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CONVOY SC 5
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Sept. 18-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 3
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 ships in this convoy, w/departure date Sept. 19.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport For info, some of the ships in this convoy are also listed in the westbound Convoy OB 244 in Nov. that year. |
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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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Estonian
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lumber
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Belfast
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See SC 4
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Gudvin
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Norwegian
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pulp - paper
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Preston
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From SC 4
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Gezina
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"
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paper - pulp wood
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London
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From SC 4
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Danish / MOWT 1940?
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pulp wood
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Medway
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Knoll
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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From SC 4
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Fanø
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Methil / Hull
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From SC 3
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Fidelio
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Barrow
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–
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Poznan
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Polish
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Ravnanger
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Norwegian
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steel - iron
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Middlesbrough
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From SC 4
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Ilissos
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Greek
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steel - scrap
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Birkenhead
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–
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Kalliopi
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"
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sugar
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Newport
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–
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Aldergrove
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British
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lumber
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Cork
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From SC 3
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Inga I
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Methil / Grimsby
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–
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Leka
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"
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Parklaan
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Dutch
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Blairesk
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British
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Baron Yarborough
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"
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lumber
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Hull
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From HX 75
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Woensdrecht
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Dutch
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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From SC 4
See also HX 71 |
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Robert
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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Risanger
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Ellinico
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Greek
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iron ore
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Belfast / Manchester
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–
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Samsø
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pulp wood
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Methil / Ridham Dock
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From SC 2
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Aghia Eirini
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Greek
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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–
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Baron Elgin
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British
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pit props
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Creemuir
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"
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Adamas
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Greek
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bauxite
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Workington
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Sailed in HX 72(?)
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Swedish
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pulp wood
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Medway
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Listed in SC 6
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Varangberg
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Norwegian
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phosphates
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Hull
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–
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Hartington
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British
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steel
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Barrow
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–
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Hawkinge
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"
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lumber
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Hull
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–
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Norwegian
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scrap iron
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–
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Listed in SC 6
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Victoria
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Greek
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zinc concentrates
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Avonmouth
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–
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British
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sugar
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Belfast f. o.
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Listed in SC 6
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Indra
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Panamanian
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general
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Dublin
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–
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Greek
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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Orania
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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See Notes
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Gallois
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French / MOWT 1940
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Polykarp
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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–
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Kingsland
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British
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pit props
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West Hartlepool
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From HX 74?
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Krakow
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Polish
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Everleigh
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British
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grain
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Cardiff
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From HX 74
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Rossum
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Dutch
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lumber
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Hull
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–
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Alaska
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Norwegian
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lumber - steel
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Middlesbrough
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From HX 74
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Vestland
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"
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Nea
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"
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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From HX 74
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Llanwern
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British
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grain
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Belfast
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–
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Erica
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Embassage
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British
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steel - cars
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Hull
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From HX 74
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Trecarrell
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"
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lumber - steel
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Cardiff
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From HX 74
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Virginia S
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Greek
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From SC 4
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Notes: The nationality for Orania is given as Swedish, but tonnage is given as 1182 gt, which was the Norwegian ship by this name (besides, the Swedish Orania had already been sunk - see this external page). To the next SC convoy in my list SC 6 |
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