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CONVOY HX 57
Cruising Order & Advance Sailing Telegram
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Departed Halifax on July 11-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th (Arnold Hague says 51 ships). |
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| Transcribed from A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Br=British, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Gr=Greek, Lat=Latvian, Est=Estonian, Am=American, Pa=Panamanian. B = Bermuda portion. |
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11
Norman Prince pit props Medway (Br) |
21
San Emiliano gas oil Grangemouth (Br) |
31
Delftdijk general London (Du) |
41
Delilian grain - general Glasgow (Br) |
51
Daldorch steel - general ev. Liverpool (Br) |
61
Manchester Division general Manchester (Br) |
71
Bereby general Liverpool (Br) |
81
Rio Blanco general Garston (Br) |
91
Bengore Head general Belfast (Br) |
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12
Bjørkhaug * timber Grimsby (Norw) |
22
timber London (Br) Harlesden |
32
scrap steel Middlesbrough (Norw) |
42
Milcrest iron ore Glasgow (Br) |
52
Leiesten lub. oil Clyde (Norw) |
62
Hercules general ev. - general Liverpool (Du) |
72
Hørda general Liverpool (Norw) |
82
City of Oxford general Avonmouth (Br) |
92
Horn Shell fuel oil Belfast (Br) |
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13
Granicos pulp Gravesend (Gr) |
23
Hartismere steel - pit props Hull (Br) |
33 Vancouver kerosene London (Br) |
43 Agia Marina grain Glasgow (Gr) |
53 Vingaland general Clyde (Sw) |
63 Evanger general Liverpool (Norw) |
73 Gypsum Queen steel - planes Liverpool (Br) |
83 Sedgepool * steel - lumber Cardiff (Br) |
93 Zeus grain Belfast (Gr) |
| 14 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 Ruperra pig iron Newport (Br) |
84 Everoja sugar Dublin (Lat/Br) |
94 White Crest scrap iron Belfast (Br) |
| 15 B Goodleigh general Grangemouth (Br) |
25 B Invershannon Admiralty fuel Scapa Flow (Br) |
35 B La Cordillera lead - lumber London (Br) |
45 B Port Darwin refrig. London (Br) |
55 B San Arcadio crude & fuel oil Clyde (Br) |
65 B Rio Azul scrap iron Ardrossan (Br) |
75 B Malmanger Admiralty fuel Clyde (Norw) |
85 B Inverilen aviation spirits Avonmouth (Br) |
95 B Vav gasoline Dublin (Norw) |
| 16 | 26 | 36 B Carperby sugar London (Br) |
46 B Salvestria fuel oil Grangemouth (Br) |
56 B Sildra Admiralty fuel Portsmouth (Norw) |
66 B El Ciervo Admiralty fuel Clyde (Br) |
76 B Clearwater steel - cotton Liverpool (Am/MOWT 1940) |
86 B Sulev sugar Belfast (Est/Br) |
96 B Atlantian steel - cotton Liverpool (Br) |
| 17 | 27 | 37 B Kars aviation fuel Clyde (Br) |
47 B Athelviking fuel oil Clyde (Br) |
57 B Eglantine general scrap Swansea (Am / MOWT 1940) |
67 B Tuscan Star refrig. Clyde (Br) |
77 B Ronin general Clyde (Gr/Pa) |
87 B Madrono fuel oil Belfast (Norw) |
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| * Norwegian Bjørkhaug and British Sedgepool parted company before rendezvous (reason not given).
