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COVOY HX 173

Convoy HX 173 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Febr. 1-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 14th (Arnold Hague gives 30 ships).
This does not mean that all the ships arrived that port on that date; some ships had other destinations.
List received from Ted Agar.

Please see this external page for more complete information.

Br=British, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian, Am=American, Russ=Russian, Norw=Norwegian.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
USS Pleiades
transport
(Am)
21
Velma
(Norw)
31
Inverilen
(Br)
41
Nicoya
(Br)
51
Pacific Enterprise
(Br)
61
San Ernesto
(Br)
71
Empire Gold
(Br)
81
12
Artigas
(Am)
22
Charles Racine
(Norw)
32
Fagerfjell
(Norw)
42
San Amado
(Br)
52
British Resolution
(Br)
62
Skaraas
(Norw)
72
D. L. Harper
(Br)
82
Indian Prince
(Br)
13
23
Norbris
(Pa)
 33
Havprins
(Norw)		 43
Oscilla
(Du)		 53
Murena
(Du)		 63
Garonne
(Norw)		 73
Empire Amethyst
(Br)		 83
Empire Mahseer
(Br)
14
Ballot
(Pa)		 24
Dvinoles *
sank
(Russ)		 34
Evita
(Norw)		 44 54
Corilla
damaged
(Du)		 64 74 84
Fanad Head
(Br)
15
USS Mirza
(F 12)
(Am)		 25 35 45 55 65 75 85
According to a note for the slow Convoy SC 68, the Panamanian Kingman, sailing in that convoy, is said to have originally been scheduled for HX 173.


Notes:
First ship sailed at 10:25 AM, last ship sailed at 12:31.

Commodore Ship was Pacific Enterprise.

Station 17 was occupied by Surcouf (French submarine).

* "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939" by R. W. Jordan states that Dvinoles collided with Havprins, while Arnold Hague says Dvinoles collided with Evita, Febr. 4. The Russian vessel sank, no casualties.

M/T Corilla became a straggler and was torpedoed and damaged by U-751 on Febr. 2 - no casualties.

The Rescue Vessel D/S Bury was with this convoy from Febr. 9 to Febr. 13-1942. She was on her 2nd voyage as Rescue Ship, having been requisitioned as such on Aug. 14-1941. This voyage had started out from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 62 on Febr. 1, until detached Febr. 7, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 173. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

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