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CONVOY HX 85
Left Halifax Nov. 1-1940, arrived Sydney C.B. on Nov. 9.
| Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" lists a convoy with the designation HX 85/1 leaving Sydney C.B. on Nov. 11-1940, arriving Liverpool on Nov. 25, giving 28 ships, and my guess is that the ships listed on this page made up this convoy (though the Commodore says it consisted of 31 ships from Halifax to Sydney C.B.). |
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Transcribed from various documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. On the documents, there's a note saying: Former rendezvous dates: The "raider" in question was Admiral Scheer - see Convoy HX 84. |
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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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Bermuda Section (BHX) - Sailing Oct. 28-1940
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Norwegian
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–
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 92
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Athelfoam
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British
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molasses
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Mersey
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–
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British Commodore
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British
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Ad. tanker B
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Milford Haven for
Devonport |
Ex HX 84 *
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Bruxelles
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Belgian
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scrap iron
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Ardrossan
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Ex HX 84 *
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Swedish
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steel - lumber - cotton
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Mersey
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Ex HX 84 *
to HX 86 * |
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Norwegian
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tanker W
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–
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to HX 86 *
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Capulet
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British
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Ad. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Charles F. Meyer
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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 Convoy HX 87) |
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Cromarty
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"
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lumber - metal
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London/Hull
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–
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El Grillo
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"
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tanker B
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Manchester/Mersey
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–
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Empire Tiger
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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Swansea
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–
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Hoperange
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"
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lumber - lead - wheat
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London/Hull
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–
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Hoperidge
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"
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lumber - lead
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Barry/Cardiff
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–
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"
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steel
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–
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Returned to Sydney
Listed in SC 11 |
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Kheti
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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British
(Ex Danish Kina till 1940) |
steel - cotton - timber
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–
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to HX 86 *
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La Cordillera
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British
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lumber - metal
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London/Hull
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–
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Lima
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Swedish
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lumber - metal
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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British
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lumber - lead
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–
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to HX 86 *
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Halifax Section - Sailing Nov. 1-1940
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Norwegian
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Ad. tanker B
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Clyde
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HX 86
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Greek
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sulphur
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Garston
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Ex HX 84 *
to HX 89 |
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Norwegian
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general
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Cork
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Listed in SC 11
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"
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tanker W
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Tyne
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–
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Greek
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steel
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 11
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Swedish
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pig iron
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Swansea
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HX 86
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Javanese Prince
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British
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general - special
Mohawk planes |
Liverpool
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–
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Tolken
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Swedish
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steel
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Newport/Hull/London
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From SC 9
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Chaucer
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British
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steel - special
Tomahawk planes |
Newport/Avonmouth/Liverpool
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–
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"
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steel - special
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–
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HX 86
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Nurtureton
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Sarthe
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"
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general - flour - special
(planes) |
Liverpool
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Ex HX 81? & HX 84 *
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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Hull
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Ex HX 84 *
to HX 86 |
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"
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tanker W
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Manchester
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Ex HX 84 *
to HX 86 |
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Romney
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"
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steel - trucks
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Belfast/London/Hull
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Ex HX 84 *
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Topdalsfjord
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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–
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Trevilley
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British
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wheat - lumber
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London
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–
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Loch Don
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"
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grain - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Uranienborg
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British from 1940
(Ex Danish) |
pit props
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Hull
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–
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Vernon City
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British
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grain
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illegible
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–
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Dornoch
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"
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Manchester Division
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"
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general - special
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illegible
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–
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Beaverdale
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"
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"
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Avonmouth
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–
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Bic Island
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Canadian Gov.
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"
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Liverpool
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–
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Baltara
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British
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Greek
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iron ore
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–
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From HX 81?
Listed in SC 12 |
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British
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maize
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–
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(listed in HX 87)
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| Several ships have a note saying "Ex HX 84" next to them (denoted * in this table) - however, none of these ships can be found on the HX 84 convoy form - it probably means they were originally scheduled, but did not sail. Similarly, only a few of the vessels with the notation "HX 86" (denoted * in the table) appear on the form for Convoy HX 86 (Mosli, Hjelmaren, Dalfram, Waziristan, Diloma). | ||||
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Notes: Escorts Halifax: HMCS Assiniboine and HMCS French. More details on all the Norwegian ships named in this table can be found in the alphabetical ship lists of this website. To the next HX convoy in my list HX 86 |
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