Convoy HG 39 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HG 39 Cruising Order
Departed Gibraltar on July 21-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Aug. 5 (Arnold Hague agrees w/18 ships).

Transcribed from A 1 form received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Gr=Greek, Fr=French, Ir=Irish.

1

2

3

4

5

6

11
Britannic
Clyde / Grangemouth
(Br)

21
Baron Tweedmouth
Clyde / Methil
(Br)

31
Clan Macbean
Cardiff
(Br)

41
Palomares
Liverpool
(Br)

51
David Livingstone
Cardiff
(Br)

61
Bruyere
Belfast
(Br)

12
Lisbon
Clyde / London
(Br)

22
Baron Renfrew
Clyde / Methil
(Br)

32
Bactria
Avonmouth
(Br)

42
Erato
Manchester
(Br)

52
Avoceta
Swansea
(Br)

62
Cortes
Liverpool
(Br)

13

Libano

Clyde
(Br)

Cara
Glasgow
(Br)

23
Alcora
Silloth
(Br)

33
City of Bremen
Liverpool
(Ir)

43
Alpera
Garston
(Br)

53
Evviva
Liverpool
(Norw)

63
Le Rhin
Barry
(Fr)

Britannic and Lisbon swapped stations on July 25.