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CONVOY SC 165
Departed Halifax on Jan. 16-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 32 ships in this convoy.
(Note that between Convoy SC 164 and SC 165 the following eastbound convoys had sailed:
HX 330, CU 53, HX 331, CU 54, and HX 332).
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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British
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grain
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Glasgow
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Listed in SC 166
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Athelduke
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"
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molasses
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Greencok
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"
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molasses - general
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Mersey
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Had been sunk - See Notes
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British Commodore
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey
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From SC 164
Had been sunk - See Notes |
British Honour
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Liverpool
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Empire Kingsley
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Empire Call
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"
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general
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London
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 166
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Mobile City
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American
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general - explosives
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Hull
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Morska Wola
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Polish
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general - explosives
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Newport
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Norse Lady
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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Pacific Shipper
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British
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general
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Glasgow / Garston
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Sveti Vlaho
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Yugoslavian
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corn
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Avonmouth
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Samdonard
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British
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general - explosives - mail
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Liverpool / Avonmouth
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Slemmestad
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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Tiradentes
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"
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general - refrig. - mail
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London
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From HX 331
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Mimosa
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Greek
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lumber
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London
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From SC 164
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Grey County
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 164
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Margarita Chandris
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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British
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pulp
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Rochester
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To SC 166 - did not sail
Listed in SC 167 |
Willow Park
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Canadian
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grain
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Ipswich
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From SC 164
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Pilar de Larrinaga
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British
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sugar
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London
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"
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lumber
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 167
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Norelg
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Liverpool
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(Ex. Empire Ptarmigan)
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Odysseus
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Greek
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grain - general
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Downs f. o.
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Ashore off Halifax Jan. 17
Total loss |
Wolverine
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American
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general
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Downs f. o.
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From SC 164
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Agia Marina
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Greek
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general
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London
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From SC 164
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Crete
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"
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general
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London
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From SC 164
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Velma
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Sheerness
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British Valour
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Devonport
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Adula
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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Miralda
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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Egton
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 164
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Arabian Prince
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"
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general
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London
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From SC 164
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Nyholm
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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London (Shellhaven)
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Snar
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"
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flour
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London
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Empire Mouflon
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British
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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British Energy
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Londonderry
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Rutenfjell
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Norwegian
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pulp
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London
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Additionally, the Rescue Vessel St. Clair - See Notes below. |
Notes: Ships sunk (info from "Lloyd's War Losses", Vol I). (The American Martin Van Buren, en route to join Convoy HX 332, was also hit by U-1232 - follow the link for details). Related external links: Eastbound convoys 1944 & 1945 - This shows all the other eastbound convoys sailing in 1944 and 1945 in chronological order. Empire Ships - In alphabetical order. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 166 |
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