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CONVOY SC 139
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 Aug. 9-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th
(Arnold Hague gives 56 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 11 and ONS 18).
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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Clam
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Norse Lady
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Greenock
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From SC 138
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Standard
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From SC 138
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Kingman
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"
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lumber - general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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–
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Norwegian
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steel - pulp
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Manchester
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Listed in SC 140
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Daylight
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American
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Beaconstreet
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Benedick
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o.
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–
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Empire Lightning
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"
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steel - lumber
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Immingham
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From SC 138
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West Nilus
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Ile de Brehat
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French
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Jan van Goyen
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Marymar
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American
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general
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London
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–
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French
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sugar - general
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Clyde f. o.
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Lido
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Norwegian
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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–
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Clunepark
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British
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Suderøy
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Walter Jennings
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American
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Gitano
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British
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general
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Hull
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–
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Tahchee
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"
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Tanker B
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Lamlash(?) / Ardrossan
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From SC 138
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Steel Voyager
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 250
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Exford
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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Eleni
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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From SC 138
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Cyril
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pulp
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London
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–
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Floridian
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Bente Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Portsmouth)
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–
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Panamanian
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grain
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Tyne
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From SC 138
Listed in SC 140 |
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Chr. Th. Boe
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Dingle
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–
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Delmar
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American
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general
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Swansea
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–
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H. M. Flagler
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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London
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–
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Hjalmar Wessel
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Ipswich
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–
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British
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Tanker B
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Grangemouth
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Listed in SC 140
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Kirsten Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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London
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Returned to Halifax
Listed in SC 140 |
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Morska Wola
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Mount Othrys
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Greek / Pan. flag
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general
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London
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–
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Norden
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Heysham
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–
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Norelg
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Swedish
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general - Tanker B
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Liverpool
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Samuel Very
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British
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general
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Garston
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–
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Stanford
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Wisla
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Polish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Wanderer
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British
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grain - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Samuel Moody
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American
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 251
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Norwegian
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 251
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Dorelian
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 251
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Cyrus H. McCormick
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American
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general
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London
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From HX 251
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Simon Willard
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 251
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Toledo
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Norwegian
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 251
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Empire Yukon
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 251
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James M. Wayne
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American
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general
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Newport
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From HX 251
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Epiros
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Greek
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general
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London
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–
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Manchester Division
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British
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 251
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Stanwell
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Reuben Snow
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"
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Prins Maurits
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Dutch
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sugar
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London
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–
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W. S. Farish
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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D. L. Harper
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British
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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American
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in SC 140
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 139)
(sailed Aug. 10) |
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Hartlepool
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British
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steel - lumber
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Glasgow
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Rajahstan
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"
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steel - lumber
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Tyne
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–
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Evinos
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Generton
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British
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steel - pulp
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Rochester
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–
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"
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steel - newsprint
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Glasgow
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Listed in SC 140
(Sydney portion) |
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Joining from Newfoundland
(sailed Aug. 11) |
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Empire Razorbill
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British
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zinc concentrates
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Avonmouth
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–
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Mimosa
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Greek
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steel - wood pulp
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Rochester
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From SSC 138
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British
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pit props
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Tyne
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Listed in SC 140
(Newfoundland portion) |
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Empire Activity
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"
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zinc concentrates
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Avonmouth
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–
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
No ships are listed for the 6th column (possibly reserved for escort vessel?). Halifax ships only are included here. Wisla is not listed on this form and, therefore, her station number is not known (or - is Urla in station 133 a misinterpretation of the name Wisla?). |
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11
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12
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11
Marymar |
21
Gitano |
31
Empire Lightning |
41
Stanford |
51
Norwegian |
61
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71
Dorelian |
81
Exford |
91
Manchester Division |
101 Wanderer |
111 Empire Yukon |
121 West Nilus |
131 Clunepark |
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12
Samuel Moody |
22
Standard |
32
Bente Mærsk |
42
H. M. Flagler |
52
Benedick |
62
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72
Beaconstreet |
82
Chr. Th. Boe |
92
Suderøy |
102 Norden |
112 Walter Jennings |
122 W. S. Farish |
132 Samuel Very |
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13
Kingman |
23
Norelg |
33 Jan van Goyen |
43 Tahchee |
53 Daylight |
63 | 73 Cyrus H. McCormick |
83 Steel Voyager |
93 Toledo |
103 Delmar |
113 Morska Wola |
123 D. L. Harper |
133 Urla* (Br) |
| 14 | 24 Reuben Snow |
34 Mount Othrys |
44 Prins Maurits |
54 Clam |
64 | 74 Stanwell |
84 Simon Willard |
94 Floridian |
104 Norse Lady |
114 James M. Wayne |
124 Eleni |
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| 15 | 25 | 35 Hjalmar Wessel |
45 Cyril |
55 Lido |
65 | 75 Epiros |
85 Kirsten Mærsk |
95 Ile de Brehat |
105 | 115 | 125 | 135 |
| * As can be seen from the Advance Sailing Telegram, Urla is not included there. | ||||||||||||
Notes: Commodore was in Dorelian. Related external links: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 140 |
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