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CONVOY HX 28

Convoy HX 28 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on March 18-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2 (Arnold Hague says 61 ships).
Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Nationalities have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939". R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Fr=French, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panmanian, Am=American

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Manchester Port
general
Manchester
(Br)
21
Politician
steel - cotton
Liverpool
(Br)
31
Newfoundland
general
Liverpool
(Br)
41
Collegian
steel - cotton
Liverpool
(Br)
51
Malayan Prince
general
London
(Br)
61
Empire Confidence
general
London
(Br)
71
Macharda
general
London
(Br)
81
Matheran
general
London
(Br)
91
Henry Desprez
gasoline
Le Havre
(Fr)
12
Avelona Star
refrig. - general
Glasgow
(Br)
22
Aldersdale
fuel oil
Scapa
(Br)
32
Ramsay
wheat
Liverpool
(Br)
42
Manchester Citizen
general
Manchester
(Br)
52
Hopepeak
lumber - wheat
London
(Br)
62
Jumna
sugar
London
(Br)
72
San Ernesto
diesel oil
London
(Br)
82
Narragansett
aviation spirits
London
(Br)
92
Jean L-D
copper - trucks
Le Havre
(Fr)
13
Torr Head
general
Dublin
(Br)
23
Eskdalegate
timber
Liverpool
(Br)
33
San Demetrio
gasoline
Liverpool
(Br)
43
Lancaster Castle
cotton - steel
Liverpool
(Br)
53
Cordelia
fuel oil
Portsmouth
(Br)
63
Harlingen
grain
Hull
(Br)
73
Induna*
grain
Hull
(Br)
83
Lucerna
benzine
London
(Br)
See Notes
93
Stiklestad
aviation benzine
Le Havre
(Norw)
14
Bengore Head
general
Belfast
(Br)
24
Tuira
sulphur - cotton
Manchester
(Gr/Pa)
34
Beckenham
wheat
Liverpool
(Br)
44
British Captain
gasoline
Milford Haven
(Br)
54
Athelknight
fuel oil
Devonport
(Br)
64
Selvistan
wheat
Hull
(Br)
74
Boreas
pulp
London
(Norw)
84
Jutland
lead - lumber
Hull
(Br)
94
Nicolaou
Georgios
general
Le Havre
(Gr)
15
Dromore Castle
general Glasgow
(Br)
25
Dalcroy
grain
Glasgow
(Br)
35
Varanger
fuel oil
Liverpool
(Norw)
45
Antigone
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)
55
Inversuir
aviation spirits
Milford Haven.
for Avonmouth
(Br)
65
Sarthe
sugar
London
(Br)
75
Scoresby
sugar
Hull
(Br)
85
Cardita
crude oil
Le Havre
(Br)
95
Walter D. Munson
general
Le Havre
(Am?**)
16
Rio Azul
scrap iron
Ardrossan
(Br)
26
Rockpool
scrap iron
Birkenhead
(Br)
36
Annik
general
Liverpool
(Norw)
46
Bridgepool
timber
Sharpness
(Br)
56
Shirak
benzine
Clyde
(Br)
66
British Prudence
fuel oil
Portland
(Br)
76
Trecarrell
grain
Southampton
(Br)
86
Mathilda
automobiles
Le Havre
(Norw)
96
Indiana
sulphur
Le Havre
(Fr)
17
Pecten*
Admiralty fuel
Clyde
(Br)
27
37
San Gabriel
general
Liverpool
(Am**)
47
Stanwell
pig iron
Swansea
(Br)
57
Edward F. Johnson
gasoline
London
(Br)
67
Grainton
London
(Br)
77
W. B. Walker*
motor spirits
London
(Br)
87
Pomella
crude oil
Pauillac
(Br)
97
Europe
crude oil
Bordeaux
(Norw)
* Pecten sailed in the next convoy, HX 29.


Notes:
Commodore was in Empire Confidence, Vice Commodore in Newfoundland, and Rear Commodore in Henry Desprez.

* Judging from some arrows written in by hand it looks like Induna was originally in station 77 and W. B. Walker in 73, but swapped places. Similarly, Shirak 's original postion appears to have been 57 and Edward F. Johnson's 56.

** According to Arnold Hague, San Gabriel and Walter D. Munson were Greek ships. (Hague's listing for HX 28 is available on the page naming ships in all HX convoys). He says Lucerna became a straggler on March 18, but rejoined on the 29th.

Ocean Escort: HMS Royal Sovereign.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Antelope - From 27/03/40 to 02/04/40
Havock - 28/03/40
Ottawa - From 18/03/40 to 19/03/40
Royal Sovereign - From 18/03/40 to 27/03/40
Saguenay - From 18/03/40 to 19/03/40
Skeena - From 18/03/40 to 19/03/40
Vanessa - From 28/03/40 to 02/04/40
Vimy - 29/03/40
Warwick - From 27/03/40 to 28/03/40

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