Convoy HX 27 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
Convoy HX 27 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on March 13-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th (Arnold Hague says 28 ships).
Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (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, Sw=Swedish, Norw=Norwegian, Am=American, Gr=Greek, Pa=Panamanian flag
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
San Roberto
fuel oil
Ardrossan
(Br)
21
Oilpioneer
fuel oil
Clyde
(Br)
31
Vernon City
grain
Liverpool
(Br)
41
Port Dunedin
refrig. food
Milford Haven
(Br)
51
HMS Ascania
Escort
(Br)
61
British Union
fuel oil
Devonport
(Br)
71
Louisianan
general
Le Havre
(Br)
81
Trefusis
wheat
Leith
(Br)
91
Redgate
scrap iron
Newcastle
(Br)
12
Inger Lise
paper - resin
Glasgow
(Norw)
32
Oakwood*
general
Liverpool
(Am)
42
Germanic
scrap iron
Swansea
(Br)
See Notes
52
72
Auretta
general
Le Havre
(Br)
82
Belcrest
grain
Hull
(Br)
92
Ruperra*
grain
Leith
(Br)
See also Notes
13
Disa
sugar
Greenock
(Sw)
See Notes
23
Rio Grande
general
Liverpool
(Gr)
33
Korsholm
sugar
Liverpool
(Sw)
43
Dalmore
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)
53
63
Charles Pratt
crude oil
Brest
(Am)
73
Scottish Trader
grain
Falmouth
(Br)
83
Pindos
general
Le Havre
(Gr)
93
Baron Scott
sugar
London
(Br)
14
24
34Tuira**
Manchester
(Gr/Pa)
44
Frumenton
grain
Liverpool
(Br)
See Notes
54
64
74
Zeus
grain
Falmouth
(Gr)
84
Port Campbell
London
(Br)
94
* See also HX 23.
* Oakwood became the British Empire Moose shortly thereafter. (See also HX 24)
** Tuira is listed in the next convoy, HX 28.