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CONVOY HX 296
Departed New York City on June 19-1944 and arrived Liverpool on July 3.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 91 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
For info, some of the ships in this convoy are listed in the Arctic Convoys section of this website. |
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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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Yemassee
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Panamanian
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general
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Loch Ewe / Iceland
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(See also RU 128)
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Townsend Harris
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American
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general
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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John Wanamaker
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Horace H. Lurton
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 295?
(Listed as Horace Merton) |
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Manuel
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Panamanian
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Fridtjof Nansen
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Norwegian
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general
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Oban f. o.
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(ex Liberty Ship Francis Nash)
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Leiv Eiriksson
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Milford Haven / Falmouth
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(ex Liberty Ship John Wright Stanly)
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Samlorian
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British
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Minor C. Keith
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American
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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James K. Paulding
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"
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general
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Liverpool / Garston
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Nicholas D. Labadie
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Juliette Low
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Henry Watterson
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Wilson P. Hunt
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Franklin H. King
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Edward W. Bok
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Hamlin Garland
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Robert Rogers
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Robert R. Livingston
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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John Sedwick
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 294
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Vernon L. Parrington
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 294
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Belgian Tenacity
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Belgian
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Arunah S. Abell
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American
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Edmund F. Dickens
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"
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general
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Mersey for tugs / Cardiff
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–
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Arthur Dobbs
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Nicholas Biddle
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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George T. Angell
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Eugene Field
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"
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general
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Belfast / Swansea
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–
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Joshua L. Chamberlain
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 295
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James Smith
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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William McKinley
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast Lough
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Sailed in HX 297
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 297
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LeBaron Russel Briggs
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Sebastian Viscaino
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Thomas Howell
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 295
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William D. Byron
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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James H. Couper
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in HX 297
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Alexander H. Stephens
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"
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general
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Sunderland
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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 297
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Sailed in HX 297
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James G. Blaine
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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John A. Quitman
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"
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general
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Middlesbrough
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–
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John N. Maffitt
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Robert Eden
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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William Pepper
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Lawton B. Evans
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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City of Dunkirk
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Samwater
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Morgenen
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth / Mersey
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–
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Cymbula
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British
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Tanker B
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Ellesmere Port
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–
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Diplodon
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"
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead / Barton
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–
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 297
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Empire Kangaroo
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"
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sugar - general
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Clyde / Oban / Liverpool
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–
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British Destiny
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"
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Tanker W
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Belfast / Dublin
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–
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F. J. Wolfe
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Swansea
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–
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Good Gulf
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Panamanian
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde / Londonderry / Belfast Dock
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–
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Sambrake
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Sturgeon
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"
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general
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Methil /London
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From HX 295
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Ondina
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Barton
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–
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Tanafjord
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Montevideo
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fjordaas
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Milford Haven / Portsmouth
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From HX 294
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Bralanta
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"
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Admiralty tanker B
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Mersey / Milford Haven / Portsmouth
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Sailed in HX 297
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Thorsholm
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham / Mersey
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–
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Emma Bakke
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Dutch
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general
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Greenock
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Listed in HX 299 (July 11)
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Waterland
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"
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general
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Methil / London
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Vice Commodore
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Umgeni
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Akaroa
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"
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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–
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American
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Admiralty tanker B
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Clyde
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From HX 293
To HX 297 - did not sail |
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Mataroa
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British
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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Commodore Vessel
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Axel Johnson
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Mount Douglas Park
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British
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general
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Methil / Hull
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From HX 295
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Luculus
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"
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Tanker B
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Belfast
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Put back to St. John's, N.F.
Joined HX 297 (later Convoy JW 59 to Murmansk, Aug. 15 Returned with RA 59A - see Arctic Convoys) |
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LT 118
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American
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tug
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Belfast
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Put back to Halifax
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LT 61
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"
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tug
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Joining from Halifax - Sailed June 21-1944
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British
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general - metal - meats
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Liverpool
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Sailed in HX 297
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Empire MacRae
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"
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(M.A.C.) grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Elk Island Park
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"
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grain
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Methil / London
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–
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Empire MacKay
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"
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(M.A.C.) Tanker B
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Clyde
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See Notes on Convoy HX 302 page
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Icelandic
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe / Iceland
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Sailed in HX 297
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Sälen
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Swedish
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grain - flour - general
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Belfast Dock
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From HX 295
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Alcoa Cutter
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 295
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"
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general (commodity)
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Belfast Lough
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From HX 295
Sailed in HX 297 |
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Edwin G. Weed
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Francis Scott Key
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"
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general (commodity)
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Belfast / Cairn Ryan
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–
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George Walton
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"
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general (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 295
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Sailed in HX 297
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Hawkins Fudske
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Jesse H. Metcalf
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"
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rations (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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–
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John Davenport
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"
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general (commodity)
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Belfast / Cairn Ryan
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–
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John A. Dix
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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John W. Hoyt
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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John Mason
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"
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Louis Hennepin
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"
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Army general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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From HX 295
Sailed in HX 298 |
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R. C. Brennan
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"
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general - (commodity)
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 295
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Samuel F. Miller
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 295
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Copeland - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram) | ||||
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Joining from Sydney C.B. - Sailed June 22-1944
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Empire Waimana
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British
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general - meats - mail - passengers
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Clyde / Liverpool
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–
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Fort La Cloche
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"
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?
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Glasgow / Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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Corner Brook
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"
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pulp - paper - passengers
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Methil / London
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–
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Manchester Shipper
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"
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general - passengers
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Manchester
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–
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Confederation Park
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"
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lumber
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Bristol
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–
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Joining from St. John's
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Pio Pico
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American
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general
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Belfast / Cardiff
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From HX 294
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Copeland was on her 29th voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 238 on May 27-1944, to Halifax June 6 - returning with HX 296 from Halifax on June 21, to Clyde July 2. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Please note that more information on all the Norwegian ships listed in this convoy can be found with the help of the index below. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 297 |
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