Convoy HX 24 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HX 24 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on March 2-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 17th (Arnold Hague says 40 ships).

List received from Tony Cooper, England - his source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Nationalities have been added with the help of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan.

Br=British, Gr= Greek, Pa=Panamanian flag, Est=Estonian, Fr=French, Fi=Finnish, Am=American, Norw=Norwegian
MoWT=Ministry of War Transport

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11
Botwey*
sulphur
Liverpool
(Br)

21
Ruahine*
dairy prod.
Liverpool
(Br)

31
Daronia*
benzine
Manchester
(Br)

41
Roussilon*
crude oil
Le Havre
(Fr)

51
HMS Revenge
(escort)

61
Geraldine Mary*
newsprint
London
(Br)

71
Dolabella*
lub. oil
London
(Br)

81
Loch Don*
wheat
Portland/Hull
(Br)

91
Jersey*
grain - lumber
London
(Br)

12*
Haxby
steel
Glasgow
(Br)

22*
Yearby
wheat
Liverpool
(Br)

32*
Harpagon
lumber
Chatham
(Br)

42
Pierre L-D
general
Le Havre
(Fr)
See Notes

52

62
Everleigh
general
Le Havre
(Br)
See Notes

72
Sovac*
benzine
Le Havre
(Br)

82
Tredinnick*
grain
London
(Br)

92
Gemstone
wheat
London
(Br)

13*
Temple Moat
grain
Liverpool
(Br)

23
Augvald*
general
Liverpool
(Norw)

33**
Uganda
wheat
Liverpool
(Br)

43**
Elisha Walker
crude oil
Southampton
(Am / Pa 1940)

53

63
Grey County*
general
Le Havre
(Norw)

73
H. H. Rogers*
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am)

83
Rushpool
scrap iron
Grangemouth
(Br)
See Notes

93**
Urla
grain
Milford Haven/
Barry
(Br)

14
Mount Taygetus
general
Dublin
(Gr)
See Notes

24
Alexia*
crude oil
Pauillac
(Br)

34*
Toorak
Pauillac
(Br)

44*
Thistleford
grain
London
(Br)

54

64
W. C. Teagle
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am)

74
Geo W. McKnight*
crude oil
Le Havre
(Pa)

84*
Aun
grain
Rotterdam
(Norw)

94*
Brynymor
grain
Leith
(Br)

15
Kajak
Liverpool
(Est)
See Notes

25
America*
Liverpool
(Am?)

or mis-spelling of
Amerika?
(Br - ex Da)

35
Nidarholm
Liverpool
(Fi)

45
Oakwood
Liverpool
(Am / MoWT 1940)

55

65
Delawarean
Le Havre
(Am / MoWT 1940)

75
Halcyon
Le Havre
(Gr/Pa)

85
Thalia**
diesel oil
London
(Pa [Gr]?)

95*
Wendover
Newport
(Br)