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CONVOY KJ 3
Kingston, Jamaica - Europe
Sailed Oct. 3 & 4 -1939, arrived at rendezvous on Oct. 25
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Uffington Court
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British
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grain - lumber
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Liverpool
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Hopecastle
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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Sovac
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"
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Tanker
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Alexandria
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Star of Alexandria
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Egyptian
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nitrates
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Alexandria
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Gryfevale
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British
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nitrates
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Alexandria
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San Eliseo
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"
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Tanker
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Paulliac
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Michigan
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French
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general
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Bordeaux
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Erodona
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British
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Tanker
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Milford Haven / Liverpool
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Fresno City
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"
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sugar
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London
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Caprella
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"
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Tanker
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Weymouth / London
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Redgate
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"
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nitrates
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Bilbao
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Athelbeach
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"
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molasses
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Avonmouth
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British General
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"
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Tanker
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Purfleet / Swansea
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Amakura
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool / Avonmouth
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Schuylkill
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"
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Tanker
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Milford / Swansea
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Champagne
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French
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Tanker
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Le Havre
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Frimaire
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"
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Tanker
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Le Havre / Berre (Marseilles?)
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Canadolite
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British
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Tanker
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Le Havre
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Iddesleigh
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"
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grain - lumber
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London / Manchester
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Sacramento Valley
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"
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lumber
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London / Liverpool
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Conus
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"
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Tanker
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Scapa
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East Wales
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"
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nitrates
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Gibraltar
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Imperial Valley
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"
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lumber
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Hull / Liverpool
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Armadale
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"
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sugar
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Halifax
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Sheaf Holme
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"
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sugar
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Montreal
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Pellicula
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"
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Tanker
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New York
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Somme
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"
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sugar
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New York
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Acavus
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"
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Tanker
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Marseilles
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Roussillon
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French
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Tanker
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Sst. Nazaire
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Drupa
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British
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Tanker
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Milford Haven / Glasgow
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San Demetrio
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"
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Tanker
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Weymouth / Southampton
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Iroquois
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"
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Tanker
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Weymouth / Grangemouth / Tyne
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Telena
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"
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Tanker
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Rotterdam
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Montrolite
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"
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Tanker
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Le Havre
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Calgarolite
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"
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Tanker
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Le Havre
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San Roberto
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"
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Tanker
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Liverpool
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San Arcadio
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"
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Tanker
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London
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Laristan
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"
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Tanker
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Bordeaux
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Umberleigh
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"
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none given
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Cardiff
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Royal Crown
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"
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none given
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Alexandria
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Ridley
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"
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none given
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Liverpool
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Chaucer
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"
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none given
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Glasgow
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San Emiliano
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"
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Tanker
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Liverpool
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Appalachee
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"
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Tanker
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Avonmouth
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Luminetta
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"
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Tanker
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Bordeaux
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Sailing date for following ships is given as Oct. 7 - rendezvoused Oct. 20?
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Bayano |
British
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none given
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Avonmouth
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Jamaica Progress
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"
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none given
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Falmouth / Avonmouth
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Casanare
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"
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none given
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Liverpool / Garston
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