Convoy HX 188 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HX 188 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on May 3-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 15th (Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" says 28 ships).

List received from Ted Agar, England. (His source: A diary).

Cargoes have been extracted from a document received from D. Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for HX 188 at Ships in all HX convoys.

Br=British, Sw=Swedish, Norw=Norwegian, Bel=Belgian, Fr=French, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian.

MoWT=Ministry of War Transport

For info, some of the ships in this convoy later returned with Convoy ON 99.

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4

5

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7

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9

11
Empire Rainbow
grain
CAM ship
(Br)

21
Sourabaya
fuel oil
67 passengers
(Br)

31
British Zeal
aviation gas
(Br)

41
Cymbula
lub. oil
(Br)

51
Tilapa
general
(Br)

61
Charles F. Meyer
petrol
(Br)

71
Ocean Valour
general
(Br)

81
Empire Jet
petrol
(Br)

91
Cairnesk
general
3823 mails
4 passengers
(Br)

12
Empire Explorer
sugar - general
38 mails
(Br)

22
Ocean Peace
general
(Br)

32
Modavia
refrig. - general
(Br)

42
Ville de Tamatave
general
12 passengers
(Fr / MoWT 1941)

52
Beaverhill
general
(Br)

62
Empire Moonbeam
grain
(Br)

72
Gallia
aviation gas
(Norw)

82
Jamaica Planter
general
2 passengers
(Br)

13
Ocean Justice
general
(Br)

23
Belgian Gulf
gas oil
(Pa)

33
Emile Francqui
general
(Bel)

43
Norvik
dieso
(Pa)

53
Emma Bakke
general
(Norw)

63
Gdynia
general
(Sw)

73
Kollbjørg
aviation gas
(Norw)

83
Tai Shan
general
8 passengers
(Norw)

93

14
Fort Nipigon
grain
(Br)

24

34

44

54

64

74
Ulysses
general
(Du)

84

94

Ocean Peace had returned to port from the previous convoy, HX 187.

According to A. Hague, the Norwegian Tai Shan sank in dock at Liverpool. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else, but when looking at her Voyage Record for this period, it'll be noticed that she did spend quite a long time in Liverpool after arrival there on May 15, perhaps repairs had been necessary?