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CONVOY HX 40
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram
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Departed Halifax on May 4-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th (Arnold Hague says 28 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Note that the Advance Sailing Telegram has some ships that are not mentioned on this A 1 form. Nationalities of the ships have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets", R. W. Jordan. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panamanian |
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7
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8
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9
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11
Teiresias general Liverpool (Br) |
21
Manchester Progress general Manchester (Br) |
31
Margrethe Bakke general Liverpool (Norw) |
41
Nova Scotia general Liverpool (Br) |
51
HMS Esperance Bay Escort (Br) |
61
San Emiliano fuel oil Milford Haven (Br) |
71 Athelregent molasses Hull (Br) |
81 Leopold L-D general Brest (Fr) |
91 Delphinula lube oil London (Br) |
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12
Holmelea scrap iron Ardrossan (Br) |
22
Botwey sulphur Manchester (Br) |
32
Abraham Lincoln general Liverpool (Norw) |
42
Gujarat general Liverpool (Br) |
52
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62
diesel oil Milford Haven (Norw) |
72 Fernbank lumber London (Norw) |
82 Geddington Court wheat London (Br) |
92 Lista general Le Havre (Norw) |
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13
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23
Chesapeake petroleum Liverpool (Br) |
33 Tilsington Court grain Liverpool (Br) |
43 Gypsum Queen steel - lumber Manchester (Br) |
53 | 63 Mount Kassion grain Falmouth (Gr) |
73 Esturia gasoline Southampton (Br) |
83 Uffington Court grain London (Br) |
93 Clairy crude oil Dunkirk (Pa) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Kars Liverpool (Br) |
44 Salvage King Liverpool (Br) |
54 | 64 Graig timber Aberdeen (Br) lost |
74 Touraine (Fr) |
84 steel - lumber Newcastle (Br) |
94 Hadleigh grain Hull (Br) |
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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City of Dieppe
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British
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Naval stores
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Plymouth
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–
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Nova Scotia
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"
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general
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Manchester
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From HX 39
Commodore Vessel |
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Chesapeake
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"
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Tanker
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Manchester
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–
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Abraham Lincoln
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 39
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Margrethe Bakke
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"
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copper - fruit
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Manchester
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From HX 39
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"
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lumber - lead - fruit
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Glasgow
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Lista
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"
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general
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Havre
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From HX 39
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven
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From HX 39
Listed in HX 41 |
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Clairy
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Dunkirk
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–
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Geddington Court
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British
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grain
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London
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From HX 39
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Holmelea
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"
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scrap iron
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Ardrossan
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From HX 39
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French
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Tanker B
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Havre
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Had sailed in HX 39
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British
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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To HX 41 - did not sail
Listed in HX 42 |
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Botwey
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"
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sulphur
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Manchester
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–
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Salvage King
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"
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tug
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Liverpool
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–
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Greek
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lead - lumber
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Glasgow
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To HX 41 - did not sail
Shows up again in HX 49 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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"probably total loss"
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See text for Willy
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Delphinula
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British
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Tanker B
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Portland / London
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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London
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To HX 41 - did not sail
Listed in HX 42 |
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Manchester Progress
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Gujarat
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"
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steel - resin - lumber - special
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Garston
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–
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Tilsington Court
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Uffington Court
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Belinda
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Not included on A 1 form above
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Hadleigh
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British
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grain
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Hull
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–
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"
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sulphur
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Listed in HX 41
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San Emiliano
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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"
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sugar
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London
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Listed in HX 41
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Athelregent
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"
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Tanker - molasses
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Degenham
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Vice Commodore Vessel
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Havre
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Listed in HX 41
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British
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lumber
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Belfast
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Listed in HX 41
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Kars
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"
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Tanker W
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Manchester
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–
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Gypsum Queen
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"
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steel - lumber
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Birkenhead
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–
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Mount Kassion
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Graig
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British
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timber
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Aberdeen
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Stranded - See Notes
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Fernbank
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Portland / London
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Esturia
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British
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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From HX 39
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Touraine
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French
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Tanker W
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Donges
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–
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Leopold L-D
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"
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general - special
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Brest
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–
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British
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steel - lumber
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Newcastle
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Listed in HX 41
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Teiresias
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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| Notes: The British Graig stranded near Egg Island, N.S. on May 5-1940 and broke in two. Ocean Escorts: HMS Esperance Bay, French S/M Ajax. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 41 |
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