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CONVOY HX 9
Departed Halifax on Nov. 18-1939 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 2 (Arnold Hague agrees with 30 ships).
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Transcribed from documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegram and A 1 form - 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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San Fabian
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British
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Tanker B
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London
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Commodore
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Cerinthus
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Weirbank
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"
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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Innerton
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Venetia
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"
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Tanker W
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Plymouth
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–
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Sinnington Court
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"
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zinc concentrates - lumber
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Southampton
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–
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Darcoila
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"
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Diloma
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"
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Tanker W
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Liverpool
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–
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Queen City
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"
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cotton - pig iron
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Liverpool
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–
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Hadleigh
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"
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wheat
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London
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–
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San Tiburcio
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"
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Tanker W
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Liverpool
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–
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Arletta
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"
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Tanker W
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Liverpool
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–
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Brockley Hill
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Trehata
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"
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grain
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Leith
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–
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San Ubaldo
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Jhelum
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"
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cotton - pig iron
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Liverpool
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–
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Crispin
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Vice Commodore
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Arakaka
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"
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sugar - rum - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Whitford Point
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"
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cotton - resin
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Liverpool
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–
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Culebra
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Baron Loudoun
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"
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lumber
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Cardiff
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–
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Regent Panther
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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San Cirilo
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"
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Conch
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"
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Tanker B
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Invergordon
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–
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San Adolpho
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"
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Tanker B
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Rosyth
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–
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Darlington Court
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"
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metal - lumber
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London
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Not included on A 1 form
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Beckenham
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"
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lead - lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Harry G. Seidel
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Le Havre
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–
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Barrwhin
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British
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scrap iron
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Hull
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Not included on A 1 form
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Charles Pratt
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Le Havre
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Not included on A 1 form
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| Note that 3 ships are missing (Darlington Court, Barrwhin and Charles Pratt). | ||||||||
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7
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8
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9
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11
Jhelum |
21
Queen City |
31
Crispin |
41
Whitford Point |
51
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61
Regent Panther |
71 San Fabian |
81 Beckenham |
91 Trehata |
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12
Darcoila |
22
Arletta |
32
Arakaka |
42
Cerinthus |
52*
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62
San Cirilo |
72 Hadleigh |
82 Brockley Hill |
92 Weirbank |
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13
Innerton |
23
San Ubaldo |
33 San Tiburcio |
43 Culebra |
53 | 63 Conch |
73 Venetia |
83 Harry G. Seidel |
93 Sinnington Court |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Diloma |
44 Baron Loudoun |
54 | 64 San Adolfo |
74 | 84 | 94 |
| 55* | ||||||||
Notes: * There are no merchant ships listed for the 5th column, but there's a mark around station 52 saying "Position A" and "Warspite during day and in low visibility", and another near station 55 (in other words, behind the convoy) saying "Position B" and "Warspite during night in normal visibility". Commodore was in San Fabian, Vice Commodore in Crispin. Ocean Escort: HMS Warspite. Arrived rendezvous on Nov. 30. |
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