Notes:
Commodore was in City of Derby, Vice Commodore in Glenwood.
Commodore to Barry: In Botwey.

Ocean Escort: HMS Laconia
Local Escort (Halifax): HMCS Niagara and St. Croix.

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Oct. 23.

More details on all the Norwegian ships named in this convoy can be found in the alphabetical ship lists of this website.

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