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CONVOY HX 38
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Departed Halifax on Apr. 26-1940 and arrived Liverpool on May 12 (Arnold Hague says 41 ships). |
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| 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 1939", R. W. Jordan. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Fr=French, Am=American, Pa=Panamanian |
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11
Norfolk frozen general Glasgow (Br) |
21
Abbeydale fuel oil Clyde (Br) |
31
Geo. W. McKnight crude oil Southampton (Br) |
41
Manchester Brigade general Manchester (Br) |
51
HMS Ascania Escort (Br) |
61
Vimeira aviation spirits Plymouth (Br) |
71 Anglo Saxon grain Portland (Br) |
81 Queen City wheat Portland (Br) |
91 Akaroa refrig. - general Portland (Br) |
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Europa* general Liverpool (Br) |
22
Sovac Liverpool (Br) |
32
Quebec City steel Milford Haven (Br) |
42
San Gaspar crude oil Liverpool (Br) |
52
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62
Olwen fuel oil Davenport (Br) |
72 Delhi timber Hull (Sw) |
82 Anglo African lumber - wheat Portland (Br) |
92 Ancylus crude oil Pauillac (Br) |
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Magician cotton - carbon bl. Manchester (Br) |
23
Valparaiso general Liverpool (Sw) |
33 Waziristan scrap iron Swansea (Br) |
43 Mytilus diesel oil Manchester (Norw) |
53 | 63 Llanwern grain Portland (Br) |
73 Skeldergate timber Portland (Br) |
83 Brazil crude oil Bordeaux (*) |
93 Scottish Maiden crude oil Pauillac (Br) |
| 14 Texas Banker phosphate - TNT Garston (Am - became Br. Empire Tern) |
24 Stigstad Manchester (Norw) |
34 Vestfold* whale oil Mersey (Pa/Norw) |
44 British Grenadier diesel & fuel Clyde (Br) |
54 | 64 San Angelo scrap iron Portland (Am) |
74 Merchant Royal wheat Portland (Br) |
84 Ile de Re general Le Havre (Fr) |
94 Bourgogne* crude oil Pauillac (Fr) |
| 15 Athelviking molasses Birkenhead (Br) |
25 White Crest scrap Ardrossan (Br) |
35 San Amado gasoline(?) Swansea (Br) |
45 Athelsultan Admiralty fuel Belfast (Br) |
55 | 65 Kaia Knudsen gasoline Southampton (Norw) |
75 Goeta Vale* sugar London |
85 Drupa benzine Manchester (Br) |
95 Simonburn grain Portland (Br) |
| 16 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 96 Hanseat lube oil Rouen (Pa) |
| * The ship in station 83 is spelt Brazil (there was an American ship by this name), but it might also be the Norwegian tanker Brasil? The ship in station 75 might be a mis-spelling of Gretavale (Br)
Also, according to notes in the Advance Sailing Telegram for HX 39, the Greek Kalliopi S, Nestos and Konistra, the British Arthur F. Corwin, Trehata and Inverlee and the American Ethan Allen, sailing in HX 39 (except Konistra, which was cancelled again), had originally been scheduled for HX 38. |
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Notes: Commodore was in Manchester Brigade, Vice Commodore in Queen City.
* Europa was a Danish ship, taken over by MOWT in 1940. Ocean Escort: HMS Ascania. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 39 |
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