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CONVOY SC 137
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Halifax on July 19-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Aug. 3.
(Arnold Hague gives 41 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). (See also westbound convoys ONS 5, ONS 7, and ONS 11).
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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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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Katanga
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Belgian
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Innerton
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British
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grain - phosphates
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Avonmouth
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From SC 136
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Katla
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Icelandic
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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–
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Modlin
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Polish
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steel - lumber
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Grimsby
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–
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Graiglas
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British
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steel - pulp
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Ellesmere Port
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–
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Timok
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Yugoslavian
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 136
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John W. Arey
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British
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steel - lumber
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Preston
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From SC 136
(See also this forum posting) |
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Sommerstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Birkenhead
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From SC 136
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Drakepool
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British
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grain
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Tyne
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From SC 136
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Jennings
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"(?)
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Tanker B
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Dundee
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–
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Gulfhawk
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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El Mirlo
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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Put back to Sydney, C.B.
Listed in SSC 138 |
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Romulus
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Norwegian
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general
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London
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–
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Jefferson Myers
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Olambala
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Panamanian
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general
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London
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–
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Yorkmar
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American
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Dallington Court
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British
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flour
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Leith Dock
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–
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Boltonhall
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"
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general - grain
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London
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–
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Empire Jessica
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"
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steel - lumber
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Leith Dock
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–
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Ahtelprince
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"
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Tanker B
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Dingle / Stanlow
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–
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Baron Elgin
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"
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sugar - medicine
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London
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–
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British Progress
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"
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Tanker W
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Bowling
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–
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Bur
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Swedish
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lumber
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London
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–
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British Aviator
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British
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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Charles H. Salter
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"(?)
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general - gasoline
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London
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–
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Empire Waterhen
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Empire Norse
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"
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Tanker B
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Swansea
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–
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Ferncliff
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fjordheim
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Gold Shell
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British
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Tanker W
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Bowling
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–
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Gulfcrest
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Imperial Monarch
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British
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steel - general - grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Lago
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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L. V. Stanford
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American
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Tanker W
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Bromborough
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–
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Meanticut
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"
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general
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Swansea
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–
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 138
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Manø
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Boston (Lincs.)
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–
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Orwell
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Van Ostade
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 137)
(sailed July 20) |
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Flowergate
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British
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wheat - flour
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Hull
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–
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Jurko Topic
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Yugoslavian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Oregon I
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Danish (Oregon) / MOWT 1940
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flour
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London
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–
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British
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steel - lumber
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Glasgow
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"
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steel - lumber
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Garston
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Listed in SSC 138
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Baltrover
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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May have joined
from Newfoundland |
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| From received from Ted Agar. His source: A diary.
Halifax portion only is included here. |
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11
Baron Elgin |
21
Empire Jessica |
31
Boltonhall |
41
Drakepool |
51
Dallington Court |
61
Imperial Monarch |
71
Athelprince |
81
Graiglas |
91
Innerton |
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12
Van Ostade |
22
Empire Waterhen |
32
Gulfhawk |
42
British Progress |
52
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62
El Mirlo |
72
Gulfcrest |
82
British Aviator |
92
Yorkmar |
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13
Modlin |
23
Jefferson Myers |
33 Orwell |
43 Lago |
53 | 63 Sommerstad |
73 L. V. Stanford |
83 Gold Shell |
93 Meanticut |
| 14 Romulus |
24 Bur |
34 Jennings |
44 Katanga |
54 | 64 Empire Norse |
74 Ferncliff |
84 Charles H. Salter |
94 Fjordheim |
| 15 Katla |
25 Olambala |
35 Timok |
45 Manø |
55 | 65 |
75 | 85 John W. Arey |
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Notes: Commodore was in Imperial Monarch, Vice Commodore in Athelprince, Rear Commodore in Boltonhall. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 138 |
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