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CONVOY HX 43
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram
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Departed Halifax on May 16-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st (Arnold Hague says 43 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form 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, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Du=Dutch, Fi=Finnish, Pa=Panamanian B = Bermuda portion |
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7
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8
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9
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11
Ida Bakke general Glasgow (Norw) |
21
Sulairia general Glasgow (Br) |
31
Manchester Port general Manchester (Br) |
41
Wendover steel - scrap Manchester (Br) |
51
Bristol City general - TNT Swansea (Br) |
61
Temple Moat grain London (Br) |
71 Beaverford general London (Br) |
81 Frederick S. Fales crude oil Le Havre (Br) |
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12
Bengore Head general Belfast (Br) |
22
wheat Belfast (Br) |
32
Brynymor wheat Glasgow (Br) |
42
Ramsay wheat Liverpool (Br) |
52
Montreal City copper - grain Cardiff (Br) |
62
Winterswijk wheat Falmouth (Du) |
72 Wirta sulphur - lumber Newcastle (Fi) |
82 Fort Médine horses Bordeaux (Fr / MOWT 1940) |
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13
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23
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33 | 43 | 53 Thornlea grain Milford Haven (Br) |
63 | 73 Wisa general London (Fi) |
83 Pierre L-D general Brest (Fr) |
93 Jamaica Pioneer * London (Br) |
| 14 B Bhima general Liverpool (Br) |
24 B? Ahamo fuel oil Scapa (Br) |
34 B Opalia gasoline Milford Haven (Br) |
44 B Daytonian general Liverpool (Br) |
54 B Gold Shell lube oil London (Br) |
64 B Dallas City lumber - wheat Newcastle (Br) |
74 B Napier Star refrig. London (Br) |
84 B Baxtergate general Southampton (Br) |
94 B? Athelprince molasses London (Br) |
| 15 B Laurits Swenson grain - fruit Liverpool (Norw) |
25 B Vivi benzine Avonmouth (Norw) |
35 B Sildra diesel oil Milford Haven (Norw) |
45 B British Courage fuel oil Milford Haven (Br) |
55 B British Loyalty fuel oil Downs (Br) |
65 B Sinnington Court general London (Br) |
75 B Yarraville crude oil Brest (Br) |
85 B Standella gas oil Downs (Br) |
95 B? Chama crude oil Paulliac (Br) |
| 16 | 26 | 36 B British Hussar fuel oil East-West (Br) |
46 B Ensis gasoline Falmouth (Br) |
56 B? Neion general Le Havre (Gr) |
66 B? Iroquois diesel oil Falmout (Br) |
76 B? Inverilen aviation spirits Falmouth (Br) |
86 B Victor Ross ** crude oil Southampton (Pa) |
96 B? Athelcrest crude oil Dunkirk (Br) |
| * Note that Jamaica Pioneer is not included in the Advance Sailing Telegram - she has been added to the A 1 form by hand.
** Victor Ross became British at some point in 1940, but I'm not sure exactly when. Her nationality is given as British when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-43 on Dec. 2-1940, Convoy OB 251. |
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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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Halifax section
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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Yugoslavian
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pitch
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Bordeaux
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–
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British
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paper
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Dublin
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Listed in HX 44
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Montreal City
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Manchester Port
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Commodore Vessel
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Brynymor
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"
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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scrap iron
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Hull
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Listed in HX 44
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Pierre L-D
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French
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copper - special
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Brest
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–
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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To HX 44 - did not sail
Listed in HX 45 |
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Temple Moat
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British
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grain
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Portland / London
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–
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Bengore Head
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"
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grain
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Belfast
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–
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Beaverford
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"
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general
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London
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Vice Commodore
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Bristol City
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"
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general - special
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Swansea
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–
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 44
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"
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grain
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Belfast
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Listed in HX 44
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Fort Médine
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French / British 1940
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horses
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Bordeaux
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–
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Ramsay
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British
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Sulairia
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Thornlea
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Wendover
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"
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scrap iron
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Manchester
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–
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Frederick S. Fales
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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From HX 41
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Winterswijk
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Dutch
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wheat - oil cake
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Glasgow
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–
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The following ships are listed on a separate document, and I believe some of them belong in the Bermuda portion (see A 1 form above):
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Ida Bakke
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Norwegian
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lumber - lead - flint
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Glasgow
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From HX 41
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Ahamo
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Neion
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Greek
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general
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Brest f. o.
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–
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Iroquois
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British
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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Wirta
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Finnish
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sulphur - lumber
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Newcastle
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–
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Wisa
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"
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sulphur
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London
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–
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Inverilen
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British
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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–
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Athelprince
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"
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Tanker - molasses
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London
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–
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Chama
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"
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Tanker B
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Pauillac
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–
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Athelcrest
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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–
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Joining from Bermuda - Sailed May 15
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven
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?
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Falmouth
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From HX 42
To HX 44 - did not sail |
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Baxtergate
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British
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lumber - wheat - metal
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Southampton
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–
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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From HX 42
Listed in HX 45 |
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Opalia
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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Yarraville
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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–
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Sinnington Court
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"
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lumber - grain
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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British Loyalty
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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From HX 42
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Standella
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"
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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–
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Sildra
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Gold Shell
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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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Ensis
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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–
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British Hussar
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Daytonian
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"
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steel - cotton
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Manchester
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–
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Napier Star
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"
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butter - mutton - wool
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Portland / London
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–
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Laurits Swenson
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Norwegian
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grain - fruit
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Liverpool
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–
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Dallas City
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British
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lumber - wheat
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Newcastle
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–
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Bhima
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"
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steel - cotton
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Manchester
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–
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British Courage
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Victor Ross
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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–
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Vivi
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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Notes: Commodore was in Manchester Port, Vice Commodore in Beaverford. Ocean Escort: HMS Emerald. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 44 |
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