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CONVOY BHX 68
Bermuda portion of HX 68 - departed Bermuda on Aug. 23-1940

HX 68 (not available to me, but can be found at this external website) left Halifax on Aug. 24-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 8.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 47 ships in the combined convoy.

Received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Bermuda Section of Convoy HX 68
Abraham Lincoln
Norwegian
none given
Liverpool
–
Anten
Swedish
Copra - zinc
Liverpool
To BHX 69 - but crossed out
See * in Notes
Appalachee
British
Tanker W
Avonmouth
–
Athelbeach
"
sugar (Tanker)
Hull
–
Athelqueen
"
molasses (Tanker)
Birkenhead
–
British Governor
"
Admiralty tanker B
Clyde
–
Californian
American / MOWT 1940
steel - iron - motor boats
Glasgow
(Renamed Empire Kite, later Empire Seal)
From BHX 67
Chesapeake
British
Tanker W
Clyde f. o.
From BHX 67
Condor
American / MOWT 1940
lead bunker - pulp
Liverpool
(Renamed Empire Elk
later Norw. Norvarg)
Sailed in HX 69
Diplomat
British
steel - general - explosives - motor boats
Liverpool
From BHX 67
Germanic
"
scrap
Barrow
–
Kavak
"
bauxite
Newport
–
Kongsgaard
Norwegian
Tanker B
To Halifax to await orders
See HX 70
Oakfield
British
Admiralty tanker
Liverpool
–
Olympos
Greek
sulphur
Garston
Sailed in HX 69
Patella
British
Admiralty tanker
Clyde
To BHX 69 - but crossed out
See * in Notes
Politician
"
steel - copper - general - explosives
Holyhead / Liverpool
–
Robert F. Hand
"
Tanker W
To Halifax to await orders
–
Samuel Bakke
Norwegian
lead - lumber
Manchester
–
Silveray
British
general - aeroplanes - motorboats
Liverpool
–

Notes:
* In the document for the Bermuda portion of HX 69, there's a note next to Anten and Patella saying simply "HX 68", which might indicate they both had sailed in HX 68 afterall(?). Additionally, Varand is crossed out from that form, with the same note, and Tricula and Winamac, sailing in HX 69, are said to have been transferred from HX 68.

Note also that there's a statement in connection with Convoy SC 2, saying that Empire Mermaid, cancelled from that convoy, was sent to HX 68, and the Norwegian Balla and Havtor, which both sailed in Convoy SC 2, originally came from HX 68.

Further info not available.

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