Convoy HX 275 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY HX 275 Departed New York on Jan. 13-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 62 ships in this convoy.

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. Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port. A 1 form is not available and, therefore, the station numbers are not known. For info, some of the ships in this convoy are also listed in the westbound Convoy ON 212. Also, note that quie a few of them later returned to the U.S. with Convoy ON 224 in Febr.-1944. See also Convoy JW 58 to Murmansk, and the returning RA 59, as well as JW 57, Febr. 20, and the returning RA 58 on this external site.
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
Port Fremantle British refrig. - general Liverpool –
Naranio " Tanker W Belfast / Dublin –
Daphnella " Tanker W Clyde f. o. From HX 274 Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20 (external link above)
Settler " general London To HX 276 - did not sail Sailed in HX 277
Chesapeake " Tanker B Clyde Returned to New York Sailed in HX 277
Samuel Bakke Norwegian general Liverpool –
Curacao Dutch general Liverpool –
Bralanta Norwegian Tanker B Clyde / Stanlow –
Fjordaas " Tanker B Dingle From HX 274 Returned to New York listed in HX 278, Febr. 5
Ganymedes Dutch general London –
Fagerfjell Norwegian Admiralty tanker W Londonderry –
Fernmoor " general Liverpool –
Thomas F. Cunningham American Tanker B Milford Haven / Portland –
James Rumsey " general Liverpool From HX 274
John E. Ward " general London From HX 274
Robert Battey " general London From HX 274
Edwin L. Godkin " general London / Liverpool From HX 274
William Moultrie " general Clyde f. o. From HX 274 Later joined JW 58 / RA 59
Marie M. Meloney " general Clyde f. o. From HX 274 Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20 (external link above)
John Stevenson " general Clyde f. o. From HX 274 Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
Henry B. Brown " general Clyde f. o. From HX 274 Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
George W. Childs " general Clyde f. o. From HX 274
Josiah Nelson Cushing " general Newport From HX 274
Jedediah S. Smith " general Liverpool From HX 274
Joshua B. Lippincott " general Glasgow From HX 274
Charles D. Poston " general Manchester From HX 274
Wilson P. Hunt " general Liverpool From HX 274
Fridtjof Nansen Norwegian general Belfast Dock / Liverpool From HX 274 Ex. Am. Francis Nash see this page
Charles A. Dana American general London From HX 274
Charles Willson Peale " general Cardiff From HX 274
Howell E. Jackson " general Liverpool –
Waigstill Avery " general Swansea –
Robert Newell " general Milford Haven / Southampton From HX 274
Henry M. Rice " general Mersey / Cardiff –
Clara Barton " general Mersey / Swansea –
Ezra Weston " general Mersey / Newport –
Henry W. Grady " general Mersey / Swansea –
Francis Asbury " general Mersey / Milford Haven / Plymouth –
F. J. Luckenbach " general London Put into Halifax To HX 276 - did not sail Joined HX 277 - into Ponta Delgada Febr. 11
Sam Houston II " general Belfast Dock / hull –
Schoharie " general Glasgow –
Frank R. Stockton " general Manchester –
Pierre Gibault " general Belfast Dock / London –
Eugene E. O'Donnell " general Manchester –
Casimir Pulaski " general Mersey / Avonmouth –
William H. Webb " general Clyde f. o. Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
Charles M. Schwab " general Clyde f. o. Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
Julien Poydras " general Clyde f. o. Later joined JW 58 / RA 59
Edward Sparrow " general Clyde f. o. Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
F. T. Frelinghuysen " general Clyde f. o. –
Charles Morgan " general Liverpool –
Arthur M. Huddell " general London –
John F. Appleby " general Mersey f. o. Sailed in HX 276
Frederic Remington " general Barry Roads f. o. Sailed in HX 276
Ameriki Greek general Belfast Dock / Liverpool –
Thomas J. Jarvis American general Immingham –
Robt M. Lafollette " general Mersey f. o. Sailed in HX 276
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Jan. 15
Elihu Root American grain - general Hull Sailed in HX 276
Lucy Stone " general Leith Dock –
Corrales British meats - metal - general Bristol –
Empire MacKay " Tanker B Clyde –
Duala Norwegian meats - general Liverpool –
George S. Wasson American grain - general Mersey / Avonmouth From HX 274
Joshua W. Alexander " general Clyde From HX 274 Sailed in HX 276 Later joined JW 57 Febr. 20
George Westinghouse " general Liverpool –
Ignace Paderewski " general Avonmouth –
Roger Williams " grain - general Avonmouth –
Tungsha Norwegian general - mail Liverpool Joined HX 276 - returned to port Listed in HX 279
Westmount Park British general London –
Rapana " Tanker B Clyde From SC 151
The following are listed on the same document, but these ships may, in fact, have joined from New York (see Norheim).
Alexander Hamilton American general - 3 passengers London From HX 273
British Promise British Tanker W Grangemouth –
Norheim Norwegian Tanker W Avonmouth –
Marina Raskova American general - alcohol Mersey Returned to New York Sailed in HX 276
And Rescue Vessel Goodwin - see Notes below.

Notes:
Commodore Rear Admiral H. T. England was in Port Fremantle,

Arnold Hague's "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" also lists the Rescue Vessel Goodwin as joining this convoy from Halifax. She was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 217 on Dec. 24-1943, to Halifax Jan. 8-1944, then returned with HX 275 from Halifax on Jan. 15, to Clyde Jan 28.

Commodore's notes are not available, escorts unknown.

All the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website - use the alphabet index below to find them.

Related external link:
Liberty Ships - The vast majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty Ships. This website lists them alphabetically.

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