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CONVOY HX 84
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).

See also San Demetrio's Report

Convoy HX 84 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Oct. 28-1940, dispersed Nov. 5 (Arnold Hague agrees with 38 ships).
Received, with thanks, from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Further details have been added with the help of:
"The Allied Convoy System", Arnold Hague
"The World's Merchant Fleets 1939". R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Bel=Belgian, Pol=Polish, Fr=French, Gr=Greek

s=sunk, †= dead, surv=survivors
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Erodona
benzine
London
(Br)
21
Andalusian
general
Oban
(Br)
31
Hjalmar Wessel
lumber
Gt. Yarmouth
(Norw)
41
Rangitiki
refrig. - wood
Barry Roads
(Br)
51
Cornish City
steel - general
Liverpool
(Br)
61
Empire Penguin
steel - general
Glasgow
(Br)
71
Trewellard
steel - general ev.
Liverpool
s - 16 † 25 surv
(Br)
81
Morska Wola
general
Manchester
(Pol)
91
James J. Maguire
gas - kerosene
Avonmouth
(Br)
12
Emile Francqui
general
London
(Bel)
22
Persier
steel
Hull
(Bel)
32
Cetus
pit props
Hull
(Norw)
42
Stureholm
steel & scrap iron
Oban
(Sw)
52
Vingaland
steel - general
Glasgow
(Sw)
62
Delphinula
gasoline
Manchester
(Br)
72
Sovac
lub. oil
Mersey
(Br)
82
San Demetrio*
gasoline
Avonmouth
(Br)
92
Maidan
general - trucks & MT
Liverpool
s - 91 † 0 surv
(Br)
13
Danae II
Oban
(Fr/Br 1940)
23
Fresno City
maize
Oban
s - 1 †
(Br)
 33
Castilian
Hull
(Br)		 43
Briarwood
Oban
(Br)		 53
Athelempress
Clyde
(Br)		 63
Kenbane Head
general
Belfast
s - 23 † 22 surv
(Br)		 73
Beaverford
general
Liverpool
s - 77 † 0 surv
(Br)		 83
Cordelia**
Clyde
(Br)		 93
Atheltemplar
Clyde
(Br)
14 24
Lancaster Castle
Tyne
(Br)		 34
Dan-y-Bryn
Oban
(Br)		 44
Trefusis
Oban
(Br)		 54
Puck
Barrow
(Pol)		 64
Saint Gobain
Liverpool
(Sw/ Fr operators)		 74
Anna Bulgari
Ellesmere
(Gr)		 84
Varøy
Milford Haven
(Norw)		 94
15 25
Delhi
Oban
(Sw)		 35
Oilreliance
Oban
(Br)		 45
Pacific Enterprise
Liverpool
(Br)		 55 65 75
Solfonn
Clyde
(Norw)		 85 95
* San Demetrio was shelled, abandoned by crew, but later reboarded - read her amazing story on Page 2.
** Cordelia is also listed in HX 89 on Nov. 17.


Notes:
Commodore H. B. Maltby was in Cornish City, Vice Commodore J. Barrett was in Rangitiki.

The convoy was attacked by Admiral Scheer (Krancke) on Nov. 5. Please see the external links below for further details on what happened.

Morska Wola was unable to maintain convoy speed.

Commodore's comments on station keeping and W/T signalling:
Station keeping "very good". W/T signalling "above average".
Wireless report: "Satisfactory except for Greek Anna Bulgari (spelt Hannah Bulgaris on the form) which was constantly warned because of oscillations from her receiver. Finally told to cease W/T watch".

Escort from Halifax: Canadian destroyers Columbia and St. Francis.
Ocean Escort: HMS Jervis Bay from Halifax until 17:10 Nov. 5 (sunk - ref. links below for more info).
Local Escort: HMS Hesperus and 3 corvettes.

Continue to San Demetrio's Report


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

Related external links:
HMS Jervis Bay - Covers the sinking of this vessel, and includes a casualty list, as well as a report from Stureholm, which rescued Jervis Bay's survivors. (Stureholm was herself sunk with all hands not long afterwards while in Convoy HX 92)
More on Admiral Scheer - on the Jervis Bay website.
Ships in Convoy HX 84 - 37 ships are listed in 9 columns (some of the names are spelt incorrectly).

Caithness Archives, HX 84 - Again, note that most of the names are spelt incorrectly - also, this site claims that Vingaland was sunk in Admiral Scheer's attack, but this ship was sunk by German aircraft on Nov. 8.
Casualty list for Jervis Bay

The story of Beaverford.

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