Convoy RU 17 - warsailors.com

CONVOY RU 17
Departed Reykjavik for the U.K. on Apr. 3-1942

Received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. See also this message in my Guestbook.
Ship	Nationality	Cargo	Destination	Remarks
Lewant	Polish	salvage	Glasgow	–
Coxwold	British	salvage	Preston	Returned to Reykjavik Sailed in RU 18
Skjold	British (Ex Danish)	fish	Methil / Hull	From RU 16
~~Borgholm~~	Norwegian	ballast	Clyde	Sailed in RU 18
Gudvin	"	ballast	Mumbles f. o.	–
Willodale	British	ballast	Methil f. o.	–
Rallus	"	ballast (boom defence gear)	Clyde	From RU 16
Marvia	"	Naval goods? (boom defence gear)	Clyde	–
Svava	Danish?* 1216 gt	none given	Hull	From RU 16
Frigga	British (Ex Danish)	none given	Hull	–
Korab II	Polish	none given	Grimsby	–
~~Leth~~	–	–	Scrabster	–
Sado	Norwegian? no tonnage given	–	Grimsby	–
~~Pravda~~	Russian	–	–	See also QP 9
Marylyn	British	–	Immingham	From QP 9
There was a Danish Svava built in 1904, 1193 gt.

Notes:
Svava arrived Scrabster Apr. 8-1942, left next day, arrived Hull Apr. 12-1942.

Korab II arrived Scrabster Apr. 8, left same day, arrived Grimsby on the 11th.

Frigga arrived Scrabster Apr. 8, left same day, arrived Hull on the 11th.

Sado arrived Scrabster Apr. 8, left Apr. 9, arrived Hull on the 12th.

Willodale arrived Loch Ewe Apr. 8, left Apr. 10, arrived Methil on the 13th.

Marvia arrived Loch Ewe Apr. 9, left Apr. 11, arrived Greenock on the 14th.

Lewant arrived Clyde Apr. 9, left same day, arrived Glasgow same day.

Skjold (sailed from Isafjord to join convoy) arrived Scrabster Apr. 8, left Apr. 9, arrived Hull on the 12th.

Gudvin arrived Belfast Lough Apr. 9, left Apr. 11, arrived Barry on the 13th.

Rallus arrived Clyde Apr. 9, later continued to Greenock (arrival date not known).

Marylyn arrived Loch Ewe Apr. 8, left same day, arrived Immingham on the 12th.

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