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CONVOY HGF 31
Departed Gibraltar on May 20-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 29th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 29 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - 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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Shaftesbury
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British
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–
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Portland / Middlesbrough
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From HG 30
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City of Evansville
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"
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general
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Portland / London
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From HG 30
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Baron Minto
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"
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cotton seed
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Hull
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–
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Victolite
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"
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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–
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"
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Tanker
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La Pallice
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–
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British Prestige
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"
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Tanker
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Manchester
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–
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Lech
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Polish
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onions
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Hull
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–
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City of Oxford
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Arabian Prince
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"
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cotton - onions
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Manchester
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–
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Norwegian
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oranges - general
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 31
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Hatasu
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Kana
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Lahore
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"
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cotton
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Manchester
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–
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"
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ore
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Middlesbrough
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Listed in HG 31
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Swedish
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onions
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Liverpool
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Listed in HG 31
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Assyrian
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British
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general - magnesite
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Liverpool
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–
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Muneric
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Petrel
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"
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cork - wine
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London
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–
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Baron Pentland
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"
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iron ore - esparto grass
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Barrow
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–
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Dutch
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general
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London
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To HG 31 - did not sail
Listed in HGF 32 |
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"
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grain
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Falmouth
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To HG 31 - did not sail
Listed in HGF 32 |
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Katendrecht
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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From HG 30
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Baron Napier
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British
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iron ore
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Barrow
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–
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Palacio
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"
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potatoes - general - wine
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Liverpool
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–
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Ardanbhan
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Tai Yang
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Norwegian
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general
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London
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–
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Baron Graham
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British
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iron ore
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Workington
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–
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Orao
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Yugoslavian
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cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Ariadne
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Dutch
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general
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London
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–
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Saturnus
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"
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grain - onions
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London
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–
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Cressado
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Estrellano
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Baarn
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Dutch
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general
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Falmouth
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–
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Cymbula
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British
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Tanker B
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Brest f. o.
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–
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H. M. Flagler
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Panamanian
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Tanker W
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Brest f. o.
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–
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Notes: Related external link: To the next HG convoy in my list HG 31 |
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