Convoy HN 19 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HN 19 – Norway-U.K. Departed Norway on March 14-1940 and arrived Methil on March 17
| Transcribed from Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Convoy stations are not known. A document listing all the Norway-U.K. Convoys states that Convoy HN 19 had 3 British, 16 Norwegian, 7 Swedish, 4 Finnish and 5 Estonian ships, for a total of 35, 15 of which were bound for the west coast, denoted (W) in the table below. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination |
| Crown Arun | British | pulp (W) | Ellesmere Port |
| Tore Jarl | Norwegian | ballast | Blyth |
| Ruth I | " | ore (W) | Workington |
| Heien | " | timber (W) | Liverpool |
| " | tin | Le Havre Listed in HN 20 | |
| Evviva | " | pulp | London |
| Skotfoss | " | general (W) | Manchester |
| Iris | " | passengers - fresh fish | North Shields |
| Inger | " | ballast | Tyne |
| Granfoss | " | general (W) | Manchester |
| Meggie | Swedish | paper (W) | Bristol |
| Ester Thordén | Finnish | general | London |
| Newton Ash* | British | ore | Middlesebrough |
| North Devon* | " | ore (W) | Workington |
| Siak | Norwegian | ballast | Methil |
| Selvik | " | pulp | Northfleet (Thames) |
| Kongshaug | " | cod roes (W) | Sables d'Olonne |
| Themis | " | paper | Aberdeen |
| Vim | " | ballast | Tyne |
| Svanholm | " | fresh fish | Newcastle |
| Ingeborg | Swedish | general | Leith |
| Brage | " | timber (W) | Irvine (Ayrshire) |
| Iris | " | pulp (W) | Ellesmere Port "should have sailed in HN 17" |
| Olev | Estonian | telegraph poles (W) | Ellesmere Port |
| Sulev | " | pulp (W) | Ellesmere Port |
| Kotka | Finnish | ballast | Tyne |
| " | general (W) | Manchester Listed in HN 20 | |
| Carolus* | " | pulp | London |
| Tor | Swedish | butter - bacon | Hull |
| Saga | " | general (W) | Glasgow |
| Taberg | " | general | Hull |
| Solhavn | Norwegian | general (W) | Glasgow |
| Rapid II | " | paper | Dundee |
| Kalev | Estonian | telegraph poles (W) | Newport |
| Margo | " | general | Hull |
| Najaden | Finnish | general | London |
| Begonia | Estonian | pit props | Blyth |
| * Newton Ash, North Devon and Carolus joined from Ålesund.Comparing the above with a list of ships received from D. Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database, I find that only the Norwegian Iris is included (cargo is given as pulp), not the Swedish ship by this name - bot are listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram, the Swedish ship with a note saying "should have sailed in HN 17". |
Notes:
All the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website, some are listed in the Homefleet section. The easiest way to find them all is via the Master Ship Index.
Report on passage is not available.
Escorts mentioned on this page:Edinburgh (covering force), Calcutta , Cossack, Nubian, Gurkha, Faulknor, Fortune.
See also the text under March 14 on this external page (scroll down in the text), which mentions this convoy and its escorts.
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | F | G | Ha | He | Hi–Hy | Hø | I | J | K |
| L | M | N | O | PQ | R | Sa–Sc | Se–Sj | Sk–Sn | So |
| Sp–St | Su–Sø | Ta–Te | Th–Ti | To | Tr–Tø | U | V | W | Ø |
