Convoy HX 208 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 208
Departed New York City on Sept. 17-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 2.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 59 ships in this convoy.
Up until this time, Halifax had been the western terminal for the HX convoys, but from HX 208 and onwards, the HX series started out from New York City.
The Commodore's report on passage is available on Page 2
| Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Alexander Hamilton | American | steel - army stores | Liverpool | – |
| Metapan | " | steel - general | Immingham | – |
| Reinholt | Norwegian | steel - valuable food | Liverpool | – |
| Francis Scott Key | American | steel - general | Barry Dock | – |
| William M. Stewart | " | steel - tanks | Avonmouth | – |
| Pan Maine | " | Tanker B | Glasgow | – |
| Trontolite | British | Tanker W | Halifax | See report on Page 2 |
| Ocean Vanquisher | " | steel - general | Immingham | – |
| Dalhanna | " | steel - general | London | – |
| " | Tanker B | Clyde | Joined HX 209 Returned to port To SC 104 (Oct. 3) - sunk Oct. 13 (see text for Fagersten) | |
| Fort Ellice | " | general | Swansea / Southampton | – |
| Cairnvalona | " | general | Glasgow | Commodore Vessel |
| Tetela | " | general | Avonmouth | – |
| Empire Silver | " | Tanker W | Stanlow | – |
| Kaimata | " | general | Avonmouth | – |
| Hilary | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Egyptian Prince | " | explosives - general | Cardiff | – |
| Ocean Wayfarer | " | general | Avonmouth | Put into Halifax - see report Page 2 Sailed in HX 209 |
| Dorcasia | " | Tanker W | Stanlow | – |
| Empire Garrick | " | Tanker W | Stanlow | – |
| Inverilen | " | Tanker W | Belfast / Heysham | – |
| Regent Panther | " | Tanker W | Milford Haven | – |
| Kaikoura | " | refrig. - wheat | Cardiff | – |
| Port Hugh | " | refrig. - general | Swansea | – |
| Sovac | " | Tanker B | Mersey | – |
| Athelprincess | " | Tanker molasses | Birkenhead | Returned to port (Halifax) - see report, Page 2 Joined SC 102 (see Ships in all SC convoys) |
| " | general | Milford Haven f. o. | Joined SC 102 | |
| Fort Amherst | " | general | Halifax | – |
| Ocean Vagabond | " | none given | Loch Ewe f. o. | Put into Halifax - see report Page 2 Sailed in HX 209 (torpedoed - damaged) |
| Peshawur | " | none given | Avonmouth | |
| Norsol | Norwegian | Tanker W | Swansea | – |
| Anna Odland | " | ore - wheat | Swansea | – |
| American | Tanker B | Avonmouth | ||
| Esso Charleston | " | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Mobilgas | " | Tanker W | Avonmouth | – |
| Norwegian | none given | Newport | See Bernhard | |
| Antietam | American | Tanker B | Scapa | – |
| Joining from Halifax?? (see notes below) - Sailed Sept. 20-1942 | ||||
| Panamanian | general | Liverpool | From HX 207 Joined HX 209 - returned to port Joined SC 103 (see Ships in all SC convoys) | |
| Kaia Knudsen | Norwegian | Admiralty Tanker B | Rosyth | From HX 207 |
| Stuart Prince | British | general | Liverpool | – |
| Tucurinca | " | general | Avonmouth | – |
| John A. Brown | " | Tanker W | Avonmouth | From HX 207 Fell astern, rejoined - See Page 2 |
| Fort Chipewyan | " | grain - timber | Glasgow | From HX 207 |
| Herbrand | Norwegian | Tanker B | Clyde | From HX 207 |
| Cyrus Field | British | Cable Ship | Halifax? | Appears to have joined from New York, not Halifax(?) See report, Page 2 |
| Parismina | American | none given | Reykjavik | Sent to join SC 101, Sept. 23 (Page 2) |
| Benledi | British | " | Liverpool | – |
| Seminole | American | " | Reykjavik | Sent to join SC 101, Sept. 23 (Page 2) |
| Waterland | Dutch | " | Liverpool | – |
| Fernmoor | Norwegian | " | Liverpool | Joined from New York See Fernmoor and her Voyage Record |
| Angelina | American | " | Liverpool | Lost touch - See Page 2 |
| Vaalaren | Swedish | " | Liverpool | – |
| Temeraire | Norwegian | " | Liverpool | – |
| Pandorian | British | " | Manchester | – |
| Vestfold | Panamanian | " | Clyde | Norwegian managers Listed on V-page |
| Contessa | Honduran | " | Avonmouth | Lost touch - See Page 2 |
| Mobile City | American | " | Liverpool | |
| The following ships are listed on a separate document - sailing date and port not given: | ||||
| Aruba | Swedish | no cargo given | Avonmouth | – |
| Abangarez | American | " | Clyde | – |
| James Monroe | " | " | Manchester | – |
| Maaskerk | Dutch | " | Liverpool | – |
| Thomas Stone | American | " | Belfast Dock | – |
| Jamaica Producer | British | " | Avonmouth | – |
| John Marshall | American | " | Liverpool | – |
Notes:
The ships that I've listed as joining from Halifax are said to have sailed on Sept. 20 and have been given the designation HHX 208 in the Advance Sailing Telegram, which I understand to mean that they originated in Halifax. However, the commodore only mentions a few of them as joining from Halifax in his report, so I'm not entirely sure that they all originated there - see Page 2.
Information on escort vessels can also be found on Page 2.
Continue to the Commodore's report on Page 2
I've also added an interesting letter from a friend of the Commodore's,
a scathing (and amusing) attack on the "leaders" of the U.S. and England
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 209
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| 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 |
