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CONVOY HG 59
Departed Gibraltar on Apr. 13(?)-1941 and arrived Liverpool on May 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees w/19 ships, but gives departure date as Apr. 15.

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

Sailing date is given as Apr. 13.

Crossed out ships did not sail.

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Disa
Swedish
iron ore - esparto
Barrow
From HG 58
Empire Stream
British
iron pyrites
Garston
From HG 58
P.L.M. 13
ballast
Glasgow
From HG 58
Thyra
Norwegian
iron ore
Barrow
Empire Bay
British
iron ore
Workington
Taberg
Swedish
mineral
Glasgow
From HG 58
Baron Tweedmouth
British
iron ore - esparto
Barrow
From HG 58
Baron Graham
"
iron ore
Barrow
From HG 58
Tintern Abbey
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
Vice Commodore
Pelayo
"
fruit
Liverpool
Empire Lough
"
iron ore
Birkenhead
Listed in HG 60
Milos
Swedish
iron ore
Barrow
Listed in HG 61
Alresford
British
pyrites
Manchester
From HG 58
Listed in HG 60
Erato
"
fruit - general
Preston
From HG 58
Commodore Vessel
Atle Jarl
Norwegian
fruit
Belfast d. g. / Bristol
Wrotham
British
pyrites
Glasgow
Cortes
"
general
Liverpool
Listed in HG 60
Osric
Swedish
iron ore
Workington
Listed in HG 60
Bur
"
pyrites
Aberdeen
Como
British
general
Belfast d. g. / Preston
Trentino
"
general
Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
Lapwing
"
general
Bristol
Jurko Topic
Yugoslavian
general
New York
Ring
Swedish
iron ore
Workington
From HG 58

Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Toward was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 6th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 313 on Apr. 22-1941, detached Apr. 28, then joined Convoy HG 59 that same day to return to Clyde, with arrival May 1. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Commodore was in Erato, Vice Commodore in Tintern Abbey.

Commodore's notes are not available.

Related external link:
HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order.

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