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CONVOY ON 7

Convoy ON 7 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on Aug. 15-1941, dispersed Aug. 25.

Transcribed from a list of ships received from Don Kindell - His source: Arnold Hague's research.

(Cancelled ships are not shown in A. Hague's lists).

See also the HX and SC convoys from the same time period for information on earlier and subsequent eastbound voyages of some of these ships.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Sw-Swedish, Du=Dutch, Bel=Belgian, Po=Polish, Gr=Greek.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
Brabo
St. John's, N.F.
(Bel)
21
Stornest
Montreal
(Br)
31
Blairesk
Clarke City
(Br)
41
Biela
Montevideo
(Br)
51
Maycrest
Halifax
(Br)
61
71
Geddington Court
Capetown
(Br)
81
Empire Fusilier
Tampa
(Br)
12
Ingerfem
Wabana
(Norw)
22
Alex
Montreal
(Br)
32
Baron Graham
Guantanamao
(Br)
42
Pantelis
Capetown
(Gr)
52
Pencarrow
Tampa
(Br)
62
Cocle
Boston
(Pa)
72
Empire Gemsbuck
Philadelphia
(Br)
82
Errington Court
Tampa
(Br)
13
Keilehaven
Quebec
(Du)
23
Jobshaven
Montevideo
(Du)
 33
Trolla
Quebec
(Norw)		 43
Mauritz
Sydney, C.B.
(Sw)		 53
Sithonia
Galveston
(Br)		 63
Empire Beaver
Tampa
(Br)		 73
Fairwater
Jucaro
(Br)		 83
Cydonia
Father Point
(Br)
14
Marionga D. Thermiotis
St. Lucia
(Gr)		 24
Anna
Montreal
(Gr)		 34
Theoskepasti
Quebec
(Gr)		 44
Lom
Iceland
(Norw)		 54
Wallonia
Father Point
(Sw)		 64
Empire Summer
New York
(Br)		 74
Don
St. John's, N.F.
(Norw)		 84
Ingertre
St. John's, N.F.
(Norw)
15
Taygetos
Durban
(Gr)		 25
Alcor
Halifax
(Du)		 35
Empire Cheetah
Boston
(Br)		 45
Facto
Sydney, C.B.
(Norw)		 55
Zamalek
(Br)
Rescue Vessel		 65
Robur VII
(Po)		 75
Heien
Iceland
(Norw)		 85


Also in this convoy were (station numbers not known):
British Empire Kittiwake - Returned with engine defects, joined Convoy ON 10 at the end of Aug., but returned again, and does not show up again until Convoy ON 19 towards the end of Sept.-1941, with destination New York. (This ship later became the Norwegian Norfalk in May-1942).
Polish Kmicic - For Iceland

Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was on her 10th voayge as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Aug. 16-1941, detached from ON 7 on Aug. 21, joined Convoy HX 144 the next day, detached for Iceland on Aug. 27, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 146, Sept. 1-Sept. 6-1941, having picked 109 survivors at Iceland for passage to the U.K. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1941", Arnold Hague).

Escorts (also received from Don Kindell, whose own work, covering "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website):
Aug. 16-Aug. 18: Amazon, Burza.
Aug. 16-Aug. 21: Angle, Aubretia, Britomart, Bulldog, Cape Warwick, Daneman, Georgetown, Heartsease, Nigella, Notts County.
Aug. 21-Aug. 23: Churchill.
Aug. 21-Aug. 25: Arrowhead, Camellia, Eyebright.

All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are included on this website. More information on them can be found via the alphabet index below, or via the Master Ship Index.

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