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CONVOY RA 59A
Left Kola Inlet on Aug. 28-1944, arrived Loch Ewe on Sept. 5 (9 ships).
Cruising order is not available.

Transcribed with the help of "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg / Arnold Hague, and Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Fort Vercheres
British
1129 standards ammun., 232 tons
Hull
Empire Prowess
"
987 standards, pine pitch 111 tons
London
Empire Bard
"
340 tons ammun. (crane ship)
Leith f. o.
Empire Elgar
"
195 tons ammun. (crane ship)
Leith f. o.
Lacklan
"
–
Clyde
Luculus
"
–
Clyde
Norwegian
–
Clyde
Barbara Frietchie
American
chrome - ore - tobacco for U.S.A.
Clyde f. o.
W. R. Grace
"
1916 tons potash for U.K.
Glasgow

Notes:
U-394 was sunk on Sept. 1 by Keppel, Mermaid, Peacock and Whitehall in a massed "creeping" attack.

No merchant ships were lost.

Escorts:
Aug. 28-Sept. 4: Sloops Mermaid and Peacock, destroyers Keppel and Whitehall and frigate Loch Dunvegan.
Aug. 28-Sept. 5: Cruiser Jamaica, escort carriers Striker, Vindex, destroyers Caprice, Marne, Meteor, Milne and Musketeer.
Aug. 28-Sept. 6: Sloop Cygnet and corvettes Bluebell, Camellia, Charlock, Honeysuckle and Oxlip.

The above escorts had arrived with Convoy JW 59.

Related external link:
The loss of U-394 (as will be seen, Vindex is also mentioned among the attackers here, and date is given as Sept. 2).

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