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CONVOY JW 54A
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Departed Loch Ewe on Nov. 15-1943, arrived Kola inlet on Nov. 24 |
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Br=British, Am=American, Pan=Panamanian, Du=Dutch |
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11
Junecrest (Br) |
21
Edmund Fanning (Am) |
31
Thomas Sim Lee (Am) |
41
Fort Yukon (Br) |
51
James Smith (Am) |
61
Empire Celia (Br) |
71
Empire Nigel (Br) |
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12
Daniel Drake (Am) |
22
Ocean Vanity (Br) |
32
James Gordon Bennett (Am) |
52
Mijdrecht (Du) |
62
Empire Carpenter (Br) |
72
Henry Villard (Am) |
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13
William Windom (Am) |
23
Gilbert Stuart (Am) |
33 Copeland (Br) |
43 | 53 Ocean Verity (Br) |
63 Park Holland (Am) |
73 |
Commodore was in Fort Yukon, Vice Commodore was in Empire Carpenter and Rear Commodore in Ocean Vanity. Norlys had Norwegian managers and therefore listed on this website. This ship was escort oiler for the convoy. 3 Lend/Lease PC craft and 2 Lend/Lease minesweepers (T 116, T 117 - Admirable class) were also with the convoy. Escorts: Some of these escorts returned with RA 54B. The Rescue Vessel Copeland was on her 26th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Nov. 10-1943, to Loch Ewe Nov. 11, was with JW 54A from Loch Ewe to Murmansk Nov. 15-Nov. 24, returning with Convoy RA 54B from Murmansk on Nov. 26, to Loch Ewe Dec. 9-1943. No attacks on this convoy. To the next JW convoy in my list JW 55B Sources for the information on this page: "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg/Arnold Hague, 1992, and "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague, 1998. |
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