Convoy HG 42 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY HG 42 Departed Gibraltar on Aug. 19-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 3.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 17 ships in this convoy, but gives departure date Aug. 20.

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
Fenja 847 gt cork Kirkaldy Also listed in HG 41
Palacio British general Liverpool –
Highwear " iron pyrites Belfast –
Alfa Swedish iron pyrites Manchester –
Pinto British general Liverpool To HG 43
Pollux Estonian (923 gt) cork Glasgow –
Sarastone British iron pyrites Glasgow To HG 43
Neuralia " passengers Liverpool Commodore
Penshurst " pit props Barry –
Charlwood " pit props Cardiff –
Kyriaki Greek jute Glasgow –
Alca British general Liverpool –
Torfinn Jarl Norwegian minerals - pyrites Silloth –
N. C. Monberg Danish pit props Tyne –
Maywood British pit props Barry –
Saint Clive 237 gt none given – –
Saint Germain British pit props Port Talbot –
Rhineland " pyrites Runcorn –
HMS Tiercel " – Clyde Vice Commodore
Memphis Egyptian potash Milford Haven / Plymouth lost touch? See * (not at rendezvous)

Notes:
Commodore's notes are not available and, therefore, escorts are not known.

* I'm not sure whether the note "not at rendezvous" means the ship did not sail at all, or whether it was no longer present at the time of rendezvous with local escort on Aug. 30. I believe the latter to be the case.

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