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CONVOY HX 146
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Departed Halifax on Aug. 21-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 6 (Arnold Hague says 62 ships). This does not mean that all the ships arrived that port on that date; some ships had other destinations. |
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| List received from from Ted Agar, England. The majority (but not all) of the ships have been given a convoy station; a full list of names can be found at the end of this table. For info, a few of the ships in this convoy later returned with the westbound Convoy ON 20, Sept. 25 (see also ON 19). Br=British, Pa=Panamanian, Bel=Belgian, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian.. |
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11
Gaelic Star (Br) |
21
Empire Eve (Br) |
31
Tarananki (Br) |
41
Buteshire (Br) |
51
Harmala (Br?) |
61
Salacia (Br) |
71
Empire Rainbow (Br) |
81
Eclipse (Br) |
91
Strategist (Br) |
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12
Inventor (Br) |
22
Oilreliance (Br) |
32
Berwickshire (Br) |
42
Delane (Br) |
52
Fernmoor (Norw) |
62
Baluchistan (Br) |
72
British Fortitude (Br) |
82
British Resource (Br) |
92
Empire Nightingale (Br) |
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13
British Workman (Br) |
23
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33 San Cirilo (Br) |
43 Brabant (Bel) |
53 Amastra (Br) |
63 Høegh Scout? (Norw) Aalsum? (Du) |
73 Gallia (Norw) |
83 | 93 Br. freighter |
| 14 | 24 Athelprince (Br) |
34 Circe Shell (Br) |
44 Empire Glen (Br) |
54 Hatasu (Br) |
64 Bonita (Pa) |
74 Skaraas (Norw) |
84 Strix? (Norw) Empire Flamingo? (Br) |
94 Br. freighter |
| 15 Baron Haig (Br) |
25 Carras (Gr) |
35 Anna Knudsen (Norw) |
45 City of Venice (Br) |
55 City of Canton (Br) |
65 Norman Prince (Br) |
75 Stone Street (Pa) |
85 | 95 |
| 16 | 26 Dutch freighter |
36 Harmonides (Br) |
46 Baron Cawdor (Br) |
56 Marisco (Pa) |
66 | 76 | 86 | 96 Gleniffer (Br) |
Notes: 3 ships went out a few hours ahead of the main group, namely British Fortitude at 07:45 (camouflaged), followed by an unnamed vessel 45 minutes later, then Strix at 08:18. (Note that British Fortitude did not join this convoy, but is listed in the next convoy, HX 147). |
| Complete list of ships according to nationality (keeping the sequence of departure within each nationality): The British Harmala (leaving at 11:13), Gaelic Star, Circe Shell, British Resource, Tarananki, Empire Eve (Hurricane NJV), Inventor, British Workman, San Cirilo, Baron Haig, Athelprince, Oilreliance, Baluchistan, Delane, Baron Cawdor, Buteshire, Eclipse, Strategist (2 bombers on deck), Empire Glen, Empire Nightingale, Empire Flamingo, Salacia, City of Canton, Hatasu, Harmonides, Empire Rainbow (Hurricane NJS), Gleniffer, Berwickshire (Ford crates on deck), City of Venice, Amastra, Imperial Monarch, ,as well as 2 British, unnamed freighters (one with 2 bombers on deck). The escorting HMS Worcestershire left Pier 27 at 14:45, camouflaged, followed over an hour later by Norman Prince and Rio Blanco (left at 16:18 - may not have been in convoy, no convoy flags flown) Also, the Belgian Brabant, the Panamanian Bonita, Stone Street and Marisco, the Dutch Aalsum and another, unnamed Dutch ship, and the Greek Carras. The Norwegian Strix, Skaraas, Høegh Scout, Gallia, Anna Knudsen, Fernmoor (carrying 3 bombers and crated aircraft), all listed on this website. Arnold Hague ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945") says the Rescue Ship Zamalek was with this convoy, from joining to Clyde, Sept. 1 to Sept. 6-1941. She had been with ON 7 from Clyde until detached, Aug. 16-Aug. 21, then with HX 144 from Aug. 22 till detached to Iceland Aug. 27, and was on her 10th voyage as Rescue Vessel (having been requisitioned as such in March.-1940, her first voyage was with OB 291). To the next HX convoy in my list HX 147 |
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