Convoy HX 21 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY HX 21 Departed Halifax on Febr. 18-1940 and arrived Liverpool on March 4.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" agrees with 16 ships in this convoy.

Notes:
The Commodore was in Rothermere, Vice Commodore in Ensis.

The convoy arrived rendezvous with local escort on March 1-1940.

According to A. Hague, Bassano became a straggler on Febr. 26, while Dunaff Head, El Grillo and Ensis straggled on March 2.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Alaunia - From 18/02/40 to 01/03/40 (station 31)
Ottawa - From 18/02/40 to 19/02/40
Saguenay - From 18/02/40 to 19/02/40
Windsor - From 02/03/40 to 04/03/40
Wolverine - From 02/03/40 to 04/03/40

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