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CONVOY SC 59
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Dec. 10-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 39 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. For info, some of the ships in this convoy also appear in the westbound Convoy ON 33 or ON 35 (see also ON 31)
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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Belgian
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Tanker B
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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Orfor
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British
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phosphate
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London
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From SC 58
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Wichita Falls
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American
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general - special
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Reykjavik
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From SC 58
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Jobshaven
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Dutch
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manganese - general
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Barrow
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From SC 58
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Clare Lilley
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British
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general - special
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Manchester
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From SC 58
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Langleecrag
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"
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general
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Manchester
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From SC 58
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Blairesk
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"
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general
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Manchester
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From SC 58
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Irish Larch
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Irish
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wheat - general
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Dublin
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–
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Nadin
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Greek
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Prins Maurits
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Dutch
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sugar - rum
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Greenock
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From SC 58
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North Devon
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British
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phosphate
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Billingham on Tees
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From SC 58
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Widestone
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Chagres
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Panamanian
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general - special
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Liverpool
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–
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Spokane
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"
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general
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Swansea
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From SC 58
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Arena
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Irish
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wheat - general
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Dublin
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From SC 58
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Standard
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Coulmore
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British
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sugar
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London
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–
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Baron Haig
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Aikaterini T
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Greek
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wheat
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Swansea
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From SC 58
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Panamanian
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general - grain - special
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Archangel
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Listed in SC 60
(Later Convoy PQ 7B) |
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Acasta
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Londonderry
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From SC 58
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Empire Unity
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British
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Tanker B
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London (Thameshaven)
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Fidelio
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Ridham Docks
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–
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Gitano
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British
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general - special
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Hull
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–
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Hilversum
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Dutch
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sulphur
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Hull
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–
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Iron Baron
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Norwegian
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grain
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Ipswich
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–
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American
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general
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Archangel
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Selfoss
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Icelandic
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lumber
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Reykjavik
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–
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Condylis
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Greek
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grain
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London
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–
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Dimitrios Chandris
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"
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general
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London
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From SC 58
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Ipswich
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Listed in SC 60
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Peder Bogen
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British
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Adm tanker B
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Rosyth
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–
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Agioi Victores
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Greek
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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British
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general
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Hull
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Listed in SC 60
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Kirkpool
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"
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general
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Leith / London
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–
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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To SC 61 - did not sail
Listed in SC 62 |
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New York City
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"
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Senta
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Norwegian
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aluminium - pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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–
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Wellpark
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British
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general
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Newcastle
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–
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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Listed in SC 60
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Cydonia
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Empire Selwyn
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"
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corn
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Glasgow
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(Later joined PQ 9/10,
returned with QP 8) |
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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grain - general
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Tyne
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Listed in SC 60
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British
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wheat
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Belfast
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Listed in SC 60
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Tredinnick
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"
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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Greek
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iron ore
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Belfast f. o.
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Listed in SC 60
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Saint Bernard
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British
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grain
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Methil d. g. / Hull
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–
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Boreas
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Norwegian
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zinc concentrates
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Bruyere
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British
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general - 2 passengers
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Clive
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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From SC 58
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Notes: Related external links: Russian Convoy Series - PQ 7B and PQ 8 are included. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 60 |
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