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CONVOY HX 39
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram

Convoy HX 39 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Apr. 30-1940 and arrived Liverpool on May 15 (Arnold Hague says 44 ships).
Transcribed from original A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Nationalities have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Am=American, Yug=Yugoslavian

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Delilian
general
Glasgow
(Br)
21
Auditor
lumber - cotton
Liverpool
(Br)
31
Atlantian
general
Liverpool
(Br)
41
Kirnwood
timber
Mersey
(Br)
51
HMS Voltaire
Escort
(Br)
61
Diloma
gasoline
Southampton
(Br)
71
Donacilla
lub oil
Portland
(Br)
81
Desmoulea
gasoline
Portland
(Br)
91
Temple Yard
wheat
Hull
(Br)
12
Inverlee
Admiralty fuel
Clyde
(Br)
22
Ainderby
wheat
Liverpool
(Br)
32
Vav
benzine
Belfast
(Norw)
42
Comanchee
lub oil
Avonmouth
(Br)
52
62
Tornus
benzine
Portland
(Br)
72
Wanderer
general
Portland
(Br)
82
Tower Field
grain
London
(Br)
92
Temple Mead
steel
Portland
(Br)
13
Oligarch
Admiralty fuel
Liverpool
(Br)
23
Daleby
sugar
Liverpool
(Br)
33
Tredinnick
grain
Milford Haven
(Br)
43
Hopemount
fuel oil
Portland
(Br)
53 63
Josiah Macy *
diesel oil
Falmouth
(Pa)
73
Dalemoor
cereals
London
(Br)
83
King Robert
wheat
Portland
(Br)
93
Swiftpool
grain - lumber
Portland
(Br)
14
Aelybryn
steel
Glasgow
(Br)
24
Ethan Allen*
cotton - lumber
Liverpool
(Am/Br)
34
Nyland
newsprint
Avonmouth
(Norw)
44
King Stephen
scrap iron
Swansea
(Br)
54 64
Kalliopi S
grain
Cork
(Gr)
74
Shekatika
wheat
Southampton
(Br)
84
Empire Industry
lumber
London
(Br)
94
Canadolite
crude oil
Le Havre
(Br)
15
Nurtureton
grain
Liverpool
(Br)
25
Trehata
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)
35
Nestos
timber
Cardiff
(Gr)
45
Benwood
grain
Falmouth
(Norw)
55 65
Arthur F. Corwin
petrol
London
(Br)
75
Oilfield
gasoline
Avonmouth
(Br)
85
Athelcrown**
diesel oil
Portland
(Br)
95
Aspasia Nomikou
general
Le Havre
(Gr)
16 26
Kotor
timber
Garston
did not join**
(Yug)
36
Grayburn
lumber - grain
Liverpool
(Br)
46 56 66 76
Coptic
general
Portland
(Br)
86
Westbury
iron
Portland
(Br)
96
Roussillon
oil
Le Havre
(Fr)
* There's a note for Josiah Macy saying "joined late & disappeared".

** A note on the A 1 form states that Kotor did not join - she is, however, listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram.

* Ethan Allen became the British Empire Puma.

** See Convoy HX 15 for some notes on Athelcrown.

According to Arnold Hague, Josiah Macy straggled on May 7, Kalliopi S on May 12 (his listing for HX 39 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys).


Advance Sailing Telegram

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail.

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Shekatika
British
wheat - lumber
Southampton
King Robert
"
wheat
Portland / Hull
Kalliopi S.
Greek
grain
Cork
From HX 38
Arthur F. Corwin
British
Tanker W
London (Coryton)
(Listed as Greek in AST)
From HX 38
Ethan Allen
American
steel - cotton - lumber
Liverpool
From HX 38
(Became Br. Empire Puma)
Trehata
British
grain
Avonmouth
From HX 38
Inverlee
"
Admiralty tanker
Scapa / Clyde
From HX 38
Delilian
"
general
Glasgow
Hopemount
"
Tanker W
Portland / Medway
Oilfield
"
Tanker W
Portland / Avonmouth
Tower Field
"
grain
London
Tredinnick
"
grain
Avonmouth
Aelybryn
"
steel
Glasgow
Grayburn
"
wheat - lumber
Liverpool
Daleby
"
sugar
Liverpool
Atlantian
"
cotton - steel - pine oil
Liverpool
City of Bombay
"
none given
Proceeding U.S.A.
Esturia
"
Tanker W
Southampton
Listed in HX 40
Ainderby
"
wheat
Liverpool
Aspasia Nomikou
Greek
general
Havre
Auditor
British
cotton - pig iron - lumber
Liverpool
Nova Scotia
"
general
Liverpool
Listed in HX 40
Temple Mead
"
steel
Portland / Middlesbrough
Tornus
"
Tanker W
Portland / Isle of Grain
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Listed in HX 40
Desmoulea
British
Tanker W
Portland / London
Donacilla
"
Tanker B
Portland / London
Vice Commodore Vessel
Dalemoor
"
grain
London
Canadolite
"
Tanker B
Havre
Comanchee
"
Tanker B
Avonmouth
Norwegian
lumber - lead - fruit
Glasgow
To HX 40 - did not sail
Shows up again in HX 43
King Stephen
British
scrap iron
Swansea
Norwegian
general
Havre
Listed in HX 40
"
Tanker B
Milford Haven f. o.
To HX 40 - did not sail
Listed in HX 41
Swiftpool
British
wheat - lumber
Portland / Newcastle
Norwegian
copper - fruit
Liverpool
Listed in HX 40
"
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o. / Belfast
Geddington Court
British
grain
London
Listed in HX 40
Holmelea
"
scrap iron
"believed not in convoy"
Listed in HX 40
Roussillon
French
Tanker B
Havre
Added again further down in this AST
Nurtureton
British
grain
Liverpool
Kotor
Yugoslavian
lumber
Garston
Suderøy
Norwegian
whale oil
To remain at Halifax
See text for Suderøy
Laristan
British
Adm. tanker
Scapa
To HX 41 - did not sail
Shows up again in HX 48
Nestos
Greek
lumber - metal
Cardiff
From HX 38
Konistra
"
grain
Cardiff
From HX 38
Oligarch
British
Adm. tanker B
Scapa / Liverpool
Norwegian
none given
Milford Haven / Avonmouth
Kirnwood
British
timber
Mersey
Commodore Vessel
Norwegian
grain
Milford Haven / Falmouth
Diloma
British
Tanker W
Falmouth / Southampton
Josiah Macy
Panamanian
Tanker
Falmouth / Southampton
Wanderer
British
general
Portland / London
Coptic
"
general - refrig.
Portland / London
Empire Industry
"
lumber
London
Athelcrown
"
Tanker B
Tyne
Westbury
"
scrap iron
Portland / Middlesbrough
Temple Yard
"
wheat
Portland / Hull
Roussillon
French
Tanker B
Havre

Convoy arrived rendezvous on May 12.

Ocean Escort: HMS Voltaire - Fr. S/M Archimede.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Archimede - From 30/04/40 to 11/05/40
Enchantress - From 12/05/40 to 15/05/40
Gladiolus - From 12/05/40 to 15/05/40
Restigouche - From 30/04/40 to 10/05/40
St. Laurent - From 30/04/40 to 10/05/40
Voltaire - From 30/04/40 to 11/05/40

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