Convoy HX 1 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 1
Left Halifax on Sept. 16-1939 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 15 ships in this convoy.
| Transcribed from an original document received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Cargo and names of escorts have been extracted from the late Arnold Hague's database, received from Don Kindell. Additional details have been added with the help of R. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939". Convoy stations not available. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Cairnesk | British | general | Newcastle | – |
| Gloucester City | " | general - explosives | Milford Haven? | – |
| Egton | " | sheat | London | (A. Hague gives destination as Queenstown) |
| Hartismere | " | tobacco - cotton - clay | Liverpool | – |
| Consuelo | " | general - flour | Hull | This ship was spelt Consuela I'm assuming it's a mis-spelling of Consuelo |
| Maplewood | " | wheat | London | – |
| Delilian | " | grain - flour - general | Glasgow | – |
| Springdale | " | pitch - coke | French port? (looks like Charente) | – |
| Beaverford | " | general - ammo | London | – |
| Nova Scotia | " | general - apples | Liverpool | – |
| Henry Desprez | French | crude oil | Le Havre | Became German Trapez 4 in 1941 |
| Carimaré | " | ballast | Le Havre | Became Italian Verona in Jul.-1940 |
| Capulet | British | dieso | Liverpool | – |
| Vermont * | French | lead - aircraft | Bordeaux | – |
| City of Eastbourne | British | general | Calcutta | – |
| Silverlarch | " | general - lub. oil | Calcutta | – |
| Mansepool | " | tobacco - general | Liverpool | – |
| According to A. Hague, the British Kirnwood (cargo of lumber) also joined but put back. See his listing for HX 1 on the page listing ships in all HX convoys. |
Notes:
* On Oct. 15-1939, Vermont was stopped and sunk by U-37, 48 01N 17 22W, with the loss of 2 lives.
Escorts (received from D. Kindell, based on A. Hague's database. Dates are European style, with day/month/year):
Berwick - From 16/09/39 to 18/09/39
Saguenay - From 16/09/39 to 17/09/39
St. Laurent - From 16/09/39 to 17/09/39
York - From 16/09/39 to 18/09/39
Related external links:
The attack on Vermont
The next HX convoy that sailed was the fast HXF 1
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 2
| 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 |
