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CONVOY SC 163
Departed Halifax on Dec. 17-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 48 ships in this convoy.
(Note that between Convoy SC 162 and SC 163 the following eastbound convoys had sailed:
HX 324, HX 325, CU 50, and HX 326).
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - 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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Ivan Topic
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Yugoslavian
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Timok
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"
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lumber
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Sharpness
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From SC 162
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Culebra
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Panamanian
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wood pulp
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London
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–
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Heimgar
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Norwegian
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grain
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Swansea
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–
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Silverelm
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British
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grain - general
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Manchester
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–
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Henrik Ibsen
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Norwegian
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Evanger
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Ioannis Frangos
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Greek
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lumber
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Mersey
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Anna N. Goulandris
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Kerma
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British
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wood pulp
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Liverpool
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–
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Dalmore
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Fort Binger
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French
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sugar - general
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Greenock
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–
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Van de Velde
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Dutch
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general
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Hull
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–
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Hopestar
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British
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pig iron - lumber
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Manchester
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–
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Orwell
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Norwegian
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Tanker B (whale factory)
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Londonderry
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–
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Empire MacKendrick
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British (MAC)
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Argos Hill
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British
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grain - general - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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British Chemist
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham
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–
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Baron Douglas
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"
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flour
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Tyne
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 164
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| The following ships are listed in the same document as the above ships, but the Advance Sailing Telegram number is the same as that given for the St. John's section rather than the Halifax section, so I'm not entirely sure whether these joined from Halifax or St. John's. | ||||
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Celtic Monarch
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Cairnvalona
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Sandown Castle
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Belfast Dock
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From HX 326
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Sälen
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Swedish
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general
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Empire Ortolan
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British
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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(Listed as Am. Labette in some earlier convoys on this site)
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Nyanza
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"
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sugar - honey
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Liverpool
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–
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Vera
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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Empie Flame
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British
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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–
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Mount Othrys
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Greek / Pan. flag
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grain - general
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London
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–
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Cape Wrath
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British
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general - ore
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Liverpool
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–
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Vinga
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven
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–
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Sommerstad
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"
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead / Barton
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–
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Wellington Court
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British
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lumber
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Hull
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–
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Christian Holm
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Danish / MOWT 1941
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Tanker B - mail
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Dingle
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–
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Maja
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British
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Tanker W
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Dingle
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–
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Gausdal
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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King James
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British
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pig iron - tobacco
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Belfast / Glasgow
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–
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Clunepark
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Veni
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Norwegian
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flour
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Leith Dock
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–
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Laponia
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Rena
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Norwegian
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sugar - general
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London
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–
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Empire Gannet
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British
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grain - general
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Hull
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Syrian Prince (joined from Halifax) - not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram. See Notes below. | ||||
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Joining from St. John's, N.F. - Sailed Dec. 19
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Masunda
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British
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iron ore
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Newport
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From SC 162
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Domby
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"
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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–
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Van der Capelle
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Dutch
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general
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Cardiff
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From HX 324
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Grainton
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British
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grain - general
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London
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–
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Fylingdale
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"
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lumber
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London
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–
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Empire Shearwater
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"
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lumber
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London
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–
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Maplewood
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"
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grain
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London
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From SC 162
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Marit II
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Ardrossan
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Transferred at sea from HX 326
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Notes: Related external links: Empire Ships - In alphabetical order. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 164 |
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