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CONVOY ON 159
Commodore's narrative of passage is available on Page 2
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Departed Liverpool at 08:10 GMT on Jan. 4-1943 and arrived New York on the 20th (Arnold Hague says 31 ships). |
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| List received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
No merchant ships are listed in the 5th column. For info, some of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived the U.K. with Convoy HX 218, some with HX 219 (see also HX 217) Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Am=American. |
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11
Ivaran (Norw) |
21
British Harmony (Br) |
31
Comanchee (Br) |
41
Northumberland (Br) |
51
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61
Laurits Swenson (Norw) |
71 Norheim (Norw) |
81 Daghestan Halifax (Br) |
91 Gallia (Norw) |
101 Strinda Guantanamo (Norw) |
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12
Carrillo (Am) |
22
Polarsol Houston (Norw) |
32
Empire Fletcher (Br) |
42
Cairnvalona Halifax (Br) |
52
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62
Sir James Clark Ross (Norw) |
72 Diloma Houston (Br) |
82 San Vulfrano Guantanamo (Br) |
92 Daphnella (Br) |
102 Cape Neddick (Am) |
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13
Tivives (Am) |
23
Rapana Halifax (Br) |
33 Standella Guantanamo (Br) |
43 Elona (Br) |
53 | 63 | 73 Empire Silver (Br) |
83 Svend Foyn (Br) |
93 Solarium Guantanamo (Br) |
103 Lafayette (Am) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 John A. Brown (Br) |
44 British Valour (Br) oiler |
54 | 64 Copeland Halifax (Br) RV |
74 Esso Dover (Am) |
84 Fjordaas (Norw) oiler |
94 | 104 |
| Additionally, the Commodore mentions the British North Gaspe and the Norwegian Lista in his narrative on Page 2. I get the impression they were meant to join from St. John's but were ordered into Halifax due to the bad weather. Note that Lista had straggled from Convoy ON 155, and had gone into St. John's.
Comanchee, Polarsol, John A. Brown and Svend Foyn had been cancelled from Convoy ON 157. |
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Notes: Commodore, Rear Admiral H. C. Rawlings D.S.O. R.N.R. was in Laurits Swenson for New York, Vice Commodore was Captain H. T. D. Mayall R.N.R. in Daghestan for Halifax, and Rear Commodore was the captain of Comanchee for New York. Average speed: 9.5 knots (daily positions of convoy are available on request via the contact address provided at the bottom of this page). The Rescue Vessel Copeland was on her 21st voyage as such, having started out from Clyde on Jan. 4-1943, to Halifax Jan. 18. She subsequently returned to Clyde from Halifax on Febr. 6 with Convoy SC 119, arriving Clyde on Febr. 21. "("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague). From the Commodore's notes: Bad ballasting in Lafayette and Cairnvalona prevented power being used in a seaway through the propeller being out of the water. Also, Lafayette was very bad at signalling and did not answer most of Commodore's signals. (This ship put into Halifax with engine trouble - see narrative on Page 2). Commodore's narrative of passage is available on Page 2 Escorts: To the next ON convoy in my list ON 160 |
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