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CONVOY SC 135
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Halifax on June 27-1943 and arrived Liverpool on July 11
(Arnold Hague gives 73 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). (See also westbound convoys ONS 5 and ONS 7).
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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Bosworth
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 134
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Agios Georgios
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Greek
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pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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From SC 134
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Ioannis Frangos
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"
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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Elisabeth Dal
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British
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grain
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Immingham
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(ex Elisabeth Lensen 1942)
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Leonidas N. Condylis
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Greek
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steel - pulp
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London
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From SC 134
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Harberton
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British
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Free French
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 136
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Christian Holm
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Danish / MOWT 1941
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Tanker B - mail
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Milford Haven f. o.
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From SC 134
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Sharpness
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From SC 134
To SC 136 - did not sail |
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British
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grain
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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Listed in SC 136
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Scorton
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"
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grain
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Hull
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From SC 134
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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grain
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Leith Dock
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From SC 134
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Sulev
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Estonian / MOWT 1940
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Director
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Marie Bakkke
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Howra
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British
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general
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Hull
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–
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Flomar
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American
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general - mail
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Avonmouth
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–
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Clam
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Nemaha
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American
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general
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London
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From SC 134
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Hindoo
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Panamanian
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(See also RU 83)
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Stad Haarlem
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Western Queen
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American
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Skeldergate
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Moorby
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"
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sugar - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Flame
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"
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grain
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Clyde / Manchester
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–
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William Homan
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"
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steel - lumber
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Liverpool
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(See also this forum posting)
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Empire Gazelle
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"
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general
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Newcastle
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–
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Commandant Dorise
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French / MOWT 1941
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general
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London
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–
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Empire Snow
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British
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grain - general
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Leith Dock
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–
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Sréca
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Yugoslavian
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general
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Newcastle
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–
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Empire Advocate
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Geddington Court
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"
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Mariposa
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Nicolaos Michalos
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Picotee
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British
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grain
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London
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–
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Caithness
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"
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general - grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Charles W. Eliot
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American
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general
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Newport
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–
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Daylight
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Dilworth
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Dimitrios Chandris
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Greek
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Empire Garden
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British
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Empire Caxton
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"
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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Empire Summer
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Gunvor Mærsk
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Danish (MOWT 1940?)
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lumber
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Bristol
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–
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Karabagh
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British
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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–
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Swedish
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lumber
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Kings Lynn
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Listed in SC 136
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Maycrest
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British
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grain - mail
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London
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From SC 134
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Mauna Kea
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American
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general
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London
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–
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Mokihana
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Margarita Chandris
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Greek
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grain
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Sharpness
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–
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Nicolaou Virginia
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Pan Gulf
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American
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Randfontein
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Dutch
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Ragnhild
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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Stalowa Wola
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Solstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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–
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Sahale
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American
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(See also RU 83)
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Tercero
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Veni
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"
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Ville d'Oran
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Free French
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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West Kyska
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American
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general
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Hull
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–
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Winkleigh
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British
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grain
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London
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–
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West Keene
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American
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general - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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William Howland
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British
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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Slemmestad
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Norwegian
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general
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Newcastle
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–
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Margit
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Ipswich
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–
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El Grillo
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth)
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–
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Brimanger
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Norwegian
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 245
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Kimball Harlow
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British
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steel - lumber
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Garston
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From HX 245
(See also this forum posting) |
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Freeman Hatch
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"
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steel - lumber
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Belfast Dock / Glasgow
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From HX 245
(ref. forum posting) |
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 135)
(sailed June 28?) |
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Lornaston
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British
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grain - trucks
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London
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From SSC 134
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Euthalia
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Greek
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grain
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London
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From SSC 134
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Baron Scott
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British
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steel - newsprint
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London
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–
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Yearby
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"
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grain
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Leith Dock
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From SC 134
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Anna N. Goulandris
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Greek
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grain - trucks
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London
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–
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Lisbeth
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Grimsby
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–
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British
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steel - lumber
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Grimsby
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"
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steel - lumber
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Mersey
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Joining from Newfoundland
(sailed June 29?) |
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Lord Cochrane
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British
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grain - flour
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Hull
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From SC 134
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
This form shows Halifax ships only. |
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10
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11
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12
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13
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11
Elizabeth Massey |
21
Empire Summer |
31
Empire Snow |
41
Geddington Court |
51
Winkleigh |
61
Caithness |
71
Empire Flame |
81
Director |
91
Bosworth |
101 Brimanger |
111 Kimball Harlow |
121 Harberton |
131 Freeman Hatch |
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12
Howra |
22
Commandant Dorise |
32
Nemaha |
42
West Kyska |
52
Mariposa |
62
Clam |
72
El Grillo |
82
Daylight |
92
Christian Holm |
102 Karabagh |
112 Solstad |
122 West Keene |
132 Randfontein |
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13
Picotee |
23
Elisabeth Dal |
33 Empire Gazelle |
43 Mauna Kea |
53 Slemmestad |
63 Scorton |
73 | 83 Empire Garden |
93 Dilworth |
103 Empire Advocate |
113 Pan Gulf |
123 Gunvor Mærsk |
133 Ville d'Oran |
| 14 Ragnhild |
24 |
34 Skeldergate |
44 William Howland |
54 Sréca |
64 Sulev |
74 | 84 Flomar |
94 Moorby |
104 Stalowa Wola |
114 Western Queen |
124 Dimitrios Chandris |
134 Margarita Chandris |
| 15 | 25 Sahale |
35 Hindoo |
45 Maycrest |
55 Stad Haarlem |
65 Veni |
75 | 85 Mokihana |
95 Tercero |
105 Marie Bakke |
115 Nicolaos Michalos |
125 Charles W. Eliot |
135 |
| 16 | 26 | 36 | 46 Leonidas N. Condylis |
56 Margit |
66 Ioannis Frangos |
76 | 86 Empire Caxton |
96 William Homan |
106 Nicolaou Virginia |
116 Agios Georgios |
126 | 136 |
Notes: Commodore was in Empire Flame, Vice Commodore in Empire Snow. Also, Bosworth - to Mersey Caithness - to Glasgow Harberton - to Belfast. Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 136 |
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