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CONVOY SC 23
Departed Halifax on Febr. 18-1941 and arrived U.K. on March 9.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 34 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of:
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Erna III
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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sulphate
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Rochester
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From SC 20
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Chr. J. Kampmann
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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general
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Preston
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–
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Inger Elisabeth
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London / Grimsby
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From SC 21
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"
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lumber
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Methil f. o.
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To SC 24 - did not sail
Listed in SC 25 |
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Karlander
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"
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pit props
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Hull
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Belgian
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timber
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Sharpness
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–
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Ullapool
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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Sunk - See Notes
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Empire Sambar
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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Glasgow
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–
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Jobshaven
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Belfast / Newport
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From SC 22
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Clumberhall
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British
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grain
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London
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From SC 22
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American / MOWT 1941
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steel - scrap iron
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Liverpool
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Janelew
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American / MOWT 1941
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phosphates
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London
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Renamed Empire Plover
See also HX 104 |
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Anglo Norse
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British
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Tanker B
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Glasgow
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From SC 22
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Marionga
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Greek
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sulphur
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Manchester
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From HX 108
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Hawkinge
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British
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lumber
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London
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–
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Ilissos
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Greek
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Antiope
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British
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steel - trucks
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Birkenhead
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From SC 22
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Empire Springbuck
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"
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steel
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Newport
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From SC 22
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Thirlby
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"
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grain
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Hull
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From SC 22
Returned to Halifax Listed in SC 26 |
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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grain
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London
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From SC 22
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Solhavn
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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British
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grain
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Ipswich
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From HX 109
Listed in SC 24 |
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Kordecki
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Polish
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steel
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Belfast d. g. / Sharpness
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From SC 20
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Amstel
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Leith
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Manchester
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Listed in SC 24
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Gravesend
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Gravelines
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British
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timber
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Preston
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From SC 21
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Ila
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Rochester
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From SC 20
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Brave Coeur
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American / MOWT 1941
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steel - trucks
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Newport
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Renamed Empire Gull
From HX 109 Returned Listed in SC 24 |
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Scotia
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Swedish
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bauxite
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Belfast d. g. / Newport
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–
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Havørn
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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Returned
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Leith
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Listed in SC 24
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Lily
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Greek
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scrap - steel
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Grangemouth
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–
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"
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phosphates
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 25
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British
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steel - lumber
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Manchester
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To SC 24 - did not sail
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"
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wheat
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Methil f. o.
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Achilles
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Aberdeen
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–
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British
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grain
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Hull
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Listed in SC 24
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Norwegian
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bauxite
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Larne
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Listed in SC 24
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Saltwick
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British
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pit props
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Methil f. o.
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Listed in SC 24
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Hallfried
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Rochester
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–
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Dalemoor
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British
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grain
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Hull
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From HX 108
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Gunvor Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940(?)
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pulp - paper
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London
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–
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Fintra
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British
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timber
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London
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–
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Jenny
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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From HX 109
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Corabella
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British
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steel
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Avonmouth
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From HX 110
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Eastmoor
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"
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steel - trucks
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Hull
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–
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Pagasitikos
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Greek
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steel - scrap
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Belfast d. g. / Manchester
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From SC 22
Returned to Halfiax Listed in SC 25 |
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Empire Frost
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British
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wheat
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Barry Docks
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From HX 110
Sunk - See Notes |
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Empire Gemsbuck
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"
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pig iron
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Swansea
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From SC 22
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Marga
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Norwegian
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bauxite
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Larne
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From SC 22
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Notes: Empire Frost, on a voyage from Baltimore for Barry with 9150 tons of wheat, was abandoned and taken in tow on March 12 (by Dutch tug Seine), not sure why - perhaps she had been bombed? Sunk by aircraft, while in tow, on March 13 in 51 35N 05 54W. She had a crew of 41 and 2 gunners - 6 crew lost. Ullapool, cargo of 7605 tons wheat for Liverpool, was struck by a parachute mine on March 13, approx. 215°, 1500 feet from North End of Princes Stage, River Mersey, and broke in two. She had a crew of 38, 15 of whom died, including 1 gunner. (Wreck demolished) Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 24 |
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