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CONVOY HG 63

Convoy HG 63 Cruising Order Departed Gibraltar on May 25-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 9 (Arnold Hague agrees w/29 ships).
Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
1 2 3 – 4 5 6 7 8
11 Corabella Oban (Br) 21 Wallsend Oban (Br) 31 Thurso Barry Roads (Br) Dutch sub O 236 cables 41 Cressado Preston(Br) 51 Empire Kestrel Liverpool (Br) 61 Waldinge Workington(Br) 71 Senta in station 72Empire Lake Barry Roads (Br) 81 Procris Bristol (Br)
12 Henrik Ibsen Oban (Norw) 22 Fanefjeld Aberdeen (Norw) 32 Varangberg Glasgow (Norw) 42 Dago Liverpool (Br) 52 Palacio Liverpool (Br) 62 Mount Parnes Greenock (Gr) 72 Empire Lake in station 71Senta Barry Roads (Norw) 82 Vanellus Workington (Br)
13 Melrose Abbey* Oban (Br) 23 Inga I Middlesbrough (Norw) 33 Fendris Glasgow (Br) 43 Lech Preston (Po) 53 Urd Belfast (Sw) 63 Wallonia Belfast(Sw) 73Baltallinn Greenock (Br) 83 Ila Barrow (Norw)
14 Merkland London (Br) 24 Avant Garde Oban (Br) 34 Adjutant Barry Roads (Br) 44 Crane Runcorn (Br) 54 Trinidad Dublin (Pa) 64 crossed out ship (possibly Selene) Preston (Sw) 74 84
* Not to be confused with the Rescue Vessel by the same name.
Advance Sailing Telegram Sailing date is given as May 24 in original AST. Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship Nationality Cargo Final Destination Remarks
Avant Garde Adm. trawler ballast Clyde d. g. / Hull From HG 62
Lech Polish general Preston From HG 62
Empire Lake British iron ore Barrow From HG 62
Empire Kestrel " fruit Liverpool From HG 62
Ila Norwegian iron ore Barrow –
Henrik Ibsen " iron ore Immingham From HG 62
Senta " iron ore Port Talbot From HG 62
Waldinge British iron ore Workington –
Melrose Abbey " iron pyrites Grimsby From HG 62
Vanellus " iron ore Workington –
Fanefjeld Norwegian iron pyrites Aberdeen –
Merkland British general London –
Dago " fruit - oxide Glasgow From HG 62
Ardeola " general Liverpool Listed in HG 64
Procris " cork Bristol –
Wallonia Swedish pyrites Belfast d. g. / Garston –
Crane British pyrites - mails Runcorn –
Inga I Norwegian pyrites Methil d. g. / Middlesbrough –
Urd Swedish general - cork Belfast d. g. / Preston From HG 62
Adjutant British sardines (& cork?) Bristol –
Aghia Varvara Greek iron ore Glasgow See * in Notes To HG 64 - did not sail
Thursobank British iron ore Tyne Listed in HG 64
Magne Swedish pyrites Methil d. g. / Goole Listed in HG 64
Wallsend British iron ore Middlesbrough Vice Commodore
Thurso " fruit Bristol –
Leonardia Swedish iron ore Belfast d. g. / Barrow Listed in HG 64
Selene " pyrites Preston Listed in HG 64
Varangberg Norwegian pyrites Ardrossan –
Empire Snipe British – Liverpool Listed in HG 64
Ariosto " general Liverpool Listed in HG 64
Corabella " iron ore Immingham –
Baltallinn " general Greenock –
Mount Parnes Greek general Greenock –
Mount Helikon " general Liverpool Listed in HG 64
Cressado British general Preston Commodore
Palacio " fruit Liverpool –
Fendris " general Glasgow –
Trinidad Panamanian wine Dublin –

Notes:
Commodore was in Cressado, Vice Commodore in Wallsend.

Speed: 7 knots.

* This ship is spelt Agia Varvara in some sources and convoy documents, and as Aghia Varvara in others. In order to be consistent (and to get the maximum results through my Search page), I've chosen the spelling Aghia throughout this site.

Commodore's notes and narrative are not available.

Note that all the Norwegian ships mentioned in the above tables are discussed on this website. More info on them can be found with the help of the alphabet index below, or use the Master Ship Index.

Escorts:
HMS Scarborough, Dutch submarine O 23.

Related external links:
HG (& SL) Convoys - In chronological order.

The Empire Ships

Dutch submarines of the O 21 class - Includes info on HNMS O 23.

See also this website:
O 23

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