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CONVOY HX 273
Departed New York on Dec. 29-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 14-1944.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 45 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. For info, some of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived the U.S. with the westbound Convoy ON 212. |
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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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Morgenen
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey
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–
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Spinanger
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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Joined HX 274
Returned to port (collision) |
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Dutch
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Admiralty tanker B (planes)
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Clyde
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Joined HX 274
Returned to port (collision) |
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British
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refrig. - general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 274
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Fort Marin
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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Commodore Vessel
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Empire Flag
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"
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refrig.
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Liverpool / London
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–
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Elona
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"
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general - Tanker W
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Dingle
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–
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Empire Alliance
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"
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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–
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Empire Viscount
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"
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Tanker B
(Captain Wilson) |
Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Fort Venago
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"
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lumber - general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Athelvictor
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"
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Tanker W
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Bromborough Dock
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–
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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To HX 274 - did not sail
Listed in HX 277 |
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Lucien B. Maxwell
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American
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sugar
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London
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Put back to St. John's
Sailed in HX 276 |
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Edward P. Alexander
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"
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general
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Manchester
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To St. John's
Sailed in HX 276 |
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Sun Yat Sen
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"
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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–
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Atlanta City
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Alcoa Trader
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"
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general
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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James Shields
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Louis Kossuth
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Sebastian Viscaino
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"
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general
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London
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Put back to St. John's
Listed in SC 152 |
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Lou Gehrig
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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John Mitchell
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Alexander H. Stephens
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Amos G. Throop
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"
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general
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Hull
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See link below
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Thomas Heyward
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Alexander Hamilton
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Put back to St. John's
Sailed in HX 275 |
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Woodrow Wilson
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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George E. Pickett
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Joel R. Poinsett
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"
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general
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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–
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William James
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"
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general
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Clyde / Liverpool
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 274
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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To HX 274 - did not sail
Sailed in HX 275 |
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 274
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George P. Garrison
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Minnesotan
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"
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general
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Tyne
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To St. John's
Sailed in HX 276 |
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Solarium
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Joseph Goldberger
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American
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven
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–
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Maya
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Honduran
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refrig.
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Avonmouth
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From Convoy CU 10
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Kaldfonn
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Jacob Thompson
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American
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven / Portland
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–
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Samuel Moody
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"
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grain - general
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London
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From HX 272
(not available) |
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Elm Park
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British
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general - flour
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Hull
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–
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David Bushnell
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American
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general - flour
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Liverpool
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From HX 272
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British
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grain - general - metal - refrig.
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 274
(Halifax section) |
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Fort Ticonderoga
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"
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wheat - general
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London
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From HX 272
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Fort Beausejour
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"
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grain
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Hull
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From HX 272
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Argolikos
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Greek
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grain
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London
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From HX 272
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Dorelian
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British
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general - refrig.
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Glasgow
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From HX 272
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Empire Macalpine
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"
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grain (M.A.C.)
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Liverpool
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–
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Clan Farquhar
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Gyda
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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George A. Custer
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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William Phips
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"
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general
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London
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–
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William E. Borah
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Gdynia
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Swedish
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general
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Preston
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–
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Mokihana
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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From SC 150
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Pachesham
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British
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newsprint
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Glasgow
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Joining from St. John's
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Notes: Commodore's notes are not available and, therefore, names of escorts are not known. Related external links: Article re. Amos G. Throop - scroll far down on the page to "Gira members write". To the next HX convoy in my list HX 274 |
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