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CONVOY HX 36

Convoy HX 36 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Apr. 18-1940 and arrived Liverpool on May 3 (Arnold Hague says 22 ships).
List received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Nationalities of the ships have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets", R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Gr=Greek, Fr=French

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Athelempress
fuel oil
Clyde
(Br)
21
Silveray
cotton - lumber
Liverpool
(Br)
31
Manchester Commerce
general
Manchester
(Br)
41
Dorelian
general
Milford Haven
(Br)
51
HMS Revenge
Escort
(Br)
61
Rothermere
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London
(Br)
71
City of Lyons
general
Portland
(Br)
81
Nailsea River
sugar
Portland
(Br)
91
Ferncourt
crude oil
(Norw)
12
Sithonia
scrap iron
Glasgow
(Br)
22
Boltonhall
grain
Manchester
(Br)
32
Lyras
timber - bar metal
Milford Haven
(Gr)
42
Margarita Chandri
wheat
Milford Haven
(Gr)
52
62
Sylvafield**
fuel oil
Liverpool
(Br)
72
Rio Blanco
lumber
Portland
(Br)
82
Oilreliance
gas
Manchester
(Br)
92
Vendémiaire
crude oil
Le Havre
(Fr)
13
Samuel Bakke
general
Glasgow
(Norw)
23
Mosfruit
general
Liverpool
(Norw)
33
Titanian *
cotton - lumber
Liverpool
(Norw)
43 53
63
Vinland
general
Falmouth
(Norw)
73
Blairangus
lumber
Grimsby
83
Ile de Batz
general
Le Havre
(Fr?)
93

Notes:
* Titanian lost touch with the convoy on Apr. 19.

** Sylvafield broke down and lost touch with the convoy on Apr. 25 (23? hard to read).

Commodore was in Manchester Commerce, Vice Commodore in Rothermere.

Ocean Escort: HMS Revenge.

More information on the Norwegian ships mentioned for this convoy can be found with the help of the alphabet index below.

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