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CONVOY SC 148
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 Dec. 2-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 16th
(Arnold Hague gives 41 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
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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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Empire Advocate
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British
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steel - pit props
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Garston
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From SC 147
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Elg
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Norwegian
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steel - pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Rouseville
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British
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Tanker B
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Ardrossan
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From SC 147
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Belgian Trader
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Belgian
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steel - lumber
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Portishead
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From SC 147
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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From SC 147
Listed in SC 149 |
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Vinga
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"
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Tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Amastra
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Beaconstreet
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"
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Tanker B
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Iceland
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(Later in RU 102)
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Watson Ferries
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"
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steel - lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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See this forum posting
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Walnut Bend
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"
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Tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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See this message
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Asa Eldridge
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"
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lumber
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Leith Dock
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Ref. forum posting above
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Moses Gay
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"
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steel - lumber
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Belfast Dock
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Ref. forum posting
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Norhauk
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Norwegian
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general
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London
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American Press
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American
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sugar
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London
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–
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Sahale
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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–
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Winston Salem
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Elise
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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Chagres
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Panamanian
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general
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London
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–
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Robin Gray
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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British Colonel
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British
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven (Pembroke)
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–
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Illinoian
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American
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general
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Swansea / Newport
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West Keene
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Alcoa Banner
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Pan Gulf
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"
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general
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Swansea
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Dean Emery
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Daylight
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Gateway City
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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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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West Hartlepool
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Maud
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Garston
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Nordanger
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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British
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Tanker W
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Cardiff
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(See also this message)
Listed in SC 149 |
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Tropic Star
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Norwegian
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general
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Barry Dock
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–
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Belgian Freighter
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Belgian
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general - steel - lumber
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Liverpool
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–
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Henry Jocelyn
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 148)
(sailed Dec. 3) |
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Hopestar
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SSC 147
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Parkhaven
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Immingham
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–
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Empire Magpie
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British
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Dinara
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Yugoslavian
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lumber
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Grimsby
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–
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Radport
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Empire Gazelle
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"
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steel - pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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–
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Crete
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Greek?
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flour
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London
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–
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LST 264
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American
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth)
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From SSC 147
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Fort Richelieu
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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Arrived St. John's, N.F.
Listed in WSC 149 |
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Joining from St. John's N.F. (WSC 148)
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Gulf of Mexico
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American
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Maliakos
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Greek
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zinc concentrates
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Swansea
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–
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
This list shows the ships leaving Halifax only. |
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10
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11
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11
Elg |
21
West Keene |
31
Norhauk |
41
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51
Illinoian |
61
Belgian Freighter |
71
Sahale |
81
Pan Gulf |
91
Alcoa Banner |
101 Winston Salem |
111 Tropic Star |
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12
Asa Eldridge |
22
American Press |
32
Rouseville |
42
Beaconstreet |
52
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62
Vinga |
72
Dean Emery |
82
British Colonel |
92
Elise |
102 Walnut Bend |
112 Moses Gay |
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13
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23
Jan van Goyen |
33 Watson Ferris |
43 Maud |
53 Amastra |
63 Daylight |
73 Chagres |
83 Nordanger |
93 Robin Gray |
103 Empire Advocate |
113 Henry Jocelyn |
| 14 | 24 | 34 | 44 Gateway City |
54 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 94 Belgian Trader |
104 | 114 |
Notes: Commodore was in Belgian Freighter, Vice Commodore in Norhauk, Rear Commodore in Tropic Star. Related external links: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 149 |
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