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CONVOY SC 141
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 Sept. 3-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 17th.
(Arnold Hague gives 75 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
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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Persier
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Belgian
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steel - pulp
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London
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–
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Margarita Chandris
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Thistleford
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British
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steel - lumber
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Liverpool
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From SC 140
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Empire Garden
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Empire Macandrew
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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San Felix
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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"
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steel - pulp
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Glasgow
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Listed in SC 142
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Gulfcrest
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American
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Tanker B
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Invergordon
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–
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Fort de Troyon
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Free French
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general
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Liverpool
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See Notes
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Samuel L. Fuller
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American
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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British Freedom
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British
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Panamanian
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pulp
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London
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Listed in SC 142
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Ingertre
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Tyne
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–
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Hegira
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American
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 253
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Orwell
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Carlier
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Belgian
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general
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Glasgow
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From HX 253
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Winston Salem
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American
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general
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Immingham
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From SC 140
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Germa
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Norwegian
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grain - general
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Hull
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–
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Kolsnaren
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Tropic Star
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Norwegian
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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From HX 253
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Chagres
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Panamanian
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general
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London
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From HX 253
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Pacific
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Swedish
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general - lub. oil
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Liverpool
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Returned to Halifax
Listed in SC 142 |
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Empire Gazelle
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British
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general
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London
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–
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Crete
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Greek
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general
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Newcastle
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–
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Star of Egypt
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Egyptian
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Odysseus
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Greek
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grain
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Hull
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From SC 140
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Harberton
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British
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grain - flour - phosphates
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London
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–
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Leith Dock
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Listed in SC 142
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Far
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Norwegian
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lumber
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Salt Creek
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British
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Tanker B
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Cardiff
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–
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Empire Caxton
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"
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steel - pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Askeladden
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Garston
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–
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Bestik
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"
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steel - lumber
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Ipswich
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–
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British Progress
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British
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Tanker W
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London (Coryton)
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–
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Benjamin Sherburn
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"
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general
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Preston
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–
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Dilworth
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American
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Tanker W
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Clyde / London (Isle of Grain)
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–
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Disa
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Swedish
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Empire Melody
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British
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sugar - mail
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Greenock
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–
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Empire Baffin
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Empire Lionel
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"
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sugar
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London
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From HX 254
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E. G. Seubert
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American
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Heysham
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–
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Fort de Douaumont
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Free French
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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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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Gold Shell
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British
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Tanker W
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Barry Dock
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–
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Hindoo
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Panamanian
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general - mail
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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See also RU 92
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Karabagh
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British
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven
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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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Clyde / London (Thameshaven)
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in HX 255
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Spindletop
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British
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Tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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See this message
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San Valerio
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"
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Stalowa Wola
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Sahale
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American
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general
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London
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–
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Tercero
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Norwegian
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Titanian
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"
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grain - general
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Belfast Dock
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–
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William Penn
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American
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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From SC 140
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Vinga
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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John D. Archbold
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American
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 141)
(sailed Sept 4) |
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Radport
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British
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grain
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Manchester
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From SSC 140
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Richard Bearse
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"
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steel - lumber
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Grimsby
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From SSC 140
(See also this forum posting) |
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Inger Toft
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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none given
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Grimsby
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From SC 140
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Sainte Maxime
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French
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sugar - general
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Clyde f. o.
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From SC 140
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Empire Opossum
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British
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steel - lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Eskdalegate
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Sinnington Court
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Berkel
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Dutch
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lumber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
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–
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Nicolaou Virginia
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Greek
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grain
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Immingham
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–
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Nicolaos Michalos
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Theomitor
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"
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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Coulmore
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SSC 140
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Anthony Enright
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"
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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(See also forum posting above)
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Agios Georgios
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Greek
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grain
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Ipswich
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Returned to Sydney, C.B.
Listed in SSC 142 |
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British
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steel - lumber
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Preston
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Listed in SSC 142
(See also forum posting above) |
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Tilemachos
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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Cardiff
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–
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Redgate
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British
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steel - lumber
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Manchester
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–
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Snar
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Vest
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"
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steel - lumber
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Garston
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–
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Winha
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Finnish / MOWT 1942
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pulp
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London
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–
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Empire Meteor
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British
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steel - lumber
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Leith Dock
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–
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Rideau Park
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Joining from N.F. (WSC 141)
(sailed Sept 5) |
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Errington Court
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British
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pulp - paper
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London
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–
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Empire Mouflon
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"
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salt fish - wood pulp
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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pit props
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Immingham
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Listed in WSC 142
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Empire Bunting
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
Halifax ships only are included here. No ships are listed for column 1. William Penn and Salt Creek have been given the same station numbers, hence my question marks. |
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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11
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21
Star of Egypt |
31
Harberton |
41
Empire Gazelle |
51
Empire Caxton |
61
Empire Lionel |
71
Empire Melody |
81
Empire Baffin |
91
Winston Salem |
101 Ben Sherburn |
111 Stalowa Wola |
121 Thistleford |
131 Fort de Troyon |
141 Kolsnaren |
151 Titanian |
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12
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22
Sahale |
32
Disa |
42
Vinga |
52
John D. Archbold |
62
British Freedom |
72
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82
Gulfcrest |
92
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102 San Valerio |
112 E. G. Seubert |
122 Gulfhawk |
132 William Penn? Salt Creek? |
142 Gold Shell |
152 Tropic Star |
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23
Persier |
33 Odysseus |
43 British Progress |
53 Empire Garden |
63 Samuel L. Fuller |
73 Empire Macandrew |
83 L. V. Stanford |
93 San Felix |
103 Fort de Douaumont |
113 Tercero |
123 Pacific |
133 Karabagh |
143 Spindletop |
153 |
| 14 | 24 Hindoo |
34 Ingertre |
44 Crete |
54 Chagres |
64 Germa |
74 | 84 Orwell |
94 Dilworth |
104 Hegira |
114 |
124 Margarita Chandris |
134 | 144 | 154 |
| 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 Carlier |
55 Far |
65 | 75 | 85 | 95 Bestik |
105 | 115 Askeladden |
125 | 135 | 145 | 156 |
| * Christian Holm is not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram (she sailed in the next convoy, SC 142). | ||||||||||||||
Notes: Commodore was in Empire Baffin, Vice Commodore in Empire Gazelle, Rear Commodore in Fort de Troyon. The Advance Sailing Telegram lists Fort de Troyon as Free French, while R. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939" says she was taken over by Ministry of War Transport in 1940, becoming French again in 1945. Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 142 |
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