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CONVOY SC 85
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Sydney, C.B. on May 29-1942 and arrived Liverpool on June 12.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 60 ships)
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Additional 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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Hartbridge
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British
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grain - general
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Avonmouth
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From SC 84
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Dettifoss
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Icelandic
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general - 7 passengers - mail 18
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Reykjavik
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–
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British
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wheat
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Glasgow
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Radcombe
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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From SC 84
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Empire Spey
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 84
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Margit
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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wood pulp
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Grado
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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London
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From SC 84
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Dunav
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Yugoslavian
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lumber - steel
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London
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–
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Dunsley
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British
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wheat
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Swansea (Southampton)
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–
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Polyktor
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Blairatholl
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British
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wood pulp
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Gravesend
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–
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Mount Pelion
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Danby
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British
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wheat
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Avonmouth
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–
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Innerton
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"
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wheat - trucks
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London
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–
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Mount Mycale
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Greek
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grain - trucks
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Sharpness
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–
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"
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aluminium - pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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Listed in SC 86
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Disa
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Swedish
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newsprint
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Roumanie
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Belgian
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general
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Swansea
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From SC 84
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Elswick Park
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British
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grain
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London
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From SC 84
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Hindoo
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Panamanian
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general
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Rekjavik
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–
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Osric
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Swedish
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timber
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Akabahra
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Hull
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–
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Mars
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Dutch
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flour
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Glasgow
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From SC 84
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Titus
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"
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flour
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Bristol
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From SC 84
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Penhale
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British
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grain
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Leith
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–
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Penolver
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"
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grain - trucks
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Londonderry / Dublin
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–
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Star
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Liverpool
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–
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Mimosa
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Greek
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grain - general
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Newcastle
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–
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Tenax
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British
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grain
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Tyne
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–
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Don
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Facto
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"
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lumber
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London
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–
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Donbass
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Russian
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Tanker - linseed oil
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy PQ 17 to Russia
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Greek
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grain
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London
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Listed in SC 86
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Sneland I
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Swansea (Southampton)
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–
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Bifrost
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Swedish
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timber
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Belfast d. g. / Mersey
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–
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Leonardia
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"
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lumber
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Methil d. g. / Immingham
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–
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Kirsten Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Immingham
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–
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Evviva
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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Marga
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"
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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Azerbaidjan
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Russian
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Tanker - vegetable oil
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Clyde f. o.
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Joined Convoy PQ 17 to Russia
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Brisk
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Empire Bunting
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British
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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–
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Empire Union
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 191
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Kathariotisa
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Greek
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timber
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Leith
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–
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Boston City
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British
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general
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Newport
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From HX 191
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Margarita Chandris
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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From HX 191 (& SC 84)
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Rinos
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"
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Archangelos
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"
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general - grain - trucks
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Manchester
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–
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Baron Cochrane
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British
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grain
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Leith Dock / Ipswich
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–
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Birgitte
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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aluminium - pulp
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Glasgow
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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 HX 192
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 86
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Nicolas
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Senta
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Manchester
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–
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Stornest
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British
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grain - trucks
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Manchester
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–
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Uskside
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"
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flour
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Glasgow
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–
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Zeus
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Greek
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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USS Mattole
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American
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fuel oil
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Reykjavik
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–
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USS Rapidan
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"
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fuel
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Reykjavik
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–
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USS Pegasus
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"
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general
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Reykjavik
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–
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Gezina
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Grimsby.
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–
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Bur
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"
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lumber - steel
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London
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–
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Empire Hawksbill
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British
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general - trucks
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Cardiff
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–
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Joining from Newfoundland
(sailed May 31) |
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Radport
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British
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steel - scrap
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Hull
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Tintagel
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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(See also SC 67)
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Clarissa Radcliffe
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British
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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–
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| The Rescue Vessel Bury (requisitioned on Aug. 14-1941) was also with this convoy. She was on her 4th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 7-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 92 - to St. John's, May 16 in order to land several survivors from torpedoed ships (follow link for further details). She then sailed with CL 39 from St. John's to Halifax (May 17-May 19), subsequently with HS 5 from Halifax to Sydney, C.B (May 24-May 26), joining Convoy SC 85 to return to Clyde, May 29-June 12. | ||||
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 86 |
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