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CONVOY HX 101
Departed Halifax on Jan. 5 (6?)-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 22.
(the Advance Sailing Telegram gives sailing date as Jan. 5, while Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives Jan. 6 - 25 ships).
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. A 1 form is not available to me, therefore, I don't know the station numbers of these ships, except for the Bermuda section (A 1 form received from Tony Cooper, England). MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Bermuda Section
escorted by HMS Rajputana, Captain F. H. Taylor, R.N. Sailed Jan. 3-1941, joined HX portion on Jan. 9 (26 1/2 hrs late due to bad weather) |
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Athelprincess
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British
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Tanker
molasses |
Hull
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Station 51 in Bermuda portion
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British Splendour
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"
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Tanker W
benzine |
Barry Roads / Southampton
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Station 62 in Bermuda portion
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"
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sulphur
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Garston
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Ipswich
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Also cancelled from HX 103
Sailed in HX 104 |
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Harpathian
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British
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phosphates
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Tees
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"
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sugar
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in HX 102
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Swedish
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sulphur
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Hull
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From HX 100
Listed in HX 105 |
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Manaquí
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British
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bauxite - pitch
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Newport
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Station 72 in Bermuda portion *
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Murena
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Dutch
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Tanker B
fuel oil |
River Mersey
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Station 81 in Bermuda portion
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Nairnbank
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British
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sugar - zinc
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W. Hartlepool
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From HX 100
Station 41 in Bermuda portion * |
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Orwell
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
Admiralty fuel |
Liverpool
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From HX 100
Station 32 in Bermuda portion |
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Prince de Liege
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Belgian / MOWT 1940
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phosphates
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Dundee
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Samuel Bakke
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Norwegian
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lumber - lead - general
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Liverpool
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Station 91 in Bermuda portion
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San Cirilo
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British
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Tanker
gasoline |
Avonmouth
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Station 61 in Bermuda portion
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Tureby
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Danish
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lumber - wheat
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Hull
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Station 21 in Bermuda portion
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| The BHX 101 convoy form also lists El Aleto in the Bermuda portion, crude oil for Liverpool, station 71, with a note saying: Parted company A.M. Jan. 9. * This form also has a note for Prince de Liege, Nairnbank (Vice Commodore, Captain J. W. Greig) and Manaqui, saying they all parted company just before dark on Jan. 5, as did Harpathian, so only 7 ships were present when meeting the main portion of the convoy (HX 101). See also Notes below. |
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Halifax Section - Sailed Jan. 5-1941
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Evros
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Greek
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general
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Belfast d. g./ Liverpool
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From HX 100
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British
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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From HX 100
Sailed in SC 19 - (sunk Jan. 29 - U-93) |
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Norwegian
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grain
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Glasgow
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Sailed in HX 102
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Hada County
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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steel
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in HX 105
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British
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steel - scrap iron
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Ardrossan
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Listed in SC 18
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Sailed in HX 102
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"
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steel - lumber
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Manchester
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Sailed in HX 102 - sunk
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Balingkar
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Dutch
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pig iron - trucks
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Ottinge
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British
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pit props
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Sunderland
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–
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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River Mersey
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Sailed in HX 102
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Belgian
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general
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Liverpool
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To HX 102 - cancelled
Sailed in HX 103 |
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Nailsea Manor
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British
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steel - H.E. Naval Shells
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Newport
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–
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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Middlesbrough
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To HX 102 - cancelled
Sailed in HX 103 |
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Egyptian
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 100
To HX 102 - cancelled To SC 19 (sunk Jan. 29 - U-106) |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Sunderland
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From HX 94
Sailed in HX 102 |
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Lida
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Polish
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paper
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Manchester
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From HX 100
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Swedish
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steel - scrap iron - special
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Grangemouth
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Sailed in HX 102
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West Gambo
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American / MOWT 1941
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scrap iron
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Grangemouth
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Became British Empire Hartebeeste 1941
From HX 100 |
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British
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genral
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Liverpool
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From HX 100
Sailed in SC 19 |
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Coultarn
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"
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steel - aircraft
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Glasgow / Hull
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From HX 100
Returned to port |
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Melmore Head
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"
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general
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Belfast / Dublin
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From HX 100
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Eknaren
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Swedish
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steel
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London
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–
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Rådmansö
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"
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steel - special
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Hull
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From HX 100
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Tregarthen
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British
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steel - trucks
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Manchester
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From HX 100
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"
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grain
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Immingham
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From HX 100
To SC 19 - did not sail To SC 20 |
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Norwegian
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steel - dry pulp
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River Mersey
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Sailed in HX 102
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Empire Oryx
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British
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steel - aircraft
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Glasgow / London
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–
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"
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grain
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Clyde
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City of Lancaster
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"
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steel - general
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Hull
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–
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"
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steel
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Liverpool
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El Aleto
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British
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Tanker B
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River Mersey
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Returned to Halifax
(belongs in Bermuda section) |
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Taborfjell
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Norwegian
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general
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Manchester / Glasgow
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From HX 99
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D. L. Harper
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British
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Tanker B
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River Mersey
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From HX 100
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Notes: Nairnbank stopped to secure lifeboat in 38 00N 59 56W at 15:30 GMT on Jan. 5-1941. HMS Rajputana, the escort and Commodore Vessel of the Bermuda portion, left at dawn on Jan 9 in order to locate the main portion of the convoy, which she did at 14:30 GMT. When she subsequently returned to the BHX portion El Aleto was found to be missing. BHX 101 was turned over to the Ocean escort for HX 101, HMS Ausonia, and Rajputana proceeded to search for El Aleto, but set course for Halifax when she had still not been seen by dark. The convoy arrived rendezvous with local escort on Jan. 17. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 102 |
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