Convoy HGF 32 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HGF 32 Cruising Order
Departed Gibraltar on May 28-1940 and arrived Liverpool on June 6 (Arnold Hague agrees w/32 ships).

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Captains' names are in parenthesis, above the names is info on armament where known (pdr.=pounder).

Further details have been added with the help of:
"Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two", Jürgen Rohwer
"Lloyd's War Losses", Vol I.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Gr=Greek, Po=Polish

† = died

11
Milcrest
iron ore - esparto grass
Glasgow
4"
(T. Trott)
(Br)

21
Clausina
benzine
Mersey
4" & 12 pdr.
(W. Turnbull)
(Br)

31
West Wales
iron ore
Port Talbot
4" & 12 pdr.
(F. C. Nichoels)
(Br)

41
Alderamin
grain
Liverpool
(C. H. van Os)
(Du)

51
Mahanada
general
Dundee
4"
(H. B. Bannatyne)
(Br)

61
Harcalo
iron ore
London
4" & 12 pdr.
(S. G. Tyer?)
(Br)

71
Hartlepool
iron ore - esparto
Middlesbrough
4" & 12 pdr.
(W. J. Rogerson)
(Br)

81
Erato
general
London
(G. D. Small)
(Br)

91
Pacific
iron ore
Middlesbrough
4"
(A. W. Philipson)
(Br)

12
Stagpool
iron ore
Workington
4" & 12 pdr.
(H. G. Forrest)
(Br)

22
Axios
manganese ore
Workington
(E. Frangos)
(Gr)

32
Medjerda
iron ore
Cardiff
4" & 12 pdr.
(W. Williams)
(Br)

42
Blitar
general
Greenock
(F. Gaas)
(Du)

52
Britsum
ground nuts
Hull
(D. Bakker)
(Du)

62
Vilja
crude oil
Brest
(E. Karlsen)
(Norw)

72
Torfinn Jarl
potatoes - pyrites
Portland
(A. Fredriksen)
(Norw)

82
San Andres
potatoes
Portland
(H. Hansen)
(Norw)

92
Palmella
cork - general
London
12 pdr.
(F. Bird)
(Br)

13
Norman Prince
cotton
Manchester
4" & 12 pdr.
(J. Thompson)
(Br)

23
Lise
crude oil
Swansea
(S. Frette)
(Norw)

33
Woensdrecht
kerosene - gas oil
Mersey
(G. Edyper?)
(Du)

43
Kedoe
general
London
(J. J. Vuyk)
(Du)

53
Fernhill
copper
Marseilles
(N. Wie)
(Norw)

63
San Alvaro
aviation spirit
Brest
4" & 12 pdr.
(J. W. Tozer)
(Br)

73
Puck
cork
Portland
(Piekarski)
(Po)

83
Deucalion
grain - general
Portland
(A. Kalsdorp)
(Du)

93
Ioanna
onions
Newcastle
(B. Laskos)
Sunk - 0(?)†
(Gr)

24
Harlingen
ballast
Philadelphia
(Br)

34
Darcoila
iron ore
Barrow
4"
(Br)

44
Ootmarsum
grain
Portland
(J. deVries)
(Du)

54
Skudd 5
ballast
Falmouth
(H. Andersen)
(Norw)

64
Skudd 4
ballast
Falmouth
(M. Nilssen)
(Norw)