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CONVOY HX 336
Departed New York City on Febr. 2-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 14th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 47 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Details re. Arctic convoys were found in "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945" by Bob Ruegg and Arnold Hague.

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.

For info, some of the ships listed as cancelled from this convoy had previously arrived with the westbound Convoy ON 278. See also ON 270 and ON 277.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Mahlon Pitney
American
general
Mersey
–
John Clarke
"
general
Mersey
–
Joseph M. Medill
"
general
Solent f. o.
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Ethelbert Nevin
"
general
Manchester
Listed in HX 337
John Sharp Williams
"
general
Mersey f. o.
To HX 337 - did not sail
Listed in HX 338
Montgomery City
"
general
Glasgow
–
Ambrose E. Burnside
"
general
Manchester
To HX 337 - did not sail
Joined HX 338 - returned
(not listed in HX 339;
later convoys not available)
Nachman Syrkin
"
general
Hull
–
Donald W. Bain
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Cox
"
general
London
From HX 335
Lou Gehrig
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Asa Carter
"
general
Solent f. o.
–
Cyrus H. McCormick
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Hilary A. Herbert
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
John Trumbull
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 335
Charles Tufts
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Harold I. Pratt
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
R. J. Reynolds
"
general
Barry Dock
–
Francis B. Ogden
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
William Paca
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
James Caldwell
"
general
Mersey
–
Ephraim Brevard
"
general
Cardiff
–
Jane G. Swisshelm
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Samuel Johnston
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Dean Howells
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Clara Barton
"
general
Liverpool
–
Charles A. Warfield
"
general - explosives
Cherbourg
–
James Swan
"
general - explosives
Cherbourg
–
John Chester Kendall
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Aram J. Pothier
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Collin McKinney
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Oran M. Roberts
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
William Floyd
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
Robert L. Vann
"
general - explosives
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Frank Park
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Matthew T. Goldsboro
"
general - explosives
Hull
From HX 335
Edward J. Berwind
"
general - explosives
Hull
From HX 335
Florence Martus
"
rations
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
George P. Garrison
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Eugene Hale
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Robert S. Lovett
"
general
Cherbourg
–
Mark Hanna
"
rations - 5 motor boats
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
Leo J. Duster
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65 in March
returned with RA 66 in Apr.
Lawrence J. Brengle
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Grace Abbott
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
James M. Gillis
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Dettifoss
Icelandic
lumber - general
Belfast for Iceland
See Notes below
Yemassee
Panamanian
lumber - general
Belfast for Iceland
–
Green Gables Park
Canadian
timber - metal - fish
London
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Sovac
British
Tanker B - planes
Purfleet
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Ancylus
"
Adm. tanker B - planes
Mersey
Listed in HX 337
British Fusilier
"
Adm. tanker W
Mersey
–
Drupa
"
Tanker W
Bowling
–
Nuculana
"
Tanker W
Thames
Listed in HX 337
Avristan
"
metals
Manchester / Newport
–
Samnegros
"
general
Downs f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Samsacola
"
lumber - metal
London
Listed in HX 337
Mewata Park
Canadian
lumber - metal
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Laurits Swenson
Norwegian
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Høyanger
"
general
London
–
John Bakke
"
general
Glasgow
–
Strinda
"
Tanker B
Mersey
From HX 334
G. C. Brøvig
"
Adm. tanker B
Mersey
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Anna Knudsen
"
Adm. tanker B
Londonderry
–
Fagerfjell
"
Tanker W
Stanlow
To HX 337 - did not sail
To HX 339 - did not sail
Vivi
"
Tanker W
Bowling
To HX 337 - did not sail
(caught on fire in New York,
see Vivi)
Thorshov
"
Tanker W
Southampton
From HX 335
Leerdam
Dutch
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 338
Tibia
"
Tanker W
Mersey
–
Tiba
"
general
London
Listed in HX 337
Roxane
French
Adm. tanker W
Mersey
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Capo Olmo
"
(Ex. Italian)
general
Manchester
–
Chester Valley
American
general
Swansea
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Febr. 4
Samtyne
British
general
Downs f. o.
–
Pacific Exporter
"
meats - metal - general - explosives
Liverpool
–
Wellington Park
Canadian
grain - trucks - explosives
Hull
From HX 335
Corrales
British
meat - general
London
–
Lowlander
"
grain - general
Manchester
From HX 335
Empire Maccabe
"
Tanker B (MAC)
Clyde
From SC 166
Also, the Rescue Vessel Accrington - see Notes below.

Notes:
Commodore, Captain S. N. White, R.N.R. was in the Norwegian John Bakke.

Commodore's notes are not available.

Dettifoss, 1300 tons of general cargo for Iceland via Belfast Lough, did not make it to her destination. She was sunk by U-1064 on Febr. 21-1945, when en route to Iceland with Convoy UR 155. She had a crew of 31 and 14 passengers - 12 crew and 3 passengers lost their lives. (Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two", Jürgen Rohwer and "Lloyd's War Losses", Vol I).

The Rescue Vessel Accrington was on her 16th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 278 on Jan. 13-1945, to Halifax Jan. 27 - returning with Convoy HX 336 from Halifax on Febr. 4, to Clyde Febr. 16. Her previous voyage had been with Convoys ONS 36 / HX 326. ("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:
The attack on Dettifoss

Eastbound convoys 1944 & 1945 - This page shows all the other eastbound convoys sailing in 1944 and 1945 in chronological order.

Liberty Ships - This website has been used to check the spelling of all the Liberty ships mentioned in this convoy (convoy docs don't always have the correct spelling, or they may be difficult to decipher). As will be seen, a few of them had just been delivered. The website below has been used for the same purpose.
Fort (+ Ocean & Park) ships

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

See also:
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on some of the men and women for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).

Russian Convoys - JW 65 and RA 66 are included.

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