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CONVOY ON 270
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Convoy ON 270 Cruising Order
Departed Southend on Dec. 3-1944 and arrived New York on the 22nd (Arnold Hague gives 49 ships)
For info, some of the ships in this convoy returned to the U.K. only a few days later with Convoy HX 328, others with HX 329 (Dec. 29), some with later HX convoys.
Also, some of them had previously been in the eastbound Convoys HX 316, HX 317, HX 318, HX 319, and HX 320, Nov.-1944.

Underlined ships returned to port.

Br=British, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
Albert C. Ritchie
(Am)
21
Nathaniel Alexander
(Am)
31
Nathan Clifford
(Am)
41
David L. Yulee
(Am)
51
William G. Fargo
(Am)
61
Port Sydney
(Br)
71
George T. Angell
(Am)
81
Jedediah S. Smith
(Am)
91
Samtyne
(Br)
 101
Buenos Aires
(Norw)		 111
Hannibal Hamlin
(Am)
12
Melville Jacoby
(Am)
22
John H. B. Latrobe
(Am)
32
B. Charney Vladeck
(Am)
42
Amastra
(Br)
52
Kaldfonn
(Norw)
62
Norlys
(Pa)
72
Anna Knudsen
(Norw)
82
Gefion
(Norw)
92
Tongariro
(Br)
 102
Addie Bagley Daniels
(Am)		 112
Thomas U. Walter
(Am)
13
John T. Holt
(Am)
23
P. T. Barnum
(Am)
 33
Désirade
(Br - ex. Fr.)		 43
John Woolman
(Am)		 53 63
Empire MacRae
(Br)		 73 83
Acavus
(Br)		 93
Empire Martaban
(Br)		 103
Abraham Lincoln
(Norw)		 113
Empire Sceptre
(Br)
14
Margaret Brent
(Am)		 24
Thomas W. Gregory
(Am)		 34
Benjamin Holt
(Am)		 44
Dorcasia
(Br)		 54 64 74 84
Herbert D. Croly
(Am)		 94
Tungsha
(Norw)		 104
Sieur de la Salle
(Am)		 114
Rosedale Park
(Br)
15
Charles A. Dana
(Am)		 25
Hoke Smith
(Am)		 35
George Poindexter
(Am)		 45
J. Willard Gibbs
(Am)		 55 65 75 85
Manchester Exporter
(Br)		 95
Manchester Port
(Br)		 105
Argolikos
(Gr)		 115
Corner Brook
(Br)
16
Heimvard
(Norw)		 26
William D. Bloxham
(Am)		 36
Cardinal Gibbons
(Am)		 46
Fastnet
(Br)
Rescue Vessel		 56 66 76 86
Manchester Division
(Br)		 96
Noesaniwi
(Du)		 106

Comparing the above with a list of ships in Convoy ON 270 on this page, based on the late Arnold Hague's database, we find the following differences:

He does not mention Albert C. Ritchie, Hannibal Hamlin, John Woolman, Manchester Exporter.
He has the American Augustus S. Merrimon in station 63, while he has Empire MacRae in station 64.
In station 114 he has the American Benjamin Brown French, while Rosedale Park has been given station 113.
In station 73 he has the British Empire Dickens, and Empire Sceptre has been given station 112.
George Poindexter is in station 61, while Port Sydney is listed in station 35.
Manchester Division is in 95, Manchester Port in 85.
The American Oakley Wood is in 53, and he has Samcree in 106.
Thomas U. Walter is in 111, and he has added the American William W. Mayo (station unknown).
As can be seen, some of these ships are not mentioned above.


Notes:
Commodore was E. W. Leir in Port Sydney
Vice Commodore was the Captain of Samtyne.
Rear Commodore was the Captain of Amastra - returned to port w/defects, later joined ON 272.

Escorts (from A. Hague's database, received from D. Kindell - dates are European style, day/month/year):

Antigonish - from 19/12/44 to 20/12/44
Balsam - from 3/12/44 to 6/12/44
Barrie - from 15/12/44 to 22/12/44
Buctouche - from 15/12/44 to 22/12/44
Charlottetown - from 19/12/44 to 20/12/44
Forest Hill - from 5/12/44 to 20/12/44
Guysborough - from 5/12/44 to 20/12/44
Holmes - from 3/12/44 to 6/12/44
Kapukasing - from 15/12/44 to 22/12/44
Kokanee - from 5/12/44 to 15/12/44
Parry Sound - from 5/12/44 to 7/12/44
Sherbrooke - from 15/12/44 to 22/12/44
Springhill - from 19/12/44 to 20/12/44
St. Thomas - from 5/12/44 to 15/12/44
Stettler - from 19/12/44 to 20/12/44
Sunflower - from 3/12/44 to 6/12/44
Trillium - from 5/12/44 to 15/12/44

The Rescue Vessel Fastnet was on her 9th voyage as such, joining from Clyde on Dec. 4, to Halifax Dec. 20 - returned with HX 328 from Halifax on Dec. 26, ending her voyage on Jan. 9-1945. Her previous eastbound voyage (8th voyage) had taken place with Convoy HX 318. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
Empire ships

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The next available ON convoy is ON 277


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