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CONVOY SC 33
Departed Sydney, C.B. on June 1-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 21st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of: Sailing date in this Advance Sailing Telegram is given as May 30-1941.
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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Vulcanus
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Dutch
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phosphate
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43
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Ipswich
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From HX 128
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Fintra
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British
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lumber
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12
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London
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–
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Zurichmoor
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"
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wheat - trucks
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71
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Barry Dock
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–
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Lily
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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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Groenlo
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Dutch
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lumber
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55
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Barry Dock
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From SC 29
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Roxby
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British
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wheat
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81
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Avonmouth
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From SC 32
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Polyktor
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Greek
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grain
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73
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Sharpness
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From SC 32
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Norwegian
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lumber
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75
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Grimsby
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From SC 32
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Empire Lynx
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British
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scrap metal
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54
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Grangemouth
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From SC 32
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Norwegian
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asphalte - bauxite
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42
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London
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–
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Amstel
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Dutch
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phosphates
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83
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Garston
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–
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Trompenberg
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"
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phosphates
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85
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Avonmouth
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–
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Winterswijk
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"
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wheat
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93
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Swansea
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber - pit props
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–
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Cardiff
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Flensburg
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Dutch
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steel - scrap
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94
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Swansea
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From SC 32
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Nordlys
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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wheat
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72
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Portishead
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From SC 32
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Empire Cormorant
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British
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steel - scrap
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34
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Middlesbrough
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From SC 32
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Norwegian
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nitrate
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84
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Clyde
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From SC 31
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Haifa Trader
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Palestinian
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wood pulp - steel
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11
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Methil / London
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Antlanticos
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Greek
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wheat
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25
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London
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–
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Nicolaos Piangos
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"
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grain - trucks
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63
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Manchester
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Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.)
Listed in SC 34 |
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Norwegian
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bauxite
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36
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Burntisland
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–
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Fanø
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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timber
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91
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Cardiff
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–
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Zeus
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Greek
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wheat
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44
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Hull
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–
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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92
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Portishead
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From SC 32
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Flowergate
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British
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wheat
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31
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Immingham
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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13
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London
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–
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Empire Fusilier
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British
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phosphates
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21
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Tees
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From SC 32
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Thistleglen
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"
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planes - tractors - flour
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33
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Hull
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–
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Framlington Court
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"
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wheat - oatmeal
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41
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Glasgow
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–
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Empire Springbuck
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"
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iron - steel - explosives
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52
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Clyde
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–
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Maritima
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"
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grain - flour
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46
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Glasgow
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Returned to port (St. John's)
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Dayrose
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"
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flour - trucks
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62
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Manchester
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–
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Trongate
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"
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grain
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53
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Glasgow
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–
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Margit
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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bauxite
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65
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Ellesmere
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Returned to Halifax (boiler trouble)
Listed in SC 34 |
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Barrhill
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British
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grain
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32
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London
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Sunk - See Notes
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Norwegian
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phosphates
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35
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Aberdeen
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From HX 129
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"
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steel - lumber
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45
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London
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–
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Culebra
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British
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sugar
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51
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London
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–
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Parklaan
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Dutch
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grain
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76
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Avonmouth
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–
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Gypsum Queen
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British
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sulphur
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61
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Garston
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From SC 31
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"
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grain
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–
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 34
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Yug. Vid / MoWT 1941 (renamed)
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lumber
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–
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Listed in SC 36
(see ships in all SC convoys) |
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Parkhaven
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Dutch
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wheat
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14
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London
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From HX 129
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Stonepool
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British
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grain
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82
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Avonmouth
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From SC 32
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Innerton
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"
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grain - trucks
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22
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London
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From HX 129
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Calobre
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Panamanian
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general - special
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23
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Liverpool
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From SC 31
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Nailsea Moor
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British
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flour - trucks
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24
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Avonmouth
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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56
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Manchester
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See also HX 126
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Grodno
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British
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bauxite - pitch
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64
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Manchester
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–
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Norwegian
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nitrates
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?
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Newport
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Copeland was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 331 on June 8-1941 until detached on the 12th, then joined SC 33 on June 15 to return to Clyde, June 21. Barrhill, on a voyage from New York for London with 7000 tons of grain, did not make it to her destination. She was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on June 27/28 (midnight) - She had a crew of 38 and 2 gunners, 5 crew died. 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 34 |
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