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CONVOY ON 32
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Departed Liverpool on Nov. 1-1941, arrived Halifax on the 16th (Arnold Hague says 49 ships). |
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| Info received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
For info, some of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived U.K. with Convoy HX 153 or HX 154. (See also HX 152). Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Am=American, Da=Danish, Sw=Swedish, Du=Dutch |
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Primrose Hill Halifax (Br) |
21
Pacific Enterprise Panama (Br) |
31
Loriga Panama (Br) |
41
Port Adelaide Panama (Br) |
51
City of Norwich Sydney C.B. (Br) |
61
Empire Swan New York (Br) |
71 Saint Bertrand Sydney C.B. (Fr [MOWT?]) |
81 Moveria Sydney C.B. (Br) |
91 Shantung New Orleans (Sw) |
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12
Gyda Montreal (Br [ex Da]) |
22
Diala Baton Rouge (Br) |
32
N. T. Nielsen Alonso New York (Norw) |
42
La Paz Bermuda (Br) |
52
Athelcrown New York (Br) |
62
Empire Falcon New York (Br) |
72 Atlantic City New York (Br?) |
82 British Yeoman New York (Br) |
92 Arosa * Philadelphia (Norw) |
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23
British Tenacity Baytown (Br) |
33 Mamura New York (Du) |
43 D. L. Harper New York (Br) |
53 Mijdrecht New York (Du) |
63 Hilda Knudsen Curacao (Norw) |
73 Empire Flint New York (Br) |
83 Cistula New York (Du) |
93 Sepia Trinidad (Br) |
| 14 Sama Montreal (Norw) |
24 Empire Opal New York (Br) |
34 James J. Maguire New York (Br) |
44 Noreg Trinidad (Norw) |
54 British Diligence New York (Br) |
64 Athelduke Curacao (Br) |
74 Varanger Curacao (Norw) |
84 Prometeus** Halifax |
94 Cordium New York (Br?) |
| 15 Katy New York (Norw) |
25 Algonquin New York (Am) |
35 Magdala New York (Du) |
45 J. A. Brown* New York |
55 Ferncastle New York (Norw) |
65 British Prestige Halifax (Br) |
75 British Destiny Aruba (Br) |
85 Opalia Curacao (Br) |
95 |
| 16 Stad Vlaardingen New York (Du) |
26 Mactra Curacao (Br) |
36 | 46 British Pride New York (Br) |
56 | 66 | 76 Masunda Sydney C.B. (Br) |
86 Leiesten Curacao (Norw) |
96 |
| * The Commodore says Arosa was British - was there also a British ship by this name? ** Mis-spelling of Prometheus? There was a British and a Panamanian ship by this name. * This is probably the British John A. Brown. |
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Notes: Commodore N. H. Gale R.N.R. was in Port Adelaide, Vice Commodore was the captain of Pacific Enterprise. The convoy had 50 ships. Daily positions of convoy are available on request via the contact address at the bottom of this page. Or, go to this page on Mike Holdoway's website (external link) - I sent him the coordinates, and he made a chart of the voyage (click on "Charted convoy routes"). As will be seen when viewing the chart for ON 32, there's something odd about the voyage; it looks like they made a detour on Nov. 8. This could simply be due to the coordinates in the original document being incorrect(?) The Rescue Vessel Rathlin also sailed with this convoy as far as Iceland. She was on her 2nd voyage as such (requisitioned July 28-1941) and joined ON 32 from Clyde. According to the Commodore's notes she detached at 17:00 GMT on Nov. 5 in 60 02N 20 08W, together with the British War Bharata (not included on A 1 form). Rathlin subsequently left Iceland on Nov. 8 in order to join the eastbound Convoy HX 157, but returned to port the next day due to heavy weather, and eventually returned to Clyde independently on Nov. 10, with arrival Nov. 16-1941. Arosa parted company with the convoy during the night of Nov. 6/7. The Commodore says Escorts: Air Escort: To the next ON convoy in my list ON 33 |
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