Convoy HX 15 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HX 15 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Jan. 6-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th (Arnold Hague says 24 ships).

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

Br=British, Fr=French, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panamanian

11
Wanderer*
w. i. prod.
Liverpool
(Br)

21
Auditor
cotton - carbon
Liverpool
(Br)

31
Houston City
wheat - lumber
Belfast
(Br)

41
Delilian
general
Glasgow
(Br)

51
HMS Resolution
Escort

61
Narragansett
refined oil
London
(Br)

71
Argos Hill
general
London
(Br)

81
Moveria
general
London
(Br)

91
Atlantic
grain
Hull
(Br)

12
Amakura
w. i. - general
Liverpool
(Br)

22
Voco
lub oil
Liverpool
(Br)

32
San Roberto
fuel oil
Manchester
(Br)

42
El Aleto
Admiralty oil
Clyde
(Br)

62
Barn Hill
general
London
(Br)

72
Geo W. McKnight
crude oil
Southampton
(Pa)

82
Sinfra
cotton - timber
Le Havre
(Fr)

92
Bonnington Court
lead - lumber
London
(Br)

13
Trevalgan
general
Liverpool
(Br)

23
Inverarder
Admiralty fuel
Scapa
(Br)

33
Oiltrader
crude oil
Manchester
(Br)

43
Syrian Prince
general
Liverpool
(Br)

63
Athelcrown*
diesel & fuel
Falmouth
(Br)

73
I. C. White
crude oil
Fawley
(Am)

83
Boulderpool
grain
Falmouth
(Br)

93
British Captain*
London
(Br)

34
Panaghis
cotton
Liverpool
(Gr)

44
Drupa*
Manchester
(Br)

64
Athelknight*
Falmouth
(Br)

* Cancelled from HXF 15.

* Comparing the above with A. Hague's information, I find that he has not included British Captain, Drupa and Athelknight in this convoy. Instead he has Athelknight in the next convoy, HX 16, and it'll be noticed that she's also listed on the original A 1 form for that convoy (in other words, she probably did not sail in HX 15). Also, he says Athelcrown (station 63) returned to port, undergoing engine repairs to Apr. 27-1940 (she's listed in Convoy HX 39 on Apr. 30). He has added the British Letitia, with a note saying "as AMC escort". See his listing for these convoys on the page naming ships in all HX convoys. (A. Hague does not list British Captain until HX 28 in March-1940).

Note that Drupa is, in fact, listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram for HXF 16, and if she sailed in that convoy, she could not have been in HX 15.