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CONVOY ON 270

Convoy ON 270 Cruising Order
Departed Southend on Dec. 3-1944 and arrived New York on the 22nd (Arnold Hague gives 49 ships)
For info, some of the ships in this convoy returned to the U.K. only a few days later with Convoy HX 328, others with HX 329 (Dec. 29), some with later HX convoys.
Also, some of them had previously been in the eastbound Convoys HX 316, HX 317, HX 318, HX 319, and HX 320, Nov.-1944.

Br=British, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian.
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Albert C. Ritchie
(Am)
21
Nathaniel Alexander
(Am)
31
Nathan Clifford
(Am)
41
David L. Yulee
(Am)
51
William G. Fargo
(Am)
61
Port Sydney
(Br)
71
George T. Angell
(Am)
81
Jedediah S. Smith
(Am)
91
Samtyne
(Br)
 101
Buenos Aires
(Norw)		 111
Hannibal Hamlin
(Am)
12
Melville Jacoby
(Am)
22
John H. B. Latrobe
(Am)
32
B. Charney Vladeck
(Am)
42
Amastra
(Br)
52
Dalfonn?
(Kaldfonn?)
(Norw)
62
Norlys
(Pa)
72
Anna Knudsen?
(Norw)
82
Gefion
(Norw)
92
Tongariro
(Br)
 102
Addie Bagley Daniles
(Am)		 112
Thomas U. Walter?
(Am)
13
John T. Holt
(Am)
23
P. T. Barnum
(Am)
 33
Désirade
(Br - ex. Fr.)		 43
John Woolman
(Am)		 53 63
Empire MacRae
(Br)		 73 83
Acavus
(Br)		 93
Empire Martaban
(Br)		 103
Abraham Lincoln
(Norw)		 113
Empire Sceptre
(Br)
14
Margaret Brent
(Am)		 24
Thomas W. Gregory
(Am)		 34
Benjamin Holt
(Am)		 44
Dorcasia
(Br)		 54 64 74 84
Herbert D. Croly
(Am)		 94
Tungsha
(Norw)		 104
Sieur de la Salle
(Am)		 114
Rosedale Park
(Br)
15
Charles A. Dana
(Am)		 25
Hoke Smith
(Am)		 35
George Poindexter
(Am)		 45
J. Willard Gibbs
(Am)		 55 65 75 85
Manchester Exporter
(Br)		 95
Manchester Port
(Br)		 105
Argolikos
(Gr)		 115
Corner Brook
(Br)
16
Heimvard
(Norw)		 26
William D. Bloxham
(Am)		 36
Cardinal Gibbons
(Am)		 46
Fastnet
(Br)
Rescue Vessel		 56 66 76 86
Manchester Division
(Br)		 96
Noesa Niwi
(Du)		 106


Notes:
Commodore was E. W. Leir in Port Sydney
Vice Commodore was the Captain of Samtyne.
Rear Commodore was the Captain of Amastra.

Escorts: Kokanee (K 419), St. Thomas (K 488), Trillium, Forest Hill, Riviere du Loup (K 357).

Local Escort: Kirkella.

The Rescue Vessel Fastnet was on her 9th voyage as such, joining from Clyde on Dec. 4, to Halifax Dec. 20 - returned with HX 328 from Halifax on Dec. 26, ending her voyage on Jan. 9-1945. Her previous eastbound voyage (8th voyage) had taken place with Convoy HX 318. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
Empire ships

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To the next ON convoy in my list ON 271
will be added, as will ON 272 through ON 276
In the meantime, see Ships sailing in all ON convoys
The next available ON convoy is ON 277


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