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D/S Mui Hock To Mui Hock on the "Ships starting with M" page.
As will be seen when going to Page 1 above, Mui Hock arrived Hong Kong on Apr. 8-1940, the day before the German invasion of Norway, and remained in that part of the world for quite some time. In June-1943, she's listed as sailing in the slow Convoy SC 133 from Halifax to the U.K. According to Page 3 of the archive documents, she arrived Reykjavik (via Loch Ewe June 18/24) on June 28. The following month we find her in Convoy RU 80 from Reykjavik to the U.K, together with Lyra. Mui Hock's final destination is given as New York on that occasion (via Loch Ewe) and she joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 12*, which originated in Liverpool on July 3-1943 and had several Norwegian ships among its ranks. According to the archive document mentioned above, she arrived Boston on July 20. For info, there's a ship by this name listed as sailing in Convoy SG 36 from St. John's, N.F. to Greenland in Dec.-1943 at the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page. This is confirmed by Arnold Hague at the 2nd website that I've linked to - see also Page 4. According to Hague, she headed back to St. John's at the end of Jan.-1944 with Convoy GS 41 from Greenland, arriving St. John's on Febr. 1. In Apr.-1944 she joined the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 157, bound for Iceland, via Loch Ewe, with general cargo. She later travelled to Loch Ewe from Iceland with Convoy RU 120 in May. Early in June she joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 239*, originating in Liverpool June 3, arriving New York on the 22nd; Mui Hock later proceeded to Boston and Halifax. In Aug.-1944 we find her in Convoy HX 303 with 16 other Norwegian ships, namely Tanafjord, Dalfonn, Noravind, Atlantic, Sommerstad, Skotaas, Geisha, Thorhild, Petter, Stirlingville, Rena, Para, Titanian, Romulus, Fjordaas and Norse Lady, all listed on this website. Mui Hock was again bound for Iceland with a general cargo and joined this convoy with the Halifax portion, the convoy having originated in New York. She subsequently left Iceland for Loch Ewe and Boston on Sept. 17 with Convoy RU 135, later joining the westbound Convoy ONS 33* in order to cross the Atlantic (originated in Liverpool Sept. 29). According to Page 4 of the archive documents she arrived New York on Oct. 16 and did not proceed to Boston until Nov. 9, arriving the next day. A week later she shows up in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 161, carrying a general cargo, destination Iceland via Loch Ewe, leaving Iceland again towards the end of Dec. with Convoy RU 147; final destination is given as New York (the archive document already mentioned gives departure Reykjavik as Dec. 25, destination Boston). For this voyage, she's listed in the westbound Convoy ONS 39*, originating in Liverpool on Dec. 28-1944. She returned to the U.K. at the end of Jan.-1945 with Convoy SC 166 from Halifax, bound for Iceland with general and lumber. She arrived Reykjavik, via Loch Ewe, on Febr. 18 (see Page 5), then joined Convoy RU 155 at the beginning of March, destination Belfast for Halifax. For this voyage she joined the westbound Convoy ONS 44*, which originated in Liverpool on March 12-1945 and arrived Halifax on the 31st. Arnold Hague has also included her in Convoy SC 173, departing Halifax on Apr. 18-1945, arriving Liverpool May 4. This convoy is not available on my own site, but I've linked directly to Hague's listing at the end of this page. Acanthus and Buttercup are named among the escorts. As will be seen when going back to Page 5 of the archive docs, Mui Hock was again bound for Reykjavik, where she arrived (via Loch Ewe) on May 9.
Related external links: Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Mui Hock" as keywords, several convoys that are not mentioned in the above narrative will come up. - Here are SC 173, SG 36, and GS 41, all mentioned in my text. Back to Mui Hock on the "Ships starting with M" page.
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