Convoy HX 130 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 130
Cruising order for HX 130 and Commodore's notes are available on Page 2
"The Allied Convoy System" by Arnold Hagues says this convoy departed Halifax on June 1-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 20th,
while the Advance Sailing Telegram gives the departure date as May 31 (Arnold Hague says 46 ships).
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).
| Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Station | Final Destination | Remarks |
| Bermuda Section - Sailed May 28 (29?) (according to the Commodore's report, 18 ships joined from Bermuda). | |||||
| Athelduchess | British | Tanker molasses | 53 | Greenock | – |
| Athelprince | " | Tanker molasses | 14 | Hull | – |
| British Courage | " | Tanker B diesel oil | 73 | Liverpool | – |
| British Engineer | " | Tanker W benzine | 22 | Grangemouth | – |
| D. L. Harper | " | Tanker B | – | Clyde | From HX 128 Returned to port - see Page 2 |
| " | Tanker B | – | Milford Haven f. o. | Had already sailed in HX 129 | |
| " | Tanker B | – | Milford Haven f. o. | Also cancelled from HX 131 Sailed in HX 132 | |
| Iroquois | " | Tanker W vaporized oil | 55 | Clyde | From HX 128 |
| Laurits Swenson | Norwegian | general - special | 63 | Liverpool | – |
| British | Tanker B | – | Manchester | Had already sailed in HX 129 | |
| Refast | " | Tanker B diesel oil | 62 | Manchester | From HX 129 |
| Samuel Bakke | Norwegian | general - special | 83 | Liverpool | – |
| " | Tanker W | – | Manchester | Had already sailed in HX 129 | |
| San Ernesto | British | Tanker W | – | Manchester | Put into Halifax - see page 2 |
| Scottish Heather | " | Adm. tanker B Admiralty fuel | 24 | Scapa | From HX 127 |
| Amastra | " | Tanker W gasoline | 35 | London | – |
| British Tenacity | " | Tanker W gasoline | 72 | Manchester | – |
| Cape Wrath | " | sugar | 15 | Dundee | – |
| " | Adm. tanker B | – | Scapa | Listed in SC 34 | |
| Narragansett | " | Tanker W | 85 | Avonmouth | – |
| Nyholt | Norwegian | Adm. tanker B Admiralty fuel | 43 | Clyde | – |
| British | salvage vessel | – | Milford Haven | Also cancelled from HX 131, HX 132 & possibly HX 133 | |
| San Arcadio | " | Tanker B fuel oil | 54 | Ardrossan | – |
| Halifax Section | |||||
| British Valour | British | Tanker B fuel oil | 21 | Jarrow on Tyne | – |
| Romney | " | grain - 5 bombers | 81 | Liverpool | – |
| Brabant | Belgian | sugar | 84 | Cardiff | – |
| City of Johannesburg | British | general | 31 | Glasgow | Vice Commodore |
| Kaipara | " | steel - general - munitions | 51 | Liverpool | Commodore's vessel |
| Willesden | " | grain | 11 | London | – |
| Norwegian | Adm. tanker B | – | Clyde | Also cancelled from HX 131 | |
| Dutch | phosphates | – | London | Listed in SC 34 | |
| Dalcross | British | grain | 33 | Hull | – |
| Marit | Norwegian | Tanker B fuel oil | 44 | Clyde / Swansea | – |
| San Gerardo | British | Tanker B fuel oil | 71 | Liverpool | – |
| Sommerstad | Norwegian | Tanker lub. oil | 82 | Manchester | – |
| British | sugar | – | Clyde f. o. | Sailed in HX 131 | |
| " | steel - scrap iron | – | Clyde f. o. | Sailed in HX 131 | |
| " | phosphates | – | Mersey (Garston) | Sailed in HX 131 | |
| Dutch | general | – | London | Sailed in HX 131 | |
| Norwegian | Tanker W | – | Mersey (Stanlow) | Sailed in HX 131 | |
| British | grain | – | Mersey (Ellesmere) | From HX 129 Sailed in HX 132 | |
| French / MOWT 1940 | Adm. tanker B | – | – | ||
| Danae II | " | lumber | 34 | London | From HX 129 |
| Norwegian | Tanker W | – | Barry Docks | From HX 129 Sailed in HX 131 (returned to port) | |
| Spind | " | lumber | 92 | Sharpness | From HX 129 |
| Norbryn | " | nitrates | 94 | Newport | From HX 129. Transferred at sea to SC 33 (see page 2) |
| Benedict | British | general | 61 | Liverpool | – |
| Hallanger | Norwegian | Adm. tanker B fuel oil | 45 | Clyde | – |
| Gyda | British (Ex Da) | general | 64 | Manchester | – |
| Peterton | British | grain - trucks - special | 13 | London | From HX 129 |
| Ashworth | " | wheat | 91 | Cardiff | – |
| Ary Lensen | " | steel - lumber | 12 | Newcastle | – |
| San Florentino | " | Adm. tanker B fuel oil | 42 | Clyde | – |
| Empire Leopard | " | steel | 25 | Hull | – |
| Empire Elk | " | steel - scrap iron | – | Clyde | Dropped out - see Page 2 |
| Thornliebank | " | sugar | 41 | Clyde | – |
| Greek | grain | – | Liverpool | – | |
| Daphnella | British | Tanker W | – | Barry Roads | From HX 129 Joined outside Halifax Returned to port (see Page 2) |
| Sydney Section - Sailed June 1 | |||||
| Chepo | Panamanian | general - aeroplane parts - mail | – | Liverpool | Dropped out - see Page 2 |
| King Frederick | British | sugar | 52 | Liverpool | – |
| Taborfjell | Norwegian | general | 75 | Manchester | – |
| Alioth | Dutch | planes - tractors - flour | 46 | Glasgow | – |
| Kronprinsessan Margareta | Swedish | general | 32 | Glasgow | – |
| Tetela | British | refrig. - metal - planes | 36 | Leith / London | – |
| New York City | " | general - explosives | – | Swansea | Returned to St. John's - see Page 2 |
| According to the Commodore's notes, there were 23 ships sailing from Halifax, joined by 9 from Sydney and 18 from Bermuda. I'm not sure whether the following sailed from Bermuda or Sydney. | |||||
| Tureby | British | wheat - trucks | – | Avonmouth | Dropped out - see Page 2 |
| Donax | " | Tanker W motor spirit - kerosene | 23 | London | – |
| British Dominion | " | Tanker W motor spirit | 93 | Avonmouth | – |
| Tucurinca | " | general | 74 | Liverpool | – |
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
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| 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 |
