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CONVOY HX 279
Departed New York on Febr. 12-1944 and arrived Mersey on the 27th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives departure date as Febr. 13, arrival Liverpool on the 29th - 59 ships.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known. For info, some of this ships in this convoy later joined JW 58 to Murmansk, returned with RA 59 |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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F. J. Wolfe
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British
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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Jamaica Planter
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"
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refrig.
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Avonmouth
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Commodore Vessel
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Comanchee
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Roxane
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French
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Tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Lacklan
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Lucellum
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham
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–
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Fort Wrigley
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Swansea
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–
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Fort Biloxy
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"
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lumber - phosphates
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Mersey
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Arrived Halfiax Febr. 17
(Shows up again in HX 284) |
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Novelist
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"
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sugar - general
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Greenock
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–
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Athelregent
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"
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Tanker (molasses)
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Greenock
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–
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Buenos Aires
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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See Notes
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Axel Johnson
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Laurits Swenson
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Ivaran
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Herbrand
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven / Devonport
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From HX 276
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Somerville
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John F. Myers
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American
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general
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Glasgow / Milford Haven f.o.
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–
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Ben Robertson
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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David B. Johnson
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 280
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Jamaique
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French
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Anniston City
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American
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general
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Hull
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–
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John Barton Payne
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"
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general
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Belfast
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–
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James Bowie
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"
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general
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Newport
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–
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John Laurance
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 280
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Ralph Izard
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Charles Robinson
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Walt Whitman
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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–
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George Rogers Clark
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Elijah White
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Edwin W. Moore
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"
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general
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Newport
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–
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Aldebaran
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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–
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James Caldwell
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Laura Keene
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Steel Ranger
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 280
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William C. Endicott
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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Moses Cleaveland
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"
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general
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Barry Dock
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Returned to New York
(shows up again in HX 282) |
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 280
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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From HX 278
Sailed in HX 280 |
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Augustus S. Merrimon
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Samuel Blatchford
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Salmon P. Chase
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"
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general
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Newport
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–
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Vacport
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde / Humber / Saltend
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From HX 278
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British Confidence
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"
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Tanker B
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London (Thameshaven)
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–
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Saint Bertrand
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"
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lumber - general
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London
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–
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Emma Bakke
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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Vice Commodore
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John McDonogh
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American
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general
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Clyde for N. Russia
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–
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Michael Pupin
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"
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general
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London
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From HX 277
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| According to a note for Convoy HX 280, it looks like the British Cairnesk (from Convoy HX 278) was also scheduled for HX 279, but did not sail. | ||||
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed Febr. 14
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Moveria
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British
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general - meat
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Cardiff
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–
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Tungsha
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Norwegian
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general - mail
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Liverpool
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Empire Bittern
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British
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general
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London
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–
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Empire MacCallum
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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American
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grain - general
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London
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From HX 278
Sailed in HX 280 |
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 153
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High Park
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"
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grain - flour
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Avonmouth
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–
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John McLoughlin
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American
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grain - general
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Tyne
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–
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Joseph R. Lamur
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"
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grain - general
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Glasgow
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–
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Matthew J. O'Brien
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"
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steel - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Mary Lyon
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Susan Colby
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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Returned to Halifax
Sailed in HX 280 |
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City of Omaha
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 153
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| Additionally, Rescue Vessel Pinto (not listed in Advance Sailing Telegram) - see Notes below. | ||||
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Notes: According to Arnold Hague, the Norwegian Buenos Aires detached from this convoy at some point and joined up with the slow Convoy SC 153. See my page about Buenos Aires. Arnold Hague's "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" states that the Rescue Vessel Pinto also joined this convoy from Halifax. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 221on Jan. 24-1944, to Halifax Febr. 8 - returning with HX 279 from Halifax on Febr. 14, to Clyde Febr. 29. Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known. Note that all the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them. Related external links: Eastbound N. Atlantic Convoys / 1944 To the next HX convoy in my list HX 280 |
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