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CONVOY HX 90
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).

Info on ships sunk and Commodore's notes are available on Page 2
Laconia's report can be found on Page 3

Departed Halifax on Nov. 21-1940, arrived Liverpool on Dec. 5
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 35 ships in this convoy).

Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Crossed out ships did not sail - underlined ships lost touch and/or returned to port. Stations given are stations in combined convoy. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents.
Ship	Nationality	Cargo	Station	Destination	Remarks
Bermuda Section (BHX 90) - Sailed Nov. 19 Joined Nov. 24 (Commodore says this section had 22 ships)
Alhama	British	bauxite	92	Larne	Joined convoy later* See Nov. 30 - page 3
Brasil	Norwegian	Tanker	–	Dublin	Sailed in HX 91
Coptic	British	refrigerated	–	Clyde f. o.	Sailed in HX 91
Hannington Court	"	lumber - wheat	43	London	–
Lady Glanely	"	lumber - wheat	21	London	Sunk - See Page 2
Magician	"	sugar - rum - general	84	Liverpool	–
Rajahstan	"	scrap iron - motor boats	–	Middlesbrough	Lost touch - See page 2
Ruahine	"	dairy products - general	64	Avounmouth	–
Solarium	"	Tanker W aviation spirits	62	Mersey	–
Solstad	Norwegian	dc.	–	Oban f. o.	Returned to port To HX 93 - cancelled Joined HX 94 - returned to port To HX 101 - did not sail Sailed in HX 102
Appalachee	British	Tanker W	–	Avonmouth	Sunk - See Page 2
Conch	"	Adm. tanker B Admiralty fuel	32	Scapa	Sunk - See Page 2
Empire Puma	"	steel - general	73	Mersey	–
Goodleigh	"	timber - lead	34	London	Sunk - See Page 2
Jersey	"?	lumber - wheat - metal	23	Harwich	–
Kavak	"	bauxite - pitch	?	Newport	Sunk - See Page 2 Not listed on A 1 form
Loch Ranza	"	timber - lead	?	Swansea	Torpedoed and damaged See Page 2 Not listed on A 1 form
Modavia	"	lumber - lead - zinc	94	Liverpool	–
Neuralia	"	transport	52	Clyde	Clyde Commodore
Rookley	"	lumber - wheat	33	Hull	–
San Alvaro	"	Tanker W	44	London	–
Stad Maassluis	Dutch	steel - scrap	85	Leith	Lost touch - returned to St. John's See Page 2
Tai Yin	Norwegian	steel - wool - wheat - general	63	Clyde / Hull	Lost touch - returned to Halifax (see Page 3)
Tasso	British	hardwood	24	London	From HX 86 Sunk - See Page 2
Tasso is crossed out, then re-listed with notes saying: "Did not turn back with HX 86, arr. Oban 21/11" and: "subsequently found to be incorrect. Ship did turn back". * Alhama is listed in the Bermuda portion in the Advance Sailing Telegram, but Roy Martin, England has told me she sailed from Halifax, Nov. 21.
Halifax Section
Ville d'Arlon	Belgian	general	71	Liverpool	Lost touch - Sunk See Page 2 - (w/link to crew list)
W. Hendrik	British	steel - lumber	81	Tyne	Sunk by aircraft - See Page 2
Botavon	"	steel	51	Newport	Commodore's ship
Penrose	"	steel - explosives	41	Clyde f. o.	–
Empire Steelhead	"	steel - trucks	–	Clyde f. o.	To HX 91 - cancelled again Sailed in HX 92
Mokambo	Belgian	general	–	Avonmouth	Sailed in HX 91
Empire Elk	British	steel - scrap iron	–	Methil / London	Sailed in HX 91
Empire Kite	"	steel	31	Glasgow	–
Oakman	American / MOWT 1941	phosphates	–	Birkenhead	Listed in HX 94 (Later British Empire Impala)
Victoria City	British	scrap - steel - general	61	London	Lost touch Sunk - See Page 2
Wilhelmina	"	general	91	Liverpool	From HX 89 Sunk - See Page 2
Onomea	American	steel	–	Liverpool	Sailed in HX 91
Inger	Norwegian	lumber	82	Sharpness	From HX 89 Lost touch - see Page 2
British Prince	British	general	11	London	From HX 89 Put back to Sydney C.B. See Page 2 Sailed in HX 91
Appledore	"	steel	21 22	Newport	From HX 89 Lost touch - See Page 2
Sydney Section (SHX) - Sailed Nov. 22 Joined Nov. 23
Evgenia Chandri	Greek	wheat	–	Belfast f. o.	From HX 89 Sailed in HX 91
Harpefjell	Norwegian	general	72	Manchester	From HX 89
Dunsley	British	pit props	25	Immingham	From HX 89 Lost touch - Shelled and damaged See Page 2
Arosa	Norwegian	steel - lumber	–	Hull	Returned to Sydney Sailed in HX 91
Beaverbrae	British	general	–	Liverpool	–
Grangepark	"	steel - lumber	83	Manchester	Dropped astern See Nov. 29 on Page 3
Nellie	Greek	grain	–	Avonmouth	To HX 91 - cancelled again
Pacific	Swedish*	general	–	Liverpool	Joined HX 91 (returned to port) Sailed in HX 92
Stad Amsterdam	Dutch	lumber	–	Liverpool	Returned to Sydney Sailed in SC 14
Towa	"	general - grain	–	London	To HX 91 - cancelled again Sailed in HX 92 - sunk
Additionally, the following 4 ships are listed on the A 1 form but are not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram: Quebec City (Br), sailing in station 42 (cargo of grain and trucks). The above ship is also mentioned in HMS Laconia's report, which says she joined from Sydney C.B. on Nov. 23. Corbis (Br), fuel oil for Clyde in station 74. Ulysses (Dutch) in station 93 with general cargo for Milford Haven (lost touch - see Page 2). Stirlingshire (Br), in station 95, general cargo for Liverpool (sunk - see Page 2).

* The tonnage given for Pacific in the Advance Telegram for this convoy as well as for the next convoy, HX 91 is 4978, which does not match up with the tonnage given for the Swedish Pacific in Roger W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets" (3730 gt). Other countries also had ships by this name but none of 4978 gt. Escorts are named within the Commodore's report and HMS Laconia's report. Continue to Page 2 - Commodore' Report Continue to Page 3 - HMS Laconia's Report Back to Convoy Index To the next HX convoy in my list HX 91

Aa–Al	An–Ar	As–Av	Ba	Be	Bi–Bl	Bo	Br–Bu	C	D
E	F	G	Ha	He	Hi–Hy	Hø	I	J	K
L	M	N	O	PQ	R	Sa–Sc	Se–Sj	Sk–Sn	So
Sp–St	Su–Sø	Ta–Te	Th–Ti	To	Tr–Tø	U	V	W	Ø

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