Convoy HX 10 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HX 10 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Nov. 26-1939 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 10 (Arnold Hague says 33 ships).

Transcribed from original A 1 form received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Nationalities of the ships have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Pa=Panamanian

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11
Esmond
newsprint
Liverpool
(Br)

21
San Gaspar
fuel oil
Liverpool
(Br)

31
Gemstone
pulp - lumber
Liverpool
(Br)

41
Birchbank
cotton
Liverpool
(Br)

51
Statira
general
London
(Br)

61
Pacific President
general - airplane parts
London
(Br)

71
Blairclova
lumber - lead
Hull
(Br)

81
Pacific Shipper
fruit
London
(Br)

91
Maimoa
foodstuffs - general
London
(Br)

12
Lunula
aviation spirits
Ardrossan
(Br)

22
New York City
foodstuffs - metal
Cardiff
(Br)

32
Rothley
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)

42
Ary Lensen
lumber
Liverpool
(Br)

52
King William
scrap iron
Middlesbrough
(Br)

62
Stanburn
steel ingots
Middlesbrough
(Br)

72
C. O. Stillman*
crude oil
Le Havre
(Pa)

82
British Workman
kerosene
Isle of Grain
(Br)

92
Alexia
diesel oil
London
(Br)

13
Cefn-y-Bryn
lumber
Dublin
(Br)

23
Anthea
wheat
Avonmouth
(Br)

33
Newton Moore
steel products
Newport
(Br)

43
Stagpool
iron ore
Newport
(Br)

53
Generton
soy beans
Weymouth
(Br)

63
Victor Ross
fuel oil
Le Havre
(Pa)

73
Lerwick
wheat
Falmouth
(Br)

83
Vancolite
crude oil
Le Havre
(Br)

93
Cliona
crude oil
Le Havre
(Br)

14

24

34
Nailsea Lass
wheat
Avonmouth
(Br)

44
Dalemoor
cereals
Avonmouth
(Br)

54

64
Caroni River
diesel oil - fuel oil
Falmouth
(Br)

74
Gold Shell
crude oil
Falmouth
(Br)

84
Middleton
wheat
Falmouth
(Br)

94
Scottish Chief
crude oil
Pauillac
(Br)

* According to Arnold Hague, C. O. Stillman arrived in tow (engine defects) - see HX 10 on the page naming ships in all HX convoys.