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CONVOY HG 32
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Departed Gibraltar on May 31-1940 and arrived Liverpool on June 10 (Arnold Hague says 24 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian, Yug=Yugoslavian, Bel=Belgian, Eg=Egyptian |
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7
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8
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11
Baron Tweedmouth Garston (Br) |
21
Baron Stranraer Barrow (Br) |
31
Port Alma Liverpool (Br) |
41
(*) |
51
Rudby Portland (Br) |
61
Hopetarn Leith (Br) |
71 Empire Soldier Middlesbrough (Br) |
81 Camerata Middlesbrough (Br) |
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12
Linaria Glasgow (Br) |
22
Macbrae** Manchester (Br) |
32
Liss Swansea (Norw) |
42
Saint Dunstan Cardiff (Br) |
52
Thurso Portland (Br) |
62
British Chancellor Southampton (Br) |
72 Baron Elphinstone Middlesbrough (Br) |
82 Baron Dechmont Middlesbrough (Br) |
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13
Alpera Glasgow (Br) |
23
Noemijulia Sharpness (Br / Pa 1940**) |
33 Swansea (Br) |
43 Istok Cardiff (Yug) |
53 Vulcanus** Falmouth (Du) |
63 Socony Falmouth (Br) |
73 Stuyvesant Falmouth (Du) |
83 Prinses Maria-Pia London (Bel) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 | 44 Angele Mabro (Eg) |
54 Ajax* Falmouth f.o. (Du) |
64 | 74 | 84 |
| * There's a ship by this name listed in HGF 33 ** Macbrae and Vulcanus had been cancelled from Convoy HG 31 (Vulcanus also from HGF 32) * Ajax had been cancelled from HG 31 and HGF 32 (Empire Soldier also from HGF 32). ** See Empire Don on this external page for the history of the ship in station 23. |
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Advance Sailing Telegram Also received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. I believe there must be a page missing from this AST.
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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Macbrae
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British
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magnesite
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Manchester
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From HG 31
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Empire Soldier
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From HGF 32
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Liss
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Norwegian
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Tanker
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Swansea
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–
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Camerata
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British
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iron ore
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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–
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Linaria
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"
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iron ore - esparto
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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"
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ore - esparto grass
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Cardiff
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Listed in HGF 32
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Baron Stranraer
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"
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ore
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Barrow
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–
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Prinses Maria-Pia
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Belgian
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general
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London
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–
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Saint Dunstan
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British
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ore
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Cardiff
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–
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Stuyvesant
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Dutch
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general
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Southampton
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–
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Istok
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Yugoslavian
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iron ore - esparto
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Swansea
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–
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Swedish
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potash
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Belfast
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–
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Baron Elphinstone
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British
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ore - esparto
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Rudby
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"
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ore - esparto
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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–
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British Chancellor
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"
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Tanker
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Southampton
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–
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British
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Listed in HGF 33
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Thurso
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"
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general
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Bristol
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Alpera
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Noemijulia
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Panamanian
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wood
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Sharpness
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–
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Port Alma
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Hopetarn
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"
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wheat
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Leith
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–
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Notes: Commodore was in Hopetarn, Vice Commodore in Port Alma. Commodore's notes and narrative are not available and, therefore, names of all the escorts are not known. Escort: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HGF 33 |
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