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CONVOY HXF 15
Departed Halifax on Jan. 4-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 15th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/12 ships in this convoy.

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

Transcribed from documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Henry Dundas
British
Tanker W
London
San Demetrio(?)
"
Tanker W
La Pallice
–
Napier Star
"
food stuffs
London
–
Devon City
"
wheat
Glasgow
Inverdargle
"
Tanker W
Avonmouth / London
Struck mine - Jan. 16
Robert F. Hand
"
Tanker W
London
Wanderer
"
none given
Liverpool
Listed in HX 15
Cairnvalona
"
general
Tyne
–
Manchester Brigade(?)
"
general
Manchester
–
illegible
"
general
London
–
Planter
"
cotton - lumber
Manchester
Orbita
"
iron - cotton - oats
Liverpool
Vice Commodore
Tamaroa
"
general
London
Commodore Vessel

Notes:
My question marks are due to the fact that Page 1 of the Advance Sailing Telegram is rather blurry and difficult to decipher in places.

No further details are available on this convoy.

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

The loss of Inverdargle

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To the next HXF convoy HXF 16


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