Convoy HXF 8 - warsailors.com

CONVOY HXF 8

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Convoy HXF 8 Cruising Order Departed Halifax on Nov. 8-1939, arrived Dover on the 21st (Arnold Hague agrees w/12 ships).
Transcribed from documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Br=British, Fr=French
1	2	3	4	5	6
11 Devon City timber - c. goods Liverpool (Br)	21 Arthur F. Corwin kerosene - gasoline Liverpool (Br)	31 probably escort	41 Davila gasoline Hull / Jarrow (Br)	51 Inanda sugar - rum - general London (Br)	61 Maurienne bananas Rouen (Fr)
12 Clea crude oil Bordeaux (Br)	22 Tornus benzine Liverpool (Br)		42 Cymbula* gasoline Hull (Br)	52 Hopepeak general** London (Br)	62 Fort Royal bananas Rouen (Fr)
13	23 Torinia benzine Sheerness (Br)		43	53 Beaverford general London (Br)	63
* Cymbula - originally for HX 8. ** Hopepeak's cargo consisted of canned goods, barley, lumber, dried fruit and pulp wood.

Notes:
Commodore was in Inanda, Vice Commodore in Devon City.

Cruising speed: 11 knots.

Escort:
HMS Ascania.

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

The next HX convoy to sail was HX 8
To the next HXF convoy HXF 9