Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Additional details have been added with the help of:
"Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two", Jürgen Rohwer
"The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan
"Lloyd's War Losses", Vol I.
"The Allied Convoy System"
"Convoy Rescue Ships", both by Arnold Hague.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

The stations given here are the initial convoy stations on departure Halifax; these may have changed as the voyage progressed.

† = casualties.

or a

Catapult freighter?
(Br)

British Dominion

Bronxville was sunk by U-609 on Aug. 31-1942 - more details are available on my page about this ship.

Capira, on a voyage from New York for Glasgow (via Halifax) with general cargo, was also sunk by U-609 that day. She had a crew of 41 and 13 U.S. gunners - 5 perished.

There were no casualties from Bronxville, all 39 being picked up by the Rescue Vessel Perth, which then turned her attention to Capira, saving 33, while other survivors were picked up by an escorting corvette.

The ships left Halifax in the following order (as mentioned, some later returned to port):
The first to leave at 13:21 was Texas, followed at 15:01 by Dramatist, then with just a few minutes between each ship:
Empire Nightingale, Katla, Bonneville, Lord Byron, Radport, Wichita Falls, Malantic, Medina, Oliver Ellsworth, USS Aquila (K 47), Barrwhin, Hjalmar Wessel, City of Fort Worth, Richard Bassett, Bronxville, Beacon, Flowergate, the unnamed Catapult freighter (Z4863 on Hurricane), E. G. Seubert, Dunsley, Keila, Capira, Blairdevon, Empire Toiler, Kathariotisa, Empire Norse (whale oil factory), Blairnevis, Empire Moon (Catapult freighter), Arizpa, Dunav, Albert le Borgne, Star, El Almirante, Empire Cormorant, Zagloba, Llandaff, Jurko Topic, Dimitrios Chandris, Uranienborg, Akabahra, West Maximus, Shirvan, Peter Helms, Empire Flame (Catapult fr.), Berkel, Berto, Zouave, Agios Vlasios, Egba, Henrik Ibsen, Bridgepool, President de Vogue, Evviva, Loke, Aquarius, Empire Steelhead, British Dominion, H. H. Rogers, Ampetco, Stornest, Perth (by then the time was 18:55) and Ravnefjell (no time given).

More details on all the Norwegian ships in this convoy can be found with the help of the alphabet index below, or via the Ship Index.

Related external links:
The attack on Capira

The Empire Ships - Alphabetical list of these ships.
Liberty Ships - Some of the ships listed as American in this convoy were Liberty ships.

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