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CONVOY SC 31
Departed Halifax on May 9-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 32 ships in this convoy.
Related page on this site: Orders for ocean and local escorts (Convoys SC 31 & HX 126)
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Transcribed from original 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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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Dutch
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steel - scrap iron
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–
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Swansea
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Hilversum
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"
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sugar
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52
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London
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–
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Merchant Royal
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British
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wheat
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61
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Manchester
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–
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Thistleford
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"
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grain
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81
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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sulphur
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–
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Manchester
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Listed in SC 33
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Kingsland
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"
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sugar
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64
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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steel - timber
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–
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Clyde f. o.
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"
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lumber
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33
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London
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–
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Errington Court
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British
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wheat
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51
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Avonmouth
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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–
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Great Yarmouth
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(Follow link to Havørn)
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"
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timber
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–
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Bristol
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To SC 32 - returned
(follow link to Marita) |
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Schie
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Dutch
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phosphates
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54
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Aberdeen
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–
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British
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grain
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–
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London
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Listed in SC 32
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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lumber
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–
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Bristol
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Listed in SC 32
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Norwegian
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nitrates
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–
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Avonmouth
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Panos
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British
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steel - lumber
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84
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Manchester
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(See also SC 24)
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Norwegian
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grain
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–
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Tyne
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Gloucester Castle
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British
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general
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21
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Clyde
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Ex SL 68
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Alexandra
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Greek
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iron ore
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72
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London
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Ex SL 68
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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bauxite
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–
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Burntisland
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Agia Marina
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Greek
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grain
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83
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Manchester
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–
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Runswick
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British
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wheat
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91
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Avonmouth
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From SC 30
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Norwegian
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lumber
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32
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London
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From SC 30
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"
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timber
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23
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Great Yarmouth
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–
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Philip T. Dodge
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British
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iron - paper
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62
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Manchester
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From SC 30
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Auretta
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"
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grain
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13
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London
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From SC 30
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Stad Amsterdam
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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14
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London
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From SC 29
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Chr. J. Kampmann
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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general
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82
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Garston
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–
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Ostende
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Belgian
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pig iron
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53
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Glasgow
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From HX 123
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Norwegian
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dry pulp
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–
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Manchester
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Listed in SC 32
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Enseigne Maurice Préchac
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French (MoWT?)
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flour
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92
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Londonderry
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From SC 30
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Katwijk
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Dutch
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phosphates
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24
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King's Lynn
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From SC 30
Returned to Halifax Listed in SC 32 |
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Rio Blanco
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British
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wheat
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41
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Ipswich
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From SC 30
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Zouave
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"
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wheat
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71
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Liverpool
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From SC 30
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Hadleigh
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"
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grain
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31
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Newcastle
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From HX 124
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Calobre
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Panamanian
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general - 3 bombers
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73
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Glasgow
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British
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general
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–
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Liverpool
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Empire Union
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"
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general - special
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12
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London
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From SC 30
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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63
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Clyde
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–
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Reynolds
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British
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flour
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34
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Leith
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–
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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lumber
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–
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Sharpness
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Listed in SC 32
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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–
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Clyde
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Listed in SC 32
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Rudby
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British
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wheat
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11
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Immingham
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–
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Norwegian
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timber
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–
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Boston
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Listed in SC 35
(Follow link to Rym) |
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"
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lumber
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22
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Milford Haven / Poole
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–
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Westport
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American / MoWT 1940
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steel - scrap
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42
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Middlesbrough
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Norwegian
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lumber
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43
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London
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From SC 30
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Suncrest
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British
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grain - lumber
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44
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London
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From HX 125
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Ilissos
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Greek
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wheat
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74
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Avonmouth
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–
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Copeland was also with this convoy for a while, only for the last few days of the voyage. For names of some of the escorts, see Orders for ocean and local escorts (Convoys SC 31 & HX 126) A. Hague names the following 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): Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 32 |
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