The Estonian Sulev and the Latvian Everoja were taken over by MOWT in 1940. As will be seen from the Advance Sailing Telegram, several more ships than those crossed out above were scheduled but did not sail. The Bermuda portion (BHX 57) was escorted by HMS Emerald (also Commodore of convoy), sailing between columns 4 and 5 (to be 6 cables apart, the others 4 cables apart, ships in columns to be 2 cables apart). Cruising speed: 9 knots. |
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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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British
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timber
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London
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Bengore Head
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"
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general
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Belfast
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From HX 56
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Vancouver
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"
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Tanker W
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River Medway
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From HX 56
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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From HX 56
Listed in HX 58 |
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City of Oxford
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 56
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Norwegian
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pig iron
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Swansea
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"
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timber
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Firth of Forth
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From HX 56
Listed in HX 58 |
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Daldorch
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British
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steel - explosives
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Clyde
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From HX 56
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Hercules
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Dutch
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general - explosives
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London
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–
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Gypsum Queen
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British
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steel - aircraft
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Liverpool
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From HX 56
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Granicos
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Greek
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pulp
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Gravesend
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–
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Zeus
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"
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grain
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Barry
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From HX 56
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Delftdijk
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Dutch
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general
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London
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–
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Everoja
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Latvian / MOWT 1940
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sugar
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Dublin
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–
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Norwegian
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general
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London
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Listed in HX 58
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Ruperra
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British
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pig iron
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Newport
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–
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San Emiliano
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"
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Tanker B
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Grangemouth
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From HX 56
Vice Commodore |
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Sedgepool
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"
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steel - timber
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Cardiff
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See note in A form
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Agia Marina
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Greek
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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Bereby
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Delilian
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Evanger
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Norwegian
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Hartismere
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British
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Manchester Division
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"
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general
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Manchester
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Commodore Vessel
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Milcrest
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"
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ore
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Ardrossan
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–
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Norman Prince
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"
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pit props
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Medway
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–
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White Crest
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"
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scrap iron
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Belfast / Middlesbrough
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–
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"
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iron ore
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Glasgow
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Listed in HX 58
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"
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none given
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 58
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Norwegian
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scrap steel
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Middlesbrough
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Horn Shell
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British
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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From HX 56
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The following ships appear on a separate document, with no mention of which section they belong to - note, however, that some of these belong in the Bermuda portion, denoted with a B
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Kars
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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B
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Salvestria
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"
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Tanker B
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Grangemouth
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Athelviking
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 56
B |
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Eglantine
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American / MOWT 1940
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general - scrap iron
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Milford Haven
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(Became Br. Empire Buffalo)
See also HX 53 B |
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Tuscan Star
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British
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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B
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Ronin
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Panamanian
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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B
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Bjørkhaug
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Norwegian
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timber
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Grimsby
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See note in A form
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Harlesden
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British
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pit props - steel
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Immingham
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–
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Leiesten
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 56
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Vingaland
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Swedish
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Hørda
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 56
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Rio Blanco
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British
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timber - metal
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Garston
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–
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Joining from Bermuda - Sailed July 10
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Carperby
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British
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sugar
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London
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From HX 56
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Sildra
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 56
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Madrono
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Rio Azul
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British
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scrap iron
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Ardrossan
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From HX 56
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"
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Tanker
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Stanlow
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From HX 56
Ashore |
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San Arcadio
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester |
From HX 56
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Vav
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Dublin
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–
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"
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Tanker W
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–
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"To be sent to Halifax to await orders"
Listed in HX 63 |
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American / MOWT 1940
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steel
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Liverpool
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(Became Br. Empire Steelhead)
Listed in HX 58 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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British
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Tanker B
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–
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"To be sent to Halifax to await orders"
Listed in HX 61 |
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Sulev
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Estonian / MOWT 1940
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sugar
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London
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–
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British
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Tanker W
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–
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"To be sent to Halifax to await orders"
Listed in HX 58 |
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"
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general - explosives
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Liverpool
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La Cordillera
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"
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lead - lumber
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London
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–
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Estonian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Malmanger
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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El Ciervo
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Invergordon
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–
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Inverilen
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Atlantian
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"
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steel - cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Goodleigh
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"
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grain - lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Port Darwin
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"
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refrig.
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London
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–
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Clearwater
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American / MOWT 1940
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steel - cotton
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Liverpool
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Became Br. Empire Shearwater
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"
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lumber - lead
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Hull
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Listed in HX 58
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Invershannon
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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"
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lumber - grain
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London
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"
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Tanker B
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London
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Listed in HX 58
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"
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grain - lead - lumber
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Belfast f. o.
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Listed in HX 58
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"
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lumber - lead
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Liverpool
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Listed in HX 58
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| Again, note that several more ships than those listed here were in the Bermuda portion - see A 1 form above. | ||||
Notes: Commodore vessel was Manchester Division, Vice Commodore was in San Emiliano, and Rear Commodore in Port Darwin (joining from the Bermuda section). Clyde Commodore: In Delilian. 51 ships sailed, 49 were present at rendezvous with local escort, the Norwegian Bjørkhaug and British Sedgepool having parted company. * Salvestria, on a voyage from Aruba for Grangemouth with 9201 tons of fuel oil, struck an acoustic mine on July 27-1940, 2.8 miles from Inchkeith Lighthouse, Firth of Forth. She had a crew of 57, 10 of whom perished ("Lloyd's War losses", Vol I). Ocean Escort: HMS Ascania (Armed Merchant Cruiser). More details on the Norwegian ships named in this convoy can be found in the alphabetical ship lists of this website. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 58 |
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