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CONVOY RA 63
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Left Kola Inlet on Jan. 11-1945, arrived Loch Ewe on Jan. 21. |
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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.
For info, a number of these ships had previously arrived with Convoy JW 62 (available at the first external link provided at the end of this page). Br=British, Am=American |
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11
Bernard N Baker? (Am)* W R Grace |
21
Fort Boise Glasgow (Br) |
31
William Tyler Page Clyde f.o. (Am) |
41
John Gibbon Clyde f.o. (Am) |
51
Robert Lowry Clyde f.o. (Am) |
61
British Respect Clyde (Br) |
71
Renald Fernald Clyde f.o. (Am) |
81 Nelson W Aldrich Clyde f.o. (Am) |
91 Linn Boyd Clyde f.o. (Am) |
101 Edward N Hurley W. Hartlepool (Am) |
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12
Owen Wister Clyde f.o. (Am) |
22
Fort Highfield London (Br) |
32
U.S.O. Billingham on Tees (Am) |
42
Woodbridge N Ferris Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
52
Blue Ranger Scapa (Br) |
62
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72
Lacklan Clyde (Br) |
82 Amasa Delano Clyde f.o. (Am) |
92 Empire Stalwart W. Hartlepool (Br) |
102 Stanton H King Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
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13
Stephen Leacock Clyde f.o. (Am) |
23
Longwood Clyde (Br) |
33 Cecil N Bean Clyde f.o. (Am) |
43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 83 Fort Island Barry Dock (Br) |
93 Empire Garrick Clyde (Br) |
103 Stevenson Taylor Clyde f.o. (Am) |
| 14 August Belmont Clyde f.o. (USA) (Am) |
24 Andrew Turnbull Clyde f.o. (Am) |
34 William H Wilmer Clyde f.o. (Am) |
44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 94 Barbara Frietchie Ipswich (Am) |
104 Fort Massac Dundee (Br) |
| * Bernard N Baker and W R Grace have been given the same station number. In fact, Bernard N Baker is not mentioned at all in the Advance Sailing Telegram, and I don't think she was in this convoy, because she's listed in Convoy JW 63, which had arrived the Kola Inlet on Jan. 8-1945 (it would have been a very quick turn-around). Besides, she shows up in the AST for the next convoy, RA 64. | |||||||||
Commodore was in British Respect, Vice Commodore in Empire Stalwart. Lacklan, Longwood and Blue Ranger were escort oilers. The convoy was not detected by the enemy, but a severe gale was encountered northeast of the Faroes, forcing the ships to take shelter, then reassembled and continued when the weather had abated. Fort Highfield sheltered in the Faroes with collision damge, and did not arrive Loch Ewe with the other ships on Jan. 21 - she later proceeded to Kirkwall. From Loch Ewe the destroyers Keppel, Walker and Westcott took the Clyde bound ships to their destination, with arrival Jan. 23. Escorts: Related external link: Liberty Ships Fort, Ocean & Park Ships To the next RA convoy in my list RA 64 |
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