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CONVOY HX 333
Departed New York City on Jan. 18-1945 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 52 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

See also westbound Convoy ON 270.

Crossed out ships did not sail.
A 1 form is not available to me and, therefore, I don't know the station numbers for these ships.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Louis Kossuth
American
general
Downs f. o.
–
Morris C. Feinstone
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Tarakan
Dutch
general
Downs f. o.
–
John H. B. Latrobe
American
general
Cherbourg
–
Julia P. Shaw
"
general
Cherbourg
From HX 332
William H. Edwards
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Morris Sigman
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 335
Jonathan Elmer
"
general
Solent f. o.
–
Rulus (Rufus?) C. Dawes
"
general
Cherbourg
–
Walter Wellman
"
general
Solent f. o.
–
George Walton
"
general
Cherbourg
–
Aldebaran
French
general
Cherbourg
(Ex. Leopold L-D 1941)
Robert J. Collier
American
general
Swansea
–
Nicholas Gilman
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Samuel F. B. Morse
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Thomas Sim Lee
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Robert Luckenbach
"
general
Solent f. o.
–
John E. Sweet
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 334
B. Charney Vladeck
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Francis Vigo
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Levi Woodbury
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
Jacob H. Gallinger
"
general
Newport
–
Sverre Helmersen
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Ex Liberty Ship William Hodson
Noah Brown
American
general
Solent f. o.
–
Paul Buck
"
general
Hull
From HX 332
William A. Dobson
"
general
London
–
Eugene T. Chamberlain
"
general
Glasgow
–
Charles A. McCue
"
general - explosives
Cherbourg
–
William Thornton
"
general - explosives
Cherbourg
–
Richard J. Hopkins
"
general - explosives
Hull
–
Peter V. Daniel
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
"
general - explosives
Sothend f. o.
Listed in HX 334
William Sturgis
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
From HX 329
Villanger
Norwegian
general - explosives
Liverpool
Listed in HX 334
Heranger
"
general - explosives
Liverpool
Listed in HX 334
Buenos Aires
"
general - explosives
Liverpool
From HX 332
Listed in HX 334
Presiden de Vogue
"
Tanker B
Portsmouth
–
Kaia Knudsen
"
Tanker B
Milford Haven
From HX 331
Thorshov
"
Tanker W
Heysham
To HX 335 - did not sail
Listed in HX 336
Meerkerk
Dutch
general
Liverpool / Avonmouth
From HX 332
Backhuysen
"
Tanker W
Stanlow
–
Greystoke Castle
British
general
Liverpool
From HX 332
Samblade
"
general
Downs f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Samderry
"
general
Mersey f. o.
From HX 332
Listed in HX 334
Orient City
"
lumber
Tyne
Listed in HX 334
Laurelwood
"
Tanker W
Clyde
–
Port Darwin
"
refrig. - general
Avonmouth
–
Fanad Head
"
general
Belfast Dock / Liverpool
–
Theodore Foster
American
general
Liverpool / Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Wynn Seale
"
general
Solent f. o.
From HX 332
To HX 334 - did not sail
Listed in HX 337
James Gunn
"
lumber
Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Joined HX 334 - returned
Listed in HX 335
Ida Straus
"
general
Downs f. o.
From HX 332
James Eagan Layne
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Thomas U. Walter
"
sugar
Liverpool
–
El Oceano
Panamanian
grain
Liverpool
–
George W. Alther
American
sugar
London
–
Edward L. Grant
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
William C. Endicott
"
general
Downs f. o.
–
John W. Brown
"
general
Solent f. o.
(Still exists - see external link below)
I believe the following joined from Halifax
Corner Brook
British
newsprint
Manchester
–
Empire Moulmein
"
general
Mersey
Listed in SC 166
Eurybates
"
general - mail
Liverpool
–
Yamaska Park
Canadian
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Hillcrest Park
"
general
Liverpool
–
Geologist
British
grain - general
Manchester
Listed in HX 334
Gadila
Dutch
Tanker B (MAC)
Clyde
From HX 332
Jamaica Producer
British
meats - general
Swansea
From HX 332
Empire MacDermott
"
grain (MAC)
Liverpool
–
Empire Grey
"
flour
Downs f. o.
From HX 332
Manchester Port
"
general
Manchester
From HX 332
Kronprinsessen
Norwegian
grain
London
(Ex. Empire Latimer)
Also, the Rescue Vessel Copeland - see Notes below.

Notes:
Commodore Captain G. N. Jones, R.N.R. was in Port Darwin.

Commodore's notes are not available.

The Rescue Vessel Copeland was on her 33rd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 275 on Dec. 29-1944, to Halifax Jan. 11-1945 - returning with Convoy HX 333 from Halifax on Jan. 20-1945, to Clyde Febr. 2. Her previous voyage had been with Convoy ON 264 / HX 323. ("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:
Eastbound convoys 1944 & 1945 - This page shows all the other eastbound convoys sailing in 1944 and 1945 in chronological order.

Liberty Ships - Most of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically (includes "Sam" ships).
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).

Project Liberty Ship has more info on John W. Brown. The site also has some useful links.

The Empire Ships website has a section listing the "Sam"-ships, and other Liberty ships.

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