Convoy HX 305 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 305
Departed New York City on Aug. 25-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 10.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 98 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.
Details re. Arctic convoys were found in "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945" by Bob Ruegg and Arnold Hague.
Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port.
A 1 form is not available to me and, therefore, I don't know the station numbers for these ships.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Egerø
Norwegian
Tanker B
Clyde
Julius Olsen
American
general
Clyde f. o.
From HX 304
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
(See Arctic Convoys)
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Richard M. Johnson
"
general
Clyde f. o.
From HX 304
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Brimanger
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
–
Abraham Lincoln
"
general
Liverpool
Commodore Vessel
Ivaran
"
general
Liverpool
–
Fernwood
"
general
Liverpool
–
City of Lyons
British
general
Avonmouth
–
Empire Cheer
"
general
Methil / London
–
Westland
Dutch
general
Liverpool
–
Desirade
British
general
Cardiff
–
Edward E. Spafford
American
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
(See Arctic Convoys)
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Henry Lomb
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Arunah S. Abell
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Hawkins Fudske
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Joshua Thomas
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
George T. Angell
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
Edward A. Savoy
"
general
Clyde f. o.
Joined Convoy JW 60 Sept. 15
Returned in Convoy RA 61 Nov. 2
S. Wiley Wakeman
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Frank A. Munsey
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
John T. Holt
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Charles Bulfinch
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
James D. Trask
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Simon Newcomb
"
general
Manchester
–
James G. Birney
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Martin Van Buren
"
general
Milford Haven (Plymouth)
–
Collin McKinney
"
general
Hull
–
John R. McQuigg
"
general
Manchester
–
Panaman
"
general
Liverpool
–
W. R. Keever
"
general
Immingham
–
William Leavitt
"
general
Liverpool
Sailed in HX 306
Eugene T. Chamberlain
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Henry Wells
"
general
Avonmouth
–
Thomas Kearns
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Pennsylvania
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
North King
Panamanian
general
Clyde f. o.
–
James G. Blaine
American
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Robert Y. Hayne
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Thomas Nuttall
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Jacob Perkins
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
William Tyler Page
"
general
Liverpool
–
Florence Martus
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Frederick H. Newell
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
William Kent
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
James B. Miller
"
general
Oban f. o.
Returned to port (Halifax)
Henry D. Lindsley
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
John Chester Kendall
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Joseph I. Kemp
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Thomas Say
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Dwight L. Moody
"
general
Manchester
–
Agwidale
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Matthew J. O'Brien
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Ferncourt
Norwegian
Tanker B
London (Purfleet)
–
Solfonn
"
Tanker B
Thameshaven
–
Fosna
"
Tanker B
Swansea / Clyde
–
Lucellum
British
Tanker B
London
–
Marit II
Norwegian
Tanker B
Clyde / Ardrossan
–
Jean Baptiste Le Moyne
American
Tanker B
Milford Haven / Southampton
–
Empire Heritage
British
Tanker B
Mersey (deck cargo) / Clyde
Sunk by U-482, Sept. 8
(see Notes below)
Taria
Dutch
Tanker W
London (Thameshaven)
–
Sovac
British
Tanker B
Manchester
–
Andrew A. Humphreys
American
Tanker B
Birkenhead
–
Belgian Gulf
Panamanian
Tanker B
Mersey
Sailed in HX 306
Irwin Russel
American
Tanker B
London
–
Comanchee
British
Tanker B
Mersey
Sailed in HX 306
Cornwall
"
refrig. - general
Liverpool
Umgeni
"
refrig. - general
Liverpool
Vice Commodore
Manchester Port
"
steel - general
Cardiff
Samfoyle
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Leiv Eiriksson
Norwegian
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Alexander H. Stephens
American
general
Clyde f. o.
–
John N. Maffitt
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Horatio Allen
"
general
Liverpool
–
Risden Tyler Bennett
"
general
Mersey f. o.
