Convoy HX 322 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 322
Departed New York on Nov. 24-1944 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 8.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 ships in this convoy.
Notes:
Commodore, Admiral Sir C. G. Ramsey was in Waterland.
The Rescue Vessel Gothland was on her 16th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Oct. 29-1944 with the westbound Convoy ONS 35, to Halifax Nov. 15, the returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 322, Nov. 26-Dec. 8-1944 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
* Beaverhill had stranded at Hillyards Reef, St. John's on Nov. 24-1944, and broke in two. ("The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", J. W. Jordan).
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.
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 and other Liberty ships.
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