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CONVOY HX 320
Departed New York City on Nov. 14-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 39 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. Crossed out ships did not sail - underlined ships returned to port. For info, some of the ships in this convoy can also be found in the westbound Convoy ON 270 on Dec. 3. |
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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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George Gipp
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American (U.S.)
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 319
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Benjamin Silliman
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Paul Bunyan
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"
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general
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Manchester / Cardiff
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–
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Edward L. Grant
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"
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general
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Avonmouth / Newport
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–
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R. J. Reynolds
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"
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general
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Immingham
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–
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Theodore Foster
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Milton B. Medary
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Lone Star
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Benjamin Rush
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Eugene Field
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Henry Hadley
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Samuel Chase
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Abigail Gibbons
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Joseph Murgas
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Frederick W. Wood
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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James Swan
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"
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general
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Plymouth f. o.
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–
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John S. Mosby
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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Jacob Thompson
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"
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Tanker B
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Barrow / Heysham
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–
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Narbada
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British
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frozen
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Glasgow / Liverpool
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From HX 319
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Fort Churchill
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Kaituna
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"
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general
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London
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–
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City of Durban
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Drupa
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"
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Tanker B
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Heysham
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From HX 316
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Athelvictor
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"
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Tanker W
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Thameshaven
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From HX 319
Commodore Vessel |
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British Power
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"
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Tanker W
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Belfast
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From HX 319
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Robert F. Hand
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"
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Tanker W
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Southampton
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Anna Knudsen
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Dalfonn
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"
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Tanker B
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Southampton
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–
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Gefion
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"
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petroleum products
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Stanlow
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–
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HMS Precept
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British
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Navy stores
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Mersey
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Returned to port (Halifax)
Listed in SC 162 |
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Philip F. Thomas
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American
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General
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Mersey
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Returned to port (New York)
Sailed in HX 323 |
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Sailing from Sydney C. B. - Nov. 17
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Pacific Exporter
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British
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general - passengers - mail
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London
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–
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"
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general - grain - explosives - mail
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 161
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Sailing from Halifax - Nov. 16
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Hillcrest Park
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British
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general - metal - explosives
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Liverpool
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–
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Gdynia
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Swedish
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general
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Listed in SC 161
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Empire Mariner
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British
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steel - general
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Avonmouth
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Returned to Halifax
Joined HX 321 |
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Charles H. Herty
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American
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general - mail
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Charles Tufts
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Elijah Kellog
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"
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general
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Solent f. o.
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–
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George E. Merrick
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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George E. Pickett
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"
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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–
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Janet Lord Roper
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"
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explosives
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Solent f. o.
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From HX 319
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"
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explosives
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in HX 322
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Empire Macalpine
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Charles A. Warfield
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American
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general
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Solent f. o.
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From HX 319
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Melrose Abbey | ||||
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Joining from St. John's N. F.
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Wilson B. Keene
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American
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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From HX 319
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Melrose Abbey was on her 17th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 262 on Oct. 25-1944, to Halifax Nov. 7 - returning with HX 320 from Halifax on Nov. 16, to Clyde Dec. 1 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). More details on the Norwegian ships in this convoy can be found with the help of the alphabet index below. Related external links: To the next HX convoy in my list HX 321 |
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