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CONVOY RA 60
Left Kola Inlet on Sept. 28, arrived Loch Ewe on Oct. 5 (32 ships).
Cruising order is not available.
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Transcribed with the help of "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg / Arnold Hague, and Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper. Note that only one page of the Advance Sailing Telegram is available, but other are named at the end of this table. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Thomas Donaldson
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American
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Leo J Duster
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Edward L. Grant
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Elijah Kellogg
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
Glasgow for discharge |
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Clark Howell
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Charles A McAllister
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Charles Dauray
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Josephine Shaw Lowell
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Oakley Wood
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Thomas H Sumner
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Frank Gilbreth
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"
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Norwegian
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–
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
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Zamalek
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British
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Rescue Ship
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Clyde for onward routing to U.S.A.
Joined ON 261 |
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Fort Glenora
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British
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1239 fathoms pit props
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Tyne
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Samtredy
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"
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142 tons gen. - 697 standards D.B.B.
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Hull
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Samgara
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"
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803 standards D.B.B.
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London
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Samcalia
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"
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683 standards D.B.B.
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West Hartlepool
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Samlyth
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"
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728 standards D.B.B.
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Plymouth
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Samloyal
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"
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773 standards D.B.B.
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London
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Samconstant
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"
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715 standards D.B.B.
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West Hartlepool
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| Additionally, "Convoys to Russia" lists the following as sailing in this convoy: The American David B Johnson, Edward H Crockett, John La Farge, Jose Marti, Silas Weir Mitchell, Warren Delano. The British British Promise, Nacella, Rathlin*, Samannan, Samidway, Samsuva. |
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| Notes: Commodore was in Samtredy, Vice Commodore in Samgara, Rear Commodore in Samcalia. Nacella and the Norwegian Noreg were escort oilers. Edward H Crockett, with a cargo of 1659 tons chrome ore and Samsuva, cargo of pitprops, were sunk by U-310 on Sept. 29, with the loss of 1 man from the American ship and 3 from Samsuva. *Rathlin had arrived Russia with Convoy JW 59. She suffered damages to her rudder on arrival Molotovsk and remained in Russia for repairs for a month, before returning to the U.K. with Convoy RA 60. She rescued the 57 survivors from Samsuva. Zamalek was on her 26th voyage as rescue vessel, see JW 60. She rescued the 67 survivors from Edward H. Crockett. Escorts: Related external links: Liberty Ships. The Empire Ships website has a section with information on the "Sam"-ships. To the next RA convoy in my list RA 61 |
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