Convoy HX 295 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 295
Departed New York on June 10-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 80 ships in this convoy.
| Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| William T. Coleman | American | general | Tyne | – |
| Henry S. Sanford | " | general | Belfast f. o. (Swansea) | – |
| George E. Merrick | " | general | Glasgow | – |
| Harry L. Glucksman | " | general | Glasgow | – |
| William M. Rayburn | " | general | Middlesbrough | – |
| James C. Cameron | " | general | Immingham | – |
| Green Mountain | " | general | Belfast f. o. (Swansea) | – |
| Thomas Clyde | " | general | Hull | – |
| Henry D. Lindsley | " | general | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| James B. Miller | " | general | Dundee | – |
| Richmond Mumford Pearson | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Benjamin Rush | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | *I'm guessing this should be Horace H. Lurton Listed in HX 296 | |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | To HX 296 - did not sail To HX 297 - did not sail Listed in HX 299 | |
| Nathaniel Crosby | " | general | Avonmouth | – |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Santa Marta | " | general | Clyde (passengers) / Liverpool (to arrive June 28) | – |
| Empire Charmian | British | timber - steel | Barry Docks | From HX 294 |
| Macharda | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Empire Forest | " | general | Middlesbrough | – |
| " | general | Loch Ewe f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Sampa | " | general | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| Atlantic City | " | general | Clyde / Liverpool | – |
| Manchester Exporter | " | general | Manchester | From HX 294 |
| Samarina | " | general | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Samannan | " | general | Leith | – |
| Empire Merganser | " | refrig. - general | Methil f. o. (London - to arrive July 10) | – |
| Samrich | " | wheat - general | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| El Aleto | " | Tanker W | Faslane / Lamlash / Ardrossan | – |
| San Ambrosio | " | Adm. tanker B | Milford Haven f. o. (Portsmouth) | – |
| Schuylkill | " | Tanker W | Leith Roads f. o. | – |
| " | sugar | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 297 | |
| Jurko Topic | Yugoslavian | sugar | Clyde / Liverpool (to arrive July 4) | – |
| Buenos Aires | Norwegian | general | Liverpool | – |
| Slemmestad | " | sugar | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| Ragnhildsholm | Swedish | general | Liverpool | – |
| Polish | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 297 | |
| Elisabeth Bakke | Norwegian | general | Manchester | – |
| Herbrand | Norwegian | Adm. tanker W | Milford Haven f. o. (Portsmouth) | – |
| Hardanger | " | grain | London | Returned to port June 13 Listed in HX 297 |
| Atlantic | " | Tanker B | Loch Ewe f. o. | Returned to New York Listed in HX 297 |
| Kaia Knudsen | " | Adm. tanker B | Scapa | – |
| Mosli | " | Adm. tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Noreg | " | Adm. tanker B | Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport) | – |
| Skaraas | " | Tanker B | Stanlow | – |
| Velma | " | Adm. tanker B | Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport) | – |
| Sommerstad | " | Tanker B | Stanlow / Barton | From HX 294 |
| Norden | " | Adm. tanker B | Clyde / Mersey | From HX 294 |
| Jacob Thompson | American | Adm. tanker B | Mersey / Loch Ewe for Iceland | From HX 294 (See also RU 126) |
| Empire Gulf | British | Adm. tanker B | Scapa | From HX 294 |
| El Mirlo | " | Adm. tanker B | Clyde | From HX 294 |
| Empire Salvage | " | Adm. tanker B | Rosyth / Tyne | From HX 294 |
| Cliona | " | Tanker W | Mersey / Stanlow | From HX 294 |
| W. C. Latta | American | general | Liverpool / Garston | From HX 294 |
| Harry Lane | " | general | Newport | From HX 294 |
| Lookout | Panamanian | general | Hull | From HX 294 |
| William L. Davidson | American | general | Immingham | From HX 294 |
| Henry Villard | " | general | Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth) | – |
| Matthew J. O'Brien | " | general | Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth) | – |
| Stephen W. Kearny | " | general | Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth) | – |
| Thomas U. Walter | " | general | Cairn Ryan | – |
| Charles Henderson | " | general | Oban f. o. | – |
| Henry Miller | " | general | Oban f. o. | – |
| Woodrow Wilson | " | general | Oban f. o. | – |
| Godafoss | Icelandic | general - mail 30 | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (See also RU 127) |
| Reginald A. Fessenden | American | Tanker B | Londonderry / Belfast Dock | – |
| Joining from Halifax - Sailed June 12 | ||||
| Euryades | British | general - metal | Glasgow | – |
| Cavina | " | zinc - meats | Clyde (passengers) / Oban f. o. | – |
| Empire MacKendrick | " | grain (MAC) | Liverpool | – |
| Ancylus | " | Tanker B (MAC) | Clyde | Returned to Halifax Joined HX 299 - returned Listed in HX 300 |
| Sestriere | Italian | general | Belfast f. o. (Cardiff) | From HX 294 |
| Empire MacColl | British | Tanker B (MAC) | Clyde | – |
| American | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Clumberhall | British | lumber - explosives | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| American | general | Belfast f. o. | To HX 296 - did not sail Listed in HX 297 | |
| Emily Dickinson | " | general - explosives | Hull | From HX 294 |
| Empire Camp | British | general | Manchester | – |
| American | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Hadley F. Brown | " | general - explosives | Oban f. o. | – |
| John W. Gates | " | general - explosives | Swansea | – |
| Joshua W. Alexander | " | general | Oban f. o. | – |
| Joseph I. Kemp | " | general - grain | Leith | – |
| Joseph Squires | " | grain | Avonmouth | – |
| " | grain | Avonmouth | To HX 296 - did not sail Listed in HX 298 | |
| Mormacmar | " | general - explosives | Sunderland | – |
| Martin Van Buren | " | general | Tyne | – |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 297 | |
| " | general | Belfast f. o. | From HX 294 Listed in HX 296 | |
| Samgara | British | grain | Methil f. o. (London) | – |
| Swedish | grain - flour - general | Belfast Dock | Listed in HX 296 | |
| American | general | Belfast f. o. | Listed in HX 296 | |
| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Rathlin - see Notes below (not mentioned in Advance Sailing Telegram) | ||||
| Joining from Sydney, C.B. | ||||
| William Brewster | American | steel - lumber | W. Hartlepool | From HX 294 |
| Armathia | Greek | lumber | Ipswich | – |
| Manchester Progress | British | general - explosives | Liverpool | – |
| Jamaica Producer | " | general - meats | Clyde | – |
| Empire Yukon | " | general - grain - flour - amm. - mail | Liverpool | – |
| Empire Magpie | " | pulp | Rochester | – |
Notes:
Commodore, Rear Admiral R. M. King was in Elisabeth Bakke, Vice Commodore was Captain Sir A. L. Owens, R.N.R. in Macharda.
The Rescue Vessel Rathlin was on her 19th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 19-1944 with the westbound Convoy ON 237, to Halifax June 1, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 295, June 12-June 24. Her next voyage was with Convoy JW 59 from Loch Ewe to Kola, returning with Convoy RA 60 - see my Arctic Convoys page ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
Commodore's notes are not available - escorts not known.
All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are discussed on this website - use alphabet index below to find them.
Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The vast majority of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically. (As will be seen, quite a few of the ones sailing in this convoy had just recently been delivered).
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men and women for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).
Empire Ships - Also listed in alphabetical order. The site also has a section listing the "Sam"-ships (some of which sailed in Convoy HX 295) and other Liberty ships.
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 296
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | F | G | Ha | He | Hi–Hy | Hø | I | J | K |
| 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 |
