Convoy HX 30 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy HX 30 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on March 25-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 9 (Arnold Hague also gives 38 ships).

Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

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

Br=British, Pa=Panamanian, Gr=Greek, Am=American

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11
Lochkatrine
refrig. - general
Liverpool
(Br)

21
Modavia
general
Liverpool
(Br)

31
Conus
fuel oil
Scapa
(Br)

41
El Aleto
crude oil
Liverpool
(Br)

51
HMS Revenge
Escort
(Br)

61
Appalachee
gasoline
London
(Br)

71
Remuera
refrig. - general
London
(Br)

81
Regent Panther
gasoline
London
(Br)

91
Cairnglen
general
Newcastle
(Br)

12
Araby
lumber - general
Liverpool
(Br)

22
Rowanbank
steel ingots
Manchester
(Br)

32
Davila
fuel oil
Milford Haven
(Br)

42
New Westminster City
Milford Haven
(Br)

52

62
Victor Ross*
crude oil
Southampton
(Pa)

72
Anadara
fuel oil
London
(Br)

82
Luculus
lub oil
London
(Br)

92
Derrymore
lumber - general
Hull
(Br)

13
Governor
general
Manchester
(Br)

23
Agia Marina
wheat
Liverpool
(Gr)

33
San Gerardo
fuel oil
Milford Haven
(Br)

43
Southgate
sugar
Milford Haven
(Br)

53

63
Sandsend
sugar
London
(Br)

73
Filleigh
grain
London
(Br)

83
Welcombe
sugar
London
(Br)

93
Athelmonarch
molasses
Hull
(Br)

14
Nolisement
wheat
Belfast
(Br)

24
Ethel Radcliffe
flour
Avonmouth
(Br)

34
Lowther Castle
wheat
Milford Haven
(Br)

44
Northleigh
Liverpool
(Br)

54

64
Penrose
scrap iron
Middlesbrough
(Br)

74
King Edward**
scrap steel
Swansea
(Br)

84
Dimitrios Inglessis
lumber
Brest
(Gr)

94
Dean Emery
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am)

15
Lasado
Liverpool
(*)

25

35

45
Barrdale
grain
Sunderland
(Br)

55

65
Testbank
London
(Br)

75
Taxiarchis
general
St. Nazaire
(Gr)

85
Port Hardy
general
London
(Br)
See Notes

95
Athelchief
Le Havre
(Br)

* This is probably a mis-spelling of Losada (Br)