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CONVOY HX 300
Departed New York City on July 17-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Aug. 3.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 166 ships in this convoy, the largest convoy ever (19 columns).
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
MOWT=Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Glarona
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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From HX 299
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Charles Dauray
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Edward L. Grant
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Warren Delano
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Elijah Kellogg
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Clark Howell
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Thomas Donaldson
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Leo J. Duster
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Silas Weir Mitchell
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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John La Farge
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"
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Charles D. McIver
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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John McLoughlin
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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Samuel Johnston
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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Winona
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 299
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"
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Navy cargo
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Belfast f. o.
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From HX 299
Sailed in HX 301 |
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Dalhanna
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 299
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Athelduke
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"
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molasses
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Bromborough
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–
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Athelregent
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"
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molasses
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Greenock
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–
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Bente Maersk
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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British Colonel
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British
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Tanker W
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Leith Roads
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–
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British Promise
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"
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Tanker W
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Clyde f. o.
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Nacella
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"
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Tanker W
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Bowling
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Joined Convoy JW 59 on Aug. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 60 Sept. 28 |
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Chesapeake
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 299
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Saintonge
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French / MOWT 1940
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Tanker B
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London (Purfleet)
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–
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Clydefield
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British
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Trocas
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"
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Tanker B
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London (Shellhaven)
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–
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Lucerna
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"
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Tanker B
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London
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Voco
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead / Barton
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–
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City of Lancaster
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"
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sugar - rum - asphalt
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Methil / London
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–
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Ocean Fame
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"
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sugar
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Methil / London
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–
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Tynebank
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Samfield
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"
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lumber - steel
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Pibroch
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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Commodore vessel
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Dramatist
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Nipigon
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"
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general
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Methil / London
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–
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Kohistan
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Nathaniel Matthew
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American
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general
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West Hartlepool
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–
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British
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"
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Mersey
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Sailed in HX 301
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Daylight
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American
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Tanker W
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Mersey / Heysham
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–
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Horace H. Harvey
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"
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Tanker W
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Scapa
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–
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Morska Wola
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Polish
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general
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Garston
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–
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Evanger
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Norwegian
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general
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Tyne
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–
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Minerva
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Kronprinsesssan Margareta
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Swedish
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Salando
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Dutch
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general
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Methil /London
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–
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Lista
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Norwegain
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Stalowa Wola
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Polish
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general
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Sunderland
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–
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Jan Van Goyen
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Dutch
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sugar
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Methil / London
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–
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Bernhard
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Franka
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Yugoslavian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Maud
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Gerard Dou
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Dutch
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sugar
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Methil / London
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Vice Commodore
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Norma
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Aleksander I
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Yugoslavian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Elg
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Norwegian
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sugar - rum
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Greenock
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–
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Ovula
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Milford Haven / Southampton
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–
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Ferncourt
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Thorshov
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"
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Tanker B
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London
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–
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Gylfe
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"
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Tanker B
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Grangemouth / Coryton
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–
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Solstad
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"
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Tanker W
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Birkenhead / Barton
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–
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Frontenac
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"
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven / Portsmouth
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–
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Høegh Hood
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Milford Haven / Devonport
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–
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John Catron
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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John W. Garrett
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in HX 301
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"
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general
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Mersey
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Sailed in HX 301
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Cyrus T. Brady
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Samuel Ashe
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Albert S. Burleson
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Daniel Drake
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"
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general
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Glasgow for tugs / Oban f. o.
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–
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John Mitchell
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Andrew Turnbull
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Pierre Gibault
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Nathan Clifford
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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Sailed in HX 301
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Amelia Earhart
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Anthony Wayne
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Swansea / Falmouth
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–
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Billy Mitchell
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"
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general
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Glasgow for tugs / Oban f. o.
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–
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Francis D. Culkin
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Robt M. Lafollette
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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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 301
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 301
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Michael J. Stone
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Edward A. Filene
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Zane Grey
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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James Ives
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Samuel Nelson
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Elijah White
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Gabriel Duval
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Hall J. Kelley
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Exilona
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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James B. Duke
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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John B. Hamilton
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Noah Brown
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Edward Bellamy
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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Ben A. Ruffin
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Clyde L. Seavey
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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B. F. Shaw
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Calobre
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Panamanian
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general
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Belfast (Cairn Ryan)
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–
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Peter V. Daniel
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Wind Rush
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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William R. Davie
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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David Bushnell
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Joined HX 301 - returned to port
Sailed in HX 302 |
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Dolly Madison
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Horace Williams
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Charles Brantley Aycock
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"
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general
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Newport
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–
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Francis M. Smith
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Anson P. K. Safford
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Georgian
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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San Valerio
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British
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Tanker B
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Isle of Grain
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–
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Augustus P. Loring
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American
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general
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London / Grangemouth
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–
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Norsktank
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Manchester
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–
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Jean Babtiste Le Moyne
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Samsperrin
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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From HX 299
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Junior N. van Noy
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed July 19-1944
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Empire Treasure
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British
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meat - flour - metal - general
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Liverpool
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From HX 298
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Wisla
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Polish
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general
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Bristol
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From HX 297
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Eastern Guide
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American
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe / Iceland
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(See also RU 131)
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Gerassimos Vergottis
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Greek
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pulp
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Liverpool
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–
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Rapana
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British
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Tanker B (M.A.C.)