Returned to port (Halifax)
Sailed in HX 306
W. S. Jennings
"
general
Hull
–
John A. Quitman
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
J. Warren Keifer
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Byron Darnton
"
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Aug. 27
Ariguani
British
general
Liverpool
–
Empire Kangaroo
"
pulp - general
Glasgow
–
Empire MacDermott
"
grain
Liverpool
–
Empire Maccabe
"
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Mormacmar
American
general
Mersey
From HX 304
Sailed in HX 306
Macoma
Dutch
Tanker B
Clyde
–
Rapana
British
Tanker B
Clyde
Dorelian
"
grain - general
Manchester
–
Sørvard
Norwegian
lumber
Cardiff
–
Eugene Field
American
general
Clyde f. o.
–
Henry Wynkoop
"
general
Newport
–
Julien Poydras
"
general
Cardiff
–
Junipero Serra
"
general - lumber
Swansea
–
Lot M. Morrill
"
general
Hull
–
Marcus H. Tracy
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Morris Hillquit
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Orland Loomis
"
general
Immingham
–
Peter Donahue
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Robert R. Livingston
"
general
Belfast f. o.
–
Harriet Tubman
"
grain
Hull
–
Additionally, the rescue vessel Pinto appears to have joined from Halifax - not listed in Advance Sailing Telegram.
This ship was sunk, see Notes below.
Joining from Sydney C.B. - Sailed Aug. 28
Tiba
Dutch
grain
Tyne
–
Fort Nottingham
British
flour - ammunition
Clyde f. o.
–
Empire Yukon
"
general - mail
Methil / London
–
Alder Park
"
general - flour
Mersey for tugs / Manchester
–
Orient City
"
flour
Methil / London
–
Empire Waimana
"
general - refrig. - mail
Swansea
–
Caxton
"
paper
Methil / London
–
Tudor Prince
"
pit props
West Hartlepool
–
Dromore
"
lumber
Manchester
–
Houston City
"
grain
Hull
Sailed in HX 306
Daghestan
"
flour
Hull
Jamaica Producer
"
general - refrig. - passengers - mail
Liverpool
–
Notes:
Rescue vessel Pinto (requisitioned on July 9-1943) was on her 5th voyage as rescue vessel, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound convoy ON 247 on Aug. 2-1944, to Halifax Aug. 13 - returning with Convoy HX 305 Aug. 27. Pinto picked up survivors from the torpedoed Empire Heritage, but as it turned out this was to be her first and final rescue, because Pinto was herself sunk by the same U-boat (U-482) on Sept. 8-1944. Arnold Hague's "Convoy Rescue Ships" says the following: "Statistics are confused, the PSTO reports say that 41 of Pinto's company were picked up and 16 lost, giving a total crew of 57. Lloyd's records that the crew comprised 62 (41 crew, 16 DEMS, 3 medical and 2 signalmen) with 21 casualties (12 crew, 8 DEMS, 1 signalman). PSTO seems to have omitted the RN personnel but included the DEMS! Empire Heritage had on board 77 crew, 11 DEMS and 73 "Distressed British Seamen" ie survivors of previous sinkings, men discharged from ships abroad ill etc. who were taking passage back to Britain. 52 of her crew, 8 DEMS and 53 DBS were lost in the sinking according to Lloyd's, giving 48 survivors, Rescue Service records list only 46 picked up." The trawler HMS Northern Wave picked up many of the survivors of Pinto as well as those of Empire Heritage. This external page has more details on Pinto's sinking, and this page, also external, has more on the loss of Empire Heritage.
Commodore A. L. Owens R.N.R. was in Norwegian Abraham Lincoln, Vice Commodore was F. Ratsey R.N. in Umgeni. Commodore's notes are not available.
Please note that more information on all the Norwegian ships listed in this convoy can be found with the help of the index below.
Related external links:
Liberty Ships - This website has been used to check the spelling of all the Liberty ships listed in this convoy (convoy docs don't always have the correct spelling, or they may be difficult to decipher). The website below have been used for the same purpose.Empire ships - The site also has a section listing the "Sam"-ships, and other Liberty ships that came under the British flag.
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