Convoy HX 310 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 310
Departed New York City on Sept. 21-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 5.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 56 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. Info re. Arctic convoys was found in "Convoys to Russia", Bob Ruegg & Arnold Hague. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Andrew W. Preston | American | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| Eleazar Lord | " | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| William Wheelwright | " | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| Joyce Kilmer | " | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| George L. Curry | " | general | Manchester | From HX 308 |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| " | general | Liverpool | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Mark Keppel | " | general | Cardiff | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| John Grier Hibben | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Howard T. Ricketts | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Winfield Scott | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Frank Wiggins | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Frank B. Kellogg | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Fridtjof Nansen | Norwegian | general | Belfast f. o. | Ex Liberty Ship Francis Nash (see this list) |
| American | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| George Whitefield | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| John P. Poe | " | general | Mersey f. o. | Returned to New York To HX 311 - did not sail Sailed in HX 313 |
| George Durant | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| British | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Høyanger | Norwegian | general | Liverpool | Vice Commodore |
| Reinholt | " | general | Liverpool | From HX 308 Commodore Vessel |
| Helder | Dutch | general | Cardiff | – |
| Donald W. Bain | American | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| James M. Gillis | " | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| Schoharie | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Fluor Spar | " | general | Hull | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | – | |
| Henry H. Richardson | " | general | Hull | – |
| Samuel Chase | " | general | Hull | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Robert Treat | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Collis P. Huntington | " | general | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Joined Convoy JW 61, Oct. 20 Returned with Convoy RA 62, Dec. 10 |
| Charles Henderson | " | general | Solent f. o. | – |
| Corilla | Dutch | Tanker W | Stanlow | – |
| British | Tanker W | Milford Haven f. o. | – | |
| Empire Garrick | " | Tanker W | Clyde f. o. (N. Russia) | Returned to New York Joined HX 311 - put back to Halifax Sailed in HX 312 (Later joined JW 62 Nov. 29, returned with RA 63, Jan 11-1945 See HX 318 for others in these convoys) |
| Thorshov | Norwegian | Tanker B | Swansea / Mersey | – |
| Fort Connolly | British | steel - lumber | Grangemouth | – |
| Hopecrown | " | flour | Hull | – |
| " | molasses | Hull | Listed in SC 158 | |
| " | Tanker B | Stanlow | Sailed in HX 312 | |
| Voco | " | Tanker B | Mersey | Returned to New York Sailed in HX 311 |
| R. Walton Moore | American | general | Hull | From HX 308 |
| Temeraire | Norwegian | general - mail | Avonmouth | – |
| Curacao | Dutch | general | Liverpool | – |
| S. M. Shoemaker | American | general | Glasgow | From HX 308 |
| Salland | Dutch | general - refrig. | Liverpool | – |
| Joining from Halifax - Sailed Sept. 23 | ||||
| La Salle Park | British | general | Manchester | – |
| Hillcrest Park | " | general - grain | Manchester | – |
| Sibley Park | " | general | Liverpool | From HX 309 |
| Catrine | " | general | Avonmouth | From HX 308 |
| Ocean Angel | " | grain | Manchester | – |
| Greek | general | Avonmouth | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Miralda | British | Tanker B (M.A.C.) | Clyde | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Listed in SC 158 | |
| American | general | Southend f. o. | Also cancelled from HX 313 Sailed in HX 314 | |
| Anthony Wayne | " | general | Belfast f. o. | From HX 309 |
| Archibald R. Mansfield | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Charles A. Dana | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Edward Everett | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| " | general | Southend f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | " | general | Belfast f. o. | From HX 309 |
| Hubert Howe Bancroft | " | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| " | general | Mersey f. o. | Sailed in HX 311 | |
| Molda | Norwegian | general | Liverpool | – |
| Robert Henri | American | general | Belfast f. o. | – |
| Joining from Sydney C.B. - Sailed Sept. 24 | ||||
| Riverdale Park | British | general | Liverpool | – |
| Fort Boise | " | lumber | Liverpool | (Later joined JW 62 Nov. 29, returned with RA 63, Jan 11-1945) |
| Crystal Park | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Whiteshell Park | " | general | Manchester | – |
| Empire Deed | " | flour | Glasgow | – |
| Fort Acton | " | lumber | London | – |
| Nemaha | American | general | Belfast f. o. | Joined from St. John's (see HX 309 - Halifax section ) |
Notes:
Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Fastnet (requisitioned June 14-1943) sailed with this convoy. She was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 251 on Sept. 1-1944, to Halifax Sept. 17 - returning with HX 310 from Halifax Sept. 23, to Clyde Oct. 5. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague). On the westbound voyage she had taken on board the survivors from the Norwegian Fjordheim, this being the only rescue (related to enemy action) she was involved with - follow link for details. Her next eastbound voyage was with Convoy HX 318.
Commodore, Rear Admiral A. R. Smithwick was in Norwegian Reinholt, Vice Commodore was G. E. Sutcliff, R.N. in Norwegian Høyanger. 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 - The majority of the ships listed as American in this convoy were Liberty Ships. This website has been used to check the spelling (convoy docs don't always have the correct spelling, or they may be difficult to decipher). The 2 websites below have been used for the same purpose.
Fort (+ Ocean & Park) ships
Empire ships
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 311
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