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CONVOY HX 338
Departed New York City on Febr. 12-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 70 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, underlined returned.
A 1 form is not available to me and, therefore, I don't know the station numbers for these ships.

See also westbound Convoy ON 277, ON 278 and ON 279
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
John Milledge
American
general
Cherbourg
–
Francis D. Culkin
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Juliette Low
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Samuel Nelson
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Thomas Sumter
"
general
Solent f. o.
–
Harold O. Wilson
"
general
Havre
–
Henry Adams
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 339
George Westinghouse
"
general
Liverpool
–
George Durant
"
general
Glasgow
From HX 337
Ambrose E. Burnside
"
general
Manchester
From HX 337
Returned
(not listed in HX 339;
later convoys not available)
Abner Nash
"
general
London
–
John Miller
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Returned for engine repairs
Listed in HX 339
John G. Whittier
"
general
Hull
–
James Sullivan
"
general
Liverpool
–
Daniel L. Johnston
"
general
Manchester
–
Park Benjamin
"
general
Havre
–
Noah Webster
"
general
Swansea
–
Joseph W. Folk
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Johnny Appleseed
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Returned
Listed in HX 339
Collis P. Huntington
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Lorado Taft
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
John Cropper
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Henry Hadley
"
general
Cherbourg
–
Janet Lord Roper
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
George F. Patten
"
general
Cherbourg
–
Lucretia Mott
"
general- explosives
Liverpool
Listed in HX 339
Ferdinand R. Hassler
"
general- explosives
Cherbourg
–
John W. Powell
"
general- explosives
Havre
From HX 337
William K. Kamaka
"
general- explosives
Havre
–
Cartago
"
general- refrig.
Avonmouth
–
Robert Rogers
"
sugar
Greenock
From HX 337
Theodoric Bland
"
gasoline
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Leerdam
Dutch
general
Glasgow
From HX 336
Clausina
British (ex Dutch 1939)
Tanker W
Stanlow
(Listed as Dutch in AST)
Salland
Dutch
refrig. - general
Cardiff
–
Norvinn
Panamanian
(Norw. managers)
Tanker W
Stanlow
–
Dageid
Norwegian
Tanker B
Devonport
–
Havkong
"
Tanker W
Mersey
Returned
To HX 339 - did not sail
Acavus
British
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Pontfield
"
Tanker W
Avonmouth
–
Manchester Exporter
"
general
Manchester
From HX 337
Glenstrae
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 337
Fort Albany
"
lumber - general
London
–
Kina II
"
(Ex. Danish Kina 1940)
lead - wool - general
Liverpool
–
Fort Prudhomme
British
grain - general
Downs f. o.
–
Hopemount
"
Tanker B
Londonderry
–
Chesapeake
"
Tanker B
Stanlow
From HX 337
Listed in HX 339
Empire Puma
"
corn
London
From HX 337
Fort La Cloche
"
general
Downs f. o.
From HX 337
Dolabella
"
Tanker W
Clyde for N. Russia
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Winfred L. Smith
American
general - explosives
Clyde for N. Russia
From HX 337
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
William Wheelwright
"
general
Clyde for N. Russia
From HX 337
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
John Sharp Williams
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 337
Mack Bruton Bryan
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 337
Hilton
"
general
Solent f. o.
From HX 337
Returned
Joseph Augustin Chevalier
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
From HX 337
James B. Richardson
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
From HX 337
John Hathorn
"
general - explosives
Hull
From HX 337
William R. Day
"
general
Liverpool
From HX 337
Robert Neighbors
"
general
Havre
From HX 337
Elijah Kellogg*
"
general
Havre
From HX 337
* 2 of the external websites that I've linked to below list this ship as Elijah Kellog, while the Empire Ships site has Kellogg with 2 g's, which is also the spelling in the Advance Sailing Telegram, as well as in "Convoys to Russia".
Smith Thompson
"
general
Havre
From HX 337
Nicholas Biddle
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
William Pepper
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Eleazar Lord
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Stage Door Canteen
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Charles A. McAllister
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Benjamin Schlesinger
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
John McDonogh
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Eloy Alfaro
"
general
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65
returned with RA 66
Horace Bushnell
"
general - explosives
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 339
Joined Convoy JW 65 - torpedoed
(follow link for info)
Thomas Donaldson
"
general - explosives
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Joined Convoy JW 65 - sunk
British Tradition
British
none given
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Queens Park
Canadian
none given
Liverpool
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Febr. 14
Empire Waimana
British
metal - meats - general
Liverpool
–
Samluzon
"
flour - general - metal
Downs f. o.
–
Pacific Enterprise
"
general - grain - explosives
Manchester
–
Riverdale Park
Canadian
grain - general - explosives - tanks
Manchester
–
Mount Kyllene
Greek
general
Sharpness
–
Euryades
British
general - oats - explosives
Liverpool
Listed in HX 339
Alfred E. Smith
American
flour
Downs f. o.
Listed in HX 339
Catrine
British
flour
London
Listed in HX 339
Dentonia Park
Canadian
general - amm. - mails
Glasgow
–
Ezra Meeker*
American
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339?
* Ezra Meech (delivered Jan. 27-1945) is listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram for the next convoy. There was also a Liberty Ship named Ezra Meeker, which is how this name is spelt in the AST for HX 338, but I don't know whether there's a mix up of names here.
Fort Orange
Dutch
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
From HX 337
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American
oil - grease - vehicles
Havre
From HX 337
James C. Cameron
"
clothing - grease - vehicles
Solent f. o.
From HX 337
Listed in HX 339
James Jackson
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339
James K. Paulding
"
general - explosives
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339
John Catron
"
explosives
Havre
–
John Mitchell
"
vehicles
Barry Dock
From HX 337
Joseph Squires
"
general
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Kenyon L. Butterfield
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339
Ocean Vigil
British
general
Avonmouth
Listed in SC 167
Robert B. Forbes
American
general
Solent f. o.
To HX 339 - did not sail
R. Walton Moore
"
explosives
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339
Stephen Smith
"
general
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 339
Tobruk
Polish
grain
London
–
William Pepperell
American
vehicle parts
Havre
–
Wilson B. Keene
"
crated trucks
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
William F. Jerman
"
none given
London
–
Also, the Rescue Vessel Dundee - see Notes below.
Joined at sea
Port Jackson
British
none given
Liverpool
–

Notes:
Commodore, Captain R. L. F. Hubbard, R.N.R. was in Leerdam.

Commodore's notes are not available.

The Rescue Vessel Dundee was on her 11th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 279 on Jan. 18-1945, to Halifax Febr. 2 - returning with Convoy HX 338 from Halifax on Febr. 14, to Clyde Febr. 27. ("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 - This website has been used to check the spelling of all the Liberty ships listed 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 in Jan.-1945. The 2 websites below have been used for the same purpose.
Fort (+ Ocean & Park) ships
The Empire Ships website also lists "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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