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Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6
Posted by: siri (IP Logged)
Date: December 23, 2006 09:35AM

If you go to my page about Mirlo here [www.warsailors.com] you'll see that 2 of my Norwegian sources claim she was in Convoy PQ 6 to Murmansk. I have always assumed this is a case of mistaken identity, because the British El Mirlo is listed in this convoy. But now I'm not so sure - as you will see Mirlo, 7455 gt, shows up in Convoy SC 55, which left Sydney C.B. on Nov. 16-1941, and her destination is given as Hvalfjord. Convoy PQ 6 left Hvalfjord on Dec. 8.

Any thoughts on this? A coincidence, or what?

Regards Siri
(warsailors.com)



Subject Written By Posted
  Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 siri 12/23/2006 09:35AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 phil morgan 12/23/2006 12:17PM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 David H 12/24/2006 01:16AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 siri 12/24/2006 07:52AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 phil morgan 12/26/2006 05:17AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 siri 12/28/2006 03:46PM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 phil morgan 12/29/2006 10:22AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 siri 12/29/2006 11:18AM
  Re: Norwegian Mirlo / British El Mirlo and Convoy PQ 6 Tony Cooper 12/30/2006 02:52AM


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