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CONVOY HX 99
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).
Commodore's report is available on Page 2
Departed Halifax on Dec. 26-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 11-1941.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" also gives 22 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The A 1 form showing all the ships after Bermuda section had joined is unavailable to me and, therefore, I do not know the stations of the Bermuda ships. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Bermuda Section - Sailed Dec. 24
ref. the report on Page 2 |
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Abraham Lincoln
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Norwegian
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aircraft - spruce acetone - general
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?
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Liverpool
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From HX 98
(not available) |
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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–
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Clyde
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Sailed in HX 100
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Blankaholm
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Swedish
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phosphates
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?
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Garston
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–
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Cowrie
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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?
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Holyhead - Beaufort
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–
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Daytonian
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"
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general
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?
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Liverpool
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–
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Duke of Athens
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"
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wheat - lumber
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?
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Hull
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber - acetone
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–
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 100
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Karabagh
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British
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Tanker W
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?
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London
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Fell astern - rejoined
(see Page 2) |
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Rokos Vergottis
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Greek
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general
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?
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Liverpool
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–
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Kinross
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British
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wheat - lumber
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?
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Tyne
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–
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"
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timber - wheat - metal
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–
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Hull
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To SC 18 - did not sail
Listed in SC 19 |
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Halifax Section - Sailed Dec. 26
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Greek
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steel - scrap iron
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–
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Newport
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From HX 98
Listed in SC 18 |
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Eastern Star
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Norwegian
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general
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33
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Manchester
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Dropped astern - rejoined
(see end of Page 2) |
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Dutch
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steel - dry pulp
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–
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London
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Sailed in HX 100
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British
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steel
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–
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Clyde f. o.
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From HX 98
To HX 100 - returned to port |
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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To HX 100 - cancelled
To SC 18 |
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 100
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British
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steel - general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 100
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Dutch
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steel - scrap iron
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–
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Hull
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To SC 18 - returned to port
(see also SC 13) |
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Alderpool
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British
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grain
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31
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Hull
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delayed departure - see "notes" below
& report on Page 2 |
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"
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grain
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–
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Leith
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Sailed in HX 100
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"
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steel
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–
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Clyde f. o.
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Warkworth
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"
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steel - lumber
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21
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West Hartlepool
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From HX 97
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Cape Nelson
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"
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steel
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12
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Hull
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From HX 98
Lost touch - see Page 2 |
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"
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steel - general
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–
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Glasgow
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From HX 98
To HX 100 - returned to port |
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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Glasgow
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From HX 98
Sailed in HX 100 |
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Teneriffa
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Norwegian
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general
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73
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Avonmouth / Newport
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From HX 98
Lost touch - see Page 2 |
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Polish
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paper
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–
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Belfast d.g / Avonmouth
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From HX 98
To HX 100 - cancelled Sailed in HX 101 |
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British
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grain
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–
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Manchester
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From HX 98
Sailed in HX 100 |
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Aelybryn
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"
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grain
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61
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Liverpool
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From HX 98
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West Ekonk
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American / MOWT 1941
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steel - scrap iron
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42
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Manchester
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(Became Br. Empire Wildebeeste 1941)
From HX 97 See "Commodore's notes" Page 2 |
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Tower Field
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British
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grain
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11
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Hull
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From HX 98
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Swedish
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trucks
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–
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Liverpool
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–
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Olympos
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Greek
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sulphur
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52
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Manchester
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A. D. Huff
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?
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newsprint
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71
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London
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Lost touch - rejoined
(see report - Page 2) |
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Ittersum
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Dutch
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steel - scrap iron - trucks
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22
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Swansea / Cardiff
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–
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"
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general
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–
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Bristol
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From HX 98
Sailed in HX 100 |
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Thysville
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Belgian
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general
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51
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Liverpool
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From HX 98
See "Commodore's notes" Page 2 |
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Yselhaven
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Dutch
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grain
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72
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Sharpness
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From HX 96
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Norwegian
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general
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–
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Manchester
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From HX 97
Sailed in HX 101 |
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"
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steel - general
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–
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Hull
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–
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Penrith Castle
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British
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general - bombers
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41
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Garston
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Liverpool
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Notes: 14 ships sailed from Halifax, 8 from Bermuda. The Bermuda ships joined at intervals, after the fog lifted between Dec. 31-1940 and Jan. 4-1941 (see report - Page 2). Alderpool was delayed in leaving Halifax and joined on the night of Dec. 27/28. 20 ships were still present when Oban bound ships parted company on Jan. 9 (see end of Page 2). Teneriffa and Cape Nelson had lost touch with the convoy in fog between Dec. 29 and Dec. 31 and never rejoined. Average speed: 7.97 knots. The convoy rarely went at a greater speed than 8 knots, and no ships appeared to have any difficulty in keeping up. The convoy arrived rendezvous with local escort on Jan. 7. Ocean Escort: HMS Alaunia and HMS Porpoise - left Halifax with the convoy. Porpoise parted company at 15:00 on Jan. 5-1941 in 60 20N 25 20W, and Alaunia at 08:00 on Jan. 6 in 61 12 N 21 20W. The first of the Local Escort was met at 13:30 GMT on Jan. 7-1941 in 60 25N 16 00W, 4 1/2 hours (after? word illegible) programme time, and 5 miles to the Northward of amended rendezvous position. Remainder of escort were met at intervals later. Air Escort: Aircraft were overhead during daylight hours on the day of departure Halifax, and on the following forenoon. Sunderland flying boat met convoy at 08:20 on Jan. 8 in 60 20N 10 37W and aircraft were seen during daylight hours and occasionally at night until arrival of ?. More information on the Norwegian ships mentioned above can be found with the help of the alphabet index at the end of this page. As always when working on these convoys, it strikes me that, although they had a safe voyage in a particular convoy, very few of the ships listed actually survived the war. This is also the case for many of the ships in this convoy. Continue to Commodore's Report - Page 2 |
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