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CONVOY RA 62
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Left Kola Inlet Dec. 10-1944, arrived Loch Ewe Dec. 19 (29 ships) |
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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. Also, "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague. See also Convoys HX 310, HX 311 and JW 61. Br=British, Am=American, Norw-Norwegian |
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Fort Romaine London (Br) |
21
Stage Door Canteen Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
31
Abner Nash Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
41
Winfred L Smith Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
51
Nicholas Biddle Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
61
Fort Crevecoeur Garston (Br) |
71
William Pepper Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
81 Benjamin Schlesinger Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
91 William Wheelwright Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
101 Harold L Winslow W. Hartlepool (Am) |
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12
Eleazar Lord Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
22
Dolabella Clyde (Br) |
32
Joyce Kilmer Manchester (Am) |
42
Andrew W Preston Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
52
Luculus Clyde (Br) |
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72
Laurelwood Clyde (Br) |
82 James M Gillis Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
92 Fort Yukon Preston (Br) |
102 Keith Palmer London (Am) |
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13
John Sharp Williams Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
23
San Venancio Clyde (Br) |
33 Henry Adams Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
43 |
53 | 63 |
73 | 83 Donald W Bain Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
93 Marathon Clyde (Norw) |
103 Eloy Alfaro Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
| 14 Lawrence J Brengle Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
24 Park Benjamin Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
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44 |
54 | 64 |
74 | 84 Rathlin (Br) Rescue Ship |
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104 Collis P Huntington Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
Commodore was in Fort Crevecoeur, Vice Commodore in Fort Yukon. Laurelwood and Luculus were escort oilers. Fort Romaine proceeded as an independent. A cruiser and 2 of the escort carriers were within the convoy, as was the damaged frigate Mounsey which was returning for repairs (see RA 61). No merchant ships were lost, but the escorting destroyer HMS Cassandra was torpedoed by U-365 on Dec. 11 and had to return to Murmansk for repairs. The next day the Norwegian Tunsberg Castle struck a mine and sank (follow link for details). Dec. 12 also saw an air attack by 9 torpedo bombers, 2 aircraft were lost (see Rathlin below). The escort had left Kola shortly before the convoy in order to attack the assembled U-boats, at which time U-387 was sunk by HMS Bamborough Castle. U-365 was also sunk during this passage, by 813 Squadron from HMS Campania on Dec. 13. Rathlin was on her 21st voyage as Rescue Vessel, having started this voyage with JW 62 from Loch Ewe on Nov. 28, to Kola Inlet Dec. 7-1944, returning with RA 62 from Kola to Clyde, Dec. 10-Dec. 20. She was attacked twice by aircraft on Dec. 12 and shot down the second attacker. She may also have fatally damaged the first attacker, though it was not seen to crash. However, German records report the loss of 2 Ju 88 aircraft that day. (She subsequently joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 277). Escorts (same as for JW 62 - not included on this site, but available at the last external link below): Related external links: The loss of U-387 | The loss of U-365 To the next RA convoy in my list RA 63 |
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