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CONVOY SC 18
Departed Halifax on Jan. 2-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 27 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
MoWT=Ministry of War Transport For info, some of these ships are also listed in Convoy OB 244 |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Titus
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Dutch
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phosphates
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32
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Grimsby
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From SC 16
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Danby
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British
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steel - lumber
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52
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London
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From SC 17
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Rozenburg
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Dutch
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wood pulp
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33
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Grimsby
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Kingsland*
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British
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steel - pit props
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?
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Tyne
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From SC 17
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Norwegian
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pit props
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34
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Blyth
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From SC 17
Put into St. John's w/weather damage |
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"
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pit props
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53
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Immingham
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From SC 17
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"
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pit props
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–
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W. Hartlepool
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From SC 17
Listed in SC 19 |
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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pulp wood
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–
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Ridham Dock
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Listed in SC 19
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Empire Industry
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British
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pit props
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11
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W. Hartlepool
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From SC 17
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Dimitrios G. Thermiotis
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Greek
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steel - scrap
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83
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Birkenhead
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From HX 99
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Norwegian
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pit props
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12
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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Empire Gunner
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British
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steel - pit props
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72
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Newport
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–
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Helena Margareta
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"
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steel - special
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21
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London
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–
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Zypenberg
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Dutch
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steel - scrap
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41
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Hull
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From HX 99
Returned to Halifax |
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Embassage
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British
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steel - general
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81
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Grangemouth
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From SC 17
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North Brook
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"
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pulp wood
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42
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Cydonia
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"
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steel - pit props
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31
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Hull
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–
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Loreto
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"
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general
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82
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Liverpool
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From HX 98
(will be added - see ships in all HX convoys) |
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Empire Soldier
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"
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sulphur
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91
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Hull
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–
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Kathariotisa
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Greek
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spoolwood
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92
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Belfast d. g. / Garston
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From SC 17
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Geddington Court
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British
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steel - scrap - special - Tomahawks
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61
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Glasgow / Middlesbrough
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–
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Empire Lotus
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"
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steel - scrap
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62
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Hull
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From HX 98 & SC 17
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Norwegian
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pit props
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–
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Immingham
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Listed in SC 19
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"
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lumber
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84
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Sharpness
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–
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British
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steel - scrap
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–
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 19
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Norwegian
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pit props
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–
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Tyne
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"
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pit props
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63
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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–
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Avonmouth
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British
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timber - wheat - steel
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–
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Hull
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"
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sugar - general
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–
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London
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Listed in SC 19
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Leonidas N. Condylis
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Greek
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pit props
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94
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Birkenhead
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–
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Wellfield
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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22
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Scapa
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From HX 100
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Zeus
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Greek
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steel - trucks
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23
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Newport
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From HX 100
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Nordlys
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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steel - timber
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43
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London
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From HX 100
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Selvistan
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British
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steel - scrap
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44
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Grangemouth
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From HX 101
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Manchester Spinner
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"
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general - special
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51
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Manchester
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From HX 100
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Benedict
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"
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general - special
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71
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Liverpool
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From HX 100
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Souliotis
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Greek
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general
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93
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Belfast d.g. / Liverpool
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From HX 100
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| *Comparing the information in this table with Arnold Hague's listing for SC 18 at ships in all SC convoys, we see that he has not included Kingsland in this convoy. Instead, he has her in Convoy SC 17. Note, however, that she's listed in the original Advance Sailing Telegram for SC 18. | |||||
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Notes: The Dutch Rescue Vessel Hontestroom was with this convoy for a while, on her 1st voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Jan. 10-1941 with Convoy OB 272, until dispersal Jan. 14, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SC 18 Jan. 17 - to Clyde Jan. 19. "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). The convoy arrived rendezvous on Jan. 15. Escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year): To the next SC convoy in my list SC 19 |
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