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CONVOY HXF 13
Departed Halifax on Dec. 19-1939 and arrived Liverpool on 30th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/11 ships in this convoy.

My page for HXF 1 has more info on the HXF convoys

Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents.
Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Lindenhall
British
wheat
Avonmouth
–
Norwegian
"
general
Avonmouth
Listed in HX 13
Mahseer
"
general
London
–
Rangitiki
"
general
London
Commodore Vessel
San Ambrosio
"
Tanker
Glasgow
Vice Commodore
Gorjistan
"
flour
London
–
Geraldine Mary
"
none given
Manchester
To HX 13 - did not sail
Listed in HXF 14
Ferncourt
Norwegian
Tanker
Dunkirk
–
Italia
"
Tanker W
Avonmouth
–
G. S. Walden
British
Tanker W
Liverpool
–
British Prudence
"
Adm. tanker B
Invergordon
–
Cairnglen
"
flour - general
Newcastle
–
Beaverford
"
general
London
–

Notes:
No further details are available.

A. Hague lists the following escorts (dates are European style, day/month):
Enterprise - From 19/12 to 28/12
Saguenay - From 19/12 to 20/12
Skeena - From 19/12 to 20/12
Wren - From 28/12 to 29/12

Related external link:
HX and HXF Convoys - In chronological order.

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