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CONVOY HX 9
Departed Halifax on Nov. 18-1939 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 2
(Arnold Hague agrees with 30 ships).
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Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegram and A 1 form - 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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San Fabian
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British
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Tanker B
fuel oil |
London
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Commodore
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Cerinthus
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"
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Tanker B
lub. oil |
Liverpool
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–
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Weirbank
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"
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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Innerton
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Venetia
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"
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Tanker W
petrol |
Plymouth
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–
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Sinnington Court
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"
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zinc concentrates - lumber
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Southampton
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–
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Darcoila
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Diloma
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"
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Tanker W
petrol |
Liverpool
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–
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Queen City
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"
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cotton - pig iron
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Liverpool
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–
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Hadleigh
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"
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wheat
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London
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–
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San Tiburcio
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"
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Tanker W
gas oil |
Liverpool
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–
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Arletta
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"
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Tanker W
petrol |
Liverpool
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–
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Brockley Hill
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Trehata
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"
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grain
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Leith
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–
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San Ubaldo
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"
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Tanker B
fuel oil |
Liverpool
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–
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Jhelum
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"
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cotton - pig iron
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Liverpool
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–
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Crispin
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Vice Commodore
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Arakaka
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"
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sugar - rum - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Whitford Point
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"
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cotton - resin
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Liverpool
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–
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Culebra
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Baron Loudoun
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"
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lumber
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Cardiff
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–
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Regent Panther
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"
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Tanker W
petrol |
Avonmouth
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–
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San Cirilo
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"
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Tanker W
petrol |
Avonmouth
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–
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Conch
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"
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Tanker B
petrol |
Invergordon
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–
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San Adolpho
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"
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Tanker B
fuel oil |
Rosyth
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(San Adolfo?)
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Darlington Court
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"
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metal - lumber
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London
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Not included on A 1 form
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Beckenham
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"
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lead - lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Harry G. Seidel
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
crude oil |
Le Havre
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–
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Barrwhin
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British
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scrap iron
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Hull
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Not included on A 1 form
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Charles Pratt
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
crude oil |
Le Havre
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Not included on A 1 form
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7
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8
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9
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11
Jhelum |
21
Queen City |
31
Crispin |
41
Whitford Point |
51
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61
Regent Panther |
71 San Fabian |
81 Beckenham |
91 Trehata |
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12
Darcoila |
22
Arletta |
32
Arakaka |
42
Cerinthus |
52*
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62
San Cirilo |
72 Hadleigh |
82 Brockley Hill |
92 Weirbank |
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13
Innerton |
23
San Ubaldo |
33 San Tiburcio |
43 Culebra |
53 | 63 Conch |
73 Venetia |
83 Harry G. Seidel |
93 Sinnington Court |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Diloma |
44 Baron Loudoun |
54 | 64 San Adolfo |
74 | 84 | 94 |
| 55* | ||||||||
| As can be seen, 3 ships are missing form this form, namely Darlington Court, Barrwhin and Charles Pratt. According to Arnold Hague, Darlington Court had station 74, Barrwhin sailed in 84 and Charles Pratt in 94. See HX 9 on the page naming ships in all HX convoys. | ||||||||
Notes: * There are no merchant ships listed in the 5th column, but there's a mark around station 52 saying "Position A" and "Warspite during day and in low visibility", and another near station 55 (in other words, behind the convoy) saying "Position B" and "Warspite during night in normal visibility". Commodore was in San Fabian, Vice Commodore in Crispin. Arrived rendezvous on Nov. 30. Ocean Escort: HMS Warspite. A. Hague lists the following escorts (received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year): Related external link: |
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