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CONVOY HX 332
Departed New York City on Jan. 13-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 47 ships in this convoy.
| Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The station numbers and cargoes for the tankers have been extracted from a document received from D. Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for Convoy HX 332 at Ships in all HX convoys. See also Westbound Convoy ON 270. Details re. Arctic convoys were found in "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945" by Bob Ruegg and Arnold Hague. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Station | Destination | Remarks |
| Herbert D. Croly | American | general (A. Hague adds AFV's) | 102 | London | – |
| Sieur de la Salle | " | general (A. Hague adds locos) | 106 | Downs f. o. | – |
| Alexander W. Doniphan | " | general (A. Hague adds MT) | 62 | Swansea | – |
| Richard Bassett | " | general (A. Hague adds MT) | 105 | Downs f. o. | – |
| " | general | – | Solent f. o. | To HX 333 - did not sail To HX 334 - did not sail Listed in HX 337 | |
| David L. Yulee | " | general (A. Hague adds MT) | 101 | Downs f. o. | – |
| John T. Holt | " | general (A. Hague adds MT) | 36 | Liverpool | A. Hague says fitted w/AND |
| " | general | – | Solent f. o. | Listed in HX 333 | |
| Agwidale | " | general (A. Hague adds aircraft) | 87 | Liverpool | – |
| Moses Austin | " | general - explosives (A. Hague adds MT) | 103 | Downs f. o. | From HX 331 A. Hague says fitted w/AND |
| James McCosh | " | general - explosives | 95 | Hull | – |
| William L. Davidson | " | general - explosives | 93 | Cherbourg | – |
| Addie Bagley Daniles | " | general - explosives | 82 | Cherbourg | – |
| Howard Stansbury | " | general - explosives | 91 | Solent f. o. | – |
| Martin Behrman | " | general - explosives (A. Hague adds MT) | 85 | Hull | – |
| " | general - explosives | – | Southend f. o. | Listed in HX 333 | |
| " | lumber | – | Hull | To HX 333 - did not sail Joined HX 334 - returned Listed in HX 335 | |
| A. J. Cermak | " | ord. (A. Hague adds MT) | 104 | Barry Dock | A. Hague says fitted w/AND |
| Westland | Dutch | none given (A. Hague gives general & ploughs) | 71 | Avonmouth | – |
| " | none given | – | Mersey | Listed in HX 333 | |
| Macuba | " | general (A. Hague gives petrol) | 94 | Avonmouth | – |
| " | Tanker B | – | Clyde | From HX 331 See UGS 68 (external link) | |
| Désirade | French / MoWT 1940 | general | 43 | Liverpool | – |
| Abraham Lincoln | Norwegian | general (A. Hague adds explosives & boats) | 61 | Liverpool | – |
| Fernwood | " | general (A. Hague adds ammo) | 45 | Liverpool | From HX 331 |
| Solør | " | Tanker B (dieso - A. Hague adds gliders) | 63 | Clyde | Torpedoed - See Notes (A. Hague says: Escort Oiler - 60 depth charges) |
| Frontenac | " | Tanker B (USN fuel) | 52 | Portsmouth | A. Hague says: Escort Oiler |
| Sørvard | " | sugar | 35 | Greenock | – |
| " | general | – | Liverpool | To HX 333 - did not sail Listed in HX 334 | |
| Erin | British | refrig. | 81 | Glasgow | – |
| " | general | – | Liverpool | From HX 331 Listed in HX 333 | |
| " | general | – | Mersey | To HX 333 - did not sail Listed in HX 334 | |
| Samnid | " | general (A. Hague adds acetone) | 34 | Manchester | – |
| Loch Dee | " | general - lumber | 72 | Leith Dock | – |
| " | general | – | Manchester | From HX 331 Listed in HX 334 | |
| Port Sydney | " | refrig. | 84 | London | – |
| Empire Airman | " | Tanker W (petrol) | 92 | Swansea | – |
| " | Tanker