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CONVOY SC 48
Advance Sailing Telegram
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Oct. 5-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 22nd
Cruising order and Commodore's notes are available on page 2
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - 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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Star
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Norwegian
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flour
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Glasgow
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–
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British
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sugar
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Clyde f. o.
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From SC 47
Alternative Convoy: SC 49 (not available) |
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Gudmundrå
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Swedish
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sugar
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Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
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From SC 47
See * in Notes To SC 52 (Wabana portion) - did not sail To SC 53 (Wabana portion) - did not sail |
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Capsa
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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From SC 47 (not available)
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Scottish Heather
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From SC 46 (not available)
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Knud
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"
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lumber
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Boston
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From SC 47
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Frances Dawson
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"
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maize
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Belfast
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From SC 47
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"
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Tanker W
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London
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From SC 47
Alternative Convoy: SC 49 |
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Ila
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Norwegian
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steel - general
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Glasgow
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From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2 |
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Borgholm
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"
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steel - canned goods
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Cardiff
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From SC 47
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Empire Moonbeam
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British
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sugar
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London
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From SC 47
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Mathilda
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Norwegian
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general - 2 passengers
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Manchester
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From SC 47
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San Gaspar
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British
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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–
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Facto
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Norwegian
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general
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Hull
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–
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Spar
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Dutch
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sulphur
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London
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From SC 47
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Grodno
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British
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general
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Methil d. g. / London
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–
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Rosenborg
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"
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phosphates
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Aberdeen
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–
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Euthalia
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Greek
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wheat - general
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Belfast
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From SC 44 (not available)
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Welsh Trader
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British
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general
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Clyde
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–
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Peterton
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"
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sugar
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Inger Lise
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Boston
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–
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Peder Bogen
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Barfonn
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2 |
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Kingsborough
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British
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steel - food stuffs
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Belfast
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–
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Clan Ranald
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"
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general
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Belfast d. g. / Manchester
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From SC 46
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Empire Gull
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"
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scrap
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Swansea
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From SC 47
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Empire Heron
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"
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sulphur
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Manchester
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From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2 |
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Norwegian
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nitrate
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Newport
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Listed in Convoy HX 152
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Philip T. Dodge
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British
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newsprint - steel
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Manchester
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–
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Rossum
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Ipswich
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–
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Saltersgate
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British
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phosphates
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Newport
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–
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Greek
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barley
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Liverpool
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Alternative Convoy: SC 49
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Silvercedar
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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Sunk - see page 2
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Castalia
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Commodore vessel
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Defender
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"
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general - mail 23
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Liverpool
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–
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Lornaston
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"
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sulphur
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Hull
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From SC 47
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Mount Taurus
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Greek
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grain
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London
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–
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Rym
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Londonderry
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Sunk - see page 2
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Panamanian
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 51
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Erviken
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Norwegian
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phosphates
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Garston
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Sunk - see page 2
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Fairwater
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British
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sugar
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Clyde
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–
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Manchester Spinner
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"
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steel - cotton
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Holyhead / Manchester
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–
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Silverelm
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Vassilios A. Polemis
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Greek
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general
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Avonmouth
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Not listed on the A 1 form,
see page 2 |
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Danae II
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British (Ex Fr.)
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timber
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Sharpness
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–
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British
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phosphates
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Clyde f. o.
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Alternative Convoy: SC 49
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Granfoss
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Norwegian
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steel - pulpwood
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Ridham Dock
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Not included on A 1 form,
see page 2 |
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Seapool
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British
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steel - cotton
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Tyne
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–
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"
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aluminum - paper
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Manchester
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Alternative Convoy: SC 49
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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W. C. Teagle
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"
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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Sunk - see page 2
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Empire Moon
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"
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wheat
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Liverpool
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From SC 46
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Marietta E
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"
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general
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Methil d. g. / London
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From HX 152
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Bold Venture **
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Panamanian
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general
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Liverpool
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Sunk - see page 2
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French
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From Wabana
From SC 46 Alternative Convoy: SC 49 |
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Greek
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pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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From Wabana
Alternative Convoy: SC 49 |
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Anna
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"
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wheat
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London
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From Wabana
From SC 45 (not available) |
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Mauritz
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Swedish
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lumber
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London
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From SC 46
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Empire Antelope
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British
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steel
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Immingham
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–
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Evros
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Greek
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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From HX 151
Sunk - see page 2 |
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Manaquí
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British
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rum - sugar
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London
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Not included on A 1 form,
see page 2 |
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Evita
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o.
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From HX 152
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Notes: ** Bold Venture is crossed out with the word "NOT" next to the name (all the other crossed out names also have "NOT" next to them). However, this ship must have sailed afterall, because she's listed as sunk in this convoy (see Page 2). Some sources list Vancouver Island as a straggler from this convoy. This appears to be an error, see this posting to my Ship Forum. Continue to cruising order - page 2 To the next available SC convoy in my list SC 51 |
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