Convoy HG 13 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HG 13 Cruising Order
Departed Gibraltar on Dec. 31-1939 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 10-1940 (Arnold Hague says 28 ships).

Received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Captains' names, where known, are in parenthesis.

Br=British, Gr=Greek, Eg=Egyptian.

11
Elswick Park
iron ore
Bona-Workington
(J. S. Thompson)
(Br)

21
Comliebank
wheat
Fremantle-Manchester
(A. Ellis)
(Br)

31
Oleander
furnace oil fuel
Clyde
(A. Macdonald)
(Br)

41
Jessmore
general
Alexandria-Manchester
(A. T. Chuch x)
(Br)

51
British Honour
diesel oil
Abadan-Greenock
(J. A. Ferriar)
(Br)

61
City of Cairo
general
Calcutta-London
(C. Avery)
(Br)

71
North Devon
wheat
Constantza-London
(J. Bright)
(Br)

81
*Lorca
iron ore
Benisaf-London
(W. A. Shute)
(Br)

12
Baron Haig
iron ore
Oran-Glasgow
(R. Reid)
(Br)

22
Marklyn
iron ore
Melilla-Birkenhead
(H. W. Paske?)
(Br)

32
Uskside
iron ore
Melilla-Birkenhead
(W. B. Smith)
(Br)

42
British Emperor
crude oil
Haifa-Grangemouth
(A. I. Henderson)
(Br)

52
Pikepool
ore
Abu Zenima-Workington
(A. E. Wright)
(Br)

62
Luminetta
crude oil
Haifa-Dunkirk
(J. McNeill)
(Br)

72
Blythmoor
manganese ore
Vizagapatam-Middlesbrough
(H. N. E. Jones)
(Br)

82
Medjerda
iron ore
La Goulette-Middlesbrough
(F. Summers)
(Br)

13 *
Caroline Moller
Colombo-Clyde
(P. G. Fitzherbert)
tug 444 gt
(Br)

23
Merkland
oranges
Jaffa-Liverpool
(R. C. Smith)
(Br)

33
Jura
iron ore
Seville-Glasgow
(J. Gray)
(Br)

43
Baron Elgin
barley
Busreh-Avonmouth
(G. A. Fullilove)
(Br)

53
Lapland
general - fruit
Palma-London
(D. Sinclair)
(Br)

63
*Iceland
general
Leghorn/Naples-London
(C. Webster)
(Br)

73
Como
general
Burghaz-London
(E. S. Green)
(Br)

83
*Georges Mabro
oranges
Jaffa-London
(J. Hines)
(Eg)

24
Athelregent
Sourabaya-Greenock
(Br)

34
Waziristan
Hampton Roads
(Br)

44
Argo
citrus fruit
Haifa-Liverpool
(T. Constantino)
(Gr)

54
*Hydroussa
iron ore
Manchester
(D. Palscorassas?)
(Gr)

64
Egyptian
Venice-London
(Br)

74
British General
Constantza-Falmouth
(Br)

An additional 2 ships were scheduled but did not sail - one looks like Coimbra, the other is illegible.