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Clyde
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Tilapa
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"
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meat - general - mail
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Methil / London
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From HX 299
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Rudby
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"
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grain
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Tyne
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–
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Macoma
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Dutch
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Tanker B (M.A.C.)
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Clyde
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Torr Head
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British
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general - metal
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Glasgow
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–
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Clan Macinnes
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"
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general - flour
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Avonmouth
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–
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George P. Garrison
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 299
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Nancéen
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French
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pulp
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Methil / London / Rochester
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–
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Helder
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Dutch
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sugar - rum
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Liverpool
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From HX 299
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American Press
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American
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general
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Hull
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–
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Charles J. Folger
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Christopher Gadsden
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Eliphalet Nott
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"
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Fluor Spar
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Frank Wiggins
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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James Bowdoin
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"
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Howard T. Ricketts
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"
|
general
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Hull
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–
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Mobile City
|
"
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Oscar Chappell
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"
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Peik
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Norwegian
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Admiralty tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Pomona
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American
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Samuel Parker
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"
|
general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Prometheus
|
British
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 299
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Empire MacCallum
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"
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grain (M.A.C.)
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Liverpool
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Alexander Ramsey
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American
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general - mail
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Immingham
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–
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Lansdowne Park
|
British
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woodpulp
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Manchester
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–
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| Also, the Rescue Vessel Zamalek - see Notes below. | ||||
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Joining from Sydney C. B. - Sailed July 20
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Merchant Royal
|
British
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newsprint - pulp
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Manchester
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–
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Henrik Ibsen
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Norwegian
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grain
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Ipswich
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–
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Baxtergate
|
British
|
grain
|
Methil / London
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From HX 297
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Mount Othrys
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Greek
|
grain
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Leith
|
–
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Pencarrow
|
British
|
grain
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Cardiff
|
From HX 297
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Bonita
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Panamanian
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lumber
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Methil / London
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–
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Margarita Chandri
|
Greek
|
grain
|
London
|
–
|
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Agia Marina
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"
|
grain - general
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Avonmouth
|
–
|
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Riley
|
British
|
grain
|
Manchester
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–
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Elisabeth Dal
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"
|
grain
|
Manchester
|
Collided w/Jacksonville - Aug. 3
Total loss |
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City of Leicester
|
"
|
general
|
Manchester
|
–
|
|
Empire Mouflon
|
"
|
general
|
West Hartlepool
|
–
|
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Maliakos
|
Greek
|
pulp
|
Methil / London
|
–
|
|
Senga
|
Yugoslavian
|
steel - pulp
|
Glasgow
|
–
|
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Hartlepool
|
British
|
lumber
|
Tyne
|
–
|
|
Cairnvalona
|
"
|
general - refrig. - mail
|
Tyne
|
From HX 299
|
|
Mimosa
|
Greek
|
lumber
|
Methil / London
|
–
|
|
Gatineau Park
|
British
|
general
|
Hull
|
–
|
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Cataraqui Park
|
"
|
lumber
|
Bristol
|
–
|
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Odysseus
|
Greek
|
pulp
|
Methil / Rochester
|
–
|
|
Skeldergate
|
British
|
pulp
|
Manchester
|
–
|
|
Anna N. Goulandri
|
Greek
|
grain
|
Methil / London
|
–
|
|
Dimitrios Chandris
|
"
|
general
|
Methil / London
|
–
|
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Athelprince
|
British
|
molasses
|
Saltend
|
From HX 299
|
|
Joining from St. John's
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Christine Marie
|
British
|
wood pulp
|
Rochester
|
From HX 297
|
|
Empire Mallory
|
"
|
concentrates
|
Avonmouth
|
–
|
|
|
Belgian
|
concentrates
|
Swansea
|
Sailed in HX 301
|
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Ancylus
|
British
|
Tanker B (M.A.C.)
|
Clyde
|
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Notes: Commodore's notes are not available. The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was on her 25th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 242 on June 26-1944, to Halifax July 9 - returning with HX 300 from Halifax on July 19, to Clyde Aug. 2. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Please note that more information on all the Norwegian ships listed in this convoy can be found with the help of the index below. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 301 |
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