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CONVOY ON 261
Departed Southend on Oct. 20-1944 and arrived New York City on Nov. 5.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 37 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from a document received from Olaf Evertse, Holland (whose father served on the Dutch Curacao). His Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington. This document gives departure U.K. as 08:00Z on Oct. 23-1944. Cruising order is not available. For info, some of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived the U.K. with Convoy HX 311, see also HX 310. A few subsequently returned to the U.K. with Convoy HX 319 on Nov. 9-1944, others with HX 321 or HX 322 later that month.
Ship	Nationality	Destination	Remarks
Brockholst Livingston	American	New York	–
Cyrus H. K. Curtis	"	New York	–
Fluor Spar	"	New York	–
George Steers	"	New York	–
George Wythe	"	New York	–
George L. Curry	"	Philadelphia	–
Henry H. Richardson	"	Philadelphia	–
Henry M. Rice	"	Philadelphia	–
John Ireland	"	New York	–
John Philip Sousa	"	New York	Straggled - rejoined
Jose G. Benitez	"	New York	–
John Mary Odin	"	New York	–
Lawrence D. Tyson	"	New York	–
Monroe	"	New York	–
Negley D. Cochran	"	New York	–
S. M. Shoemaker	"	New York	–
Steel Trader	"	New York	–
Zane Grey	"	New York	Returned to U.K. - arrived Falmouth Oct. 24
Fort Aspin	British	Sydney, Cape Breton	Arrived at 08:33Z, Nov. 3
Fort Augustus	"	New York	–
Glenaffaric	"	Hampton Roads	–
High Park	"	Sydney, C. B.	Arrived 08:33Z Nov. 3
La Salle Park	"	Halifax	Arrived Sydney 08:33Z Nov. 3
Novelist	"	Savannah	–
Riverdale Park	"	Halifax	–
Sibley Park	"	Halifax	Arrived Sydney 08:33Z Nov. 3
Stancleeve	"	New York	–
Salacia	"	Montreal	Vice Commodore Arrived Sydney 08:33Z Nov. 3
Zamalek	"	Halifax	Rescue Vessel - See Notes
Acavus	"	New York	–
British Energy	"	Norfolk	–
Curacao	Dutch	New York	Commodore Vessel
Delhi	Swedish	–	–
Reinholt	Norwegian	New York	–
Skiensfjord	"	New York	–
Sophocles	"	New York	–
Waterland	Dutch	New York	–
Corilla	"	New York	–
Kaldfonn	Norwegian	New York	–

Notes:
Commodore R. M. King was in Curacao, Vice Commodore in Salacia.

22 ships arrived New York between 18:31Z and 20:14Z Nov. 5
2 ships arrived Henry at 15:16 Nov. 6.
5 ships detached for Boston at 10:20Z Nov. 3 - arrived at 19:24Z Nov. 4.

Zamalek was on her 27th voyage as rescue vessel, joining the convoy from Clyde on Oct. 21-1944, to Halifax Nov. 3. She subsequently returned to the U.K. with Convoy HX 319 on Nov. 11, to Clyde Nov. 25-1944 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Escorts:
Leaside (listed as Peaside in the convoy document), Humberstone, Stone Town, Cape Breton, Edmundston, Guelph, Border Cities, Orillia, Arvida.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - Most of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
This site has more on the the "Fort" and "Park" ships mentioned in this convoy.

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The next available ON convoy is ON 270

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