Received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Additional details have been added with the help of R. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets".

Convoy stations and cargoes not available.

Notes:
* There was also an American ship named Vermont during the war. I'm assuming this was the French one, which was later captured (Oct. 15-1939) by U-37, 48 01N 17 22W - sunk by explosives and shelling with the loss of 2 lives. However, having said that, I'm not entirely sure, because she was en route from the U.S. to France at that time, and judging from the sinking position as well as date, and taking into consideration that this convoy reached Liverpool on Sept. 30, it almost looks as though she must have gone back across the Atlantic, then made another eastbound voyage - but would she have had time to do so?

Related external link:
Preserving the Atlantic Lifeline - Mentions Convoy HX 1 and some of its escorts.

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