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CONVOY SC 156
Departed Halifax on March 29-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 13.
Arnold Hague gives 40 ships.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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Swedish
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sugar
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Greenock
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Crete
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Greek
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flour - general - metal
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Liverpool
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–
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Stad Maassluis
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Ruth I
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Norwegian
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steel - pit props
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Hull
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Sunk - See Ruth I
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Agwidale
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American
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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West Cheswald
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"
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general
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Swansea
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From SC 155
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Flight Command
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Panamanian
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general
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Cardiff
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From SC 155
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Potter
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"
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general - sand
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Liverpool
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From SC 155
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Empire Foam
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British
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flour
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Glasgow
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–
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Uranienborg
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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copper - lumber
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Immingham
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–
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Nailsea Moor
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British
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flour
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Leith Dock
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–
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American
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general
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Barry Roads f. o.
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John J. Crittenden
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"
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general - mail
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London
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From HX 283
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Oldham
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"
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general - sand
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Mersey
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From SC 155
Abandoned - See * below |
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William T. Russel
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o.
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–
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Colin
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Panamanian
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sulphur - gravel
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Garston
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From SC 155
Returned to Halifax Joined SC 157 - sunk |
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Pan Gulf
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American
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Army general
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Swansea
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–
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Magician
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British
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general - mail
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London
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–
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Victory Sword
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American
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Hoffman
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U.S.S.
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general
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Milford Haven f. o.
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–
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William L. Marshall
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American
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general
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Milford Haven f. o.
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From HX 284
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Panamanian
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general
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 157
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Christine Marie
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British
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copper - lumber
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Garston
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–
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Beaconoil
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Panamanian
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey / Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Empire Arun
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Ena
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Dutch
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Adm. tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Exford
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Geisha
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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American
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general
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 157
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Heyser
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British(?)
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Tanker
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Jarrow-on-Tyne
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Returned to Halifax
Listed in SC 157 |
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Inverbank
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"
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concentrates - wool - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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Iron Baron
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Belfast Dock
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–
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American
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Kenmar
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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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French
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general
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Hull
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Listed in SC 157
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Lagarfoss
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Icelandic
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(See also RU 121)
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Lord Cochrane
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British
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lumber
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Loreto
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"
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nitrates - cotton - metal ores - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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Norsktank
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Romulus
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"
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sugar - citrus pulp - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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Salamaua
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British
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zinc - wool - hemp seeds - mail
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Avonmouth
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–
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South America
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Barton
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Sunk - see South America
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American
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general - lumber - fuel
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London
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–
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Utahan
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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West Honaker
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"
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general - sand
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Cardiff
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 157
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Wilbur Wright
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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From HX 284
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Wilscox
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"
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sand
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Newport
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Arrived St. John's
Listed in HX 288 |
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Wisla
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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American
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sulphur
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London
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–
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West Grama
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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–
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LST 292
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U.S.S.
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general
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Londonderry / Milford Haven / Falmouth
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From SC 155
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LST 509
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"
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general - Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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LST 500
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"
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general
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Clyde / Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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LST 137
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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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"
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general - tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Listed in SC 157
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LST 57
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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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LST 532
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. / Falmouth / Southampton
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–
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LST 515
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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LST 523
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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LST 510
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"
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general
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Londonderry / Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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LST 533
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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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LST 293
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Falmouth / Southampton(?)
(hard to decipher) |
–
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LST 294
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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LST 534
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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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LST 58
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"
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general - tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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El Aleto
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British
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none given
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Clyde / London (Shellhaven)
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From HX 285
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Goodwin
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"
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Rescue Vessel
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Clyde
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–
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Mount Rhodope
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Greek
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none given
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Manchester
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–
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Lucellum
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British
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Tanker B
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Heysham / Dingle
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From HX 285
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Joining from N.F.
(sailed March 31) |
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Larranga
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American
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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French
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newsprint
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London
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–
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| The Rescue Vessel Goodwin was on her 8th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Febr. 28-1944 with the westbound Convoy ONS 30, to Halifax March 13, then returned with SC 156 to Clyde March 29-Apr. 13 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
* Oldham was abandoned due to a broken propeller shaft on Apr. 10 and her 51 crew recovered by Goodwin, while Oldham was towed to St. John's. For more deatils on Goodwin's other rescues on this voyage, see Ruth I and South America. |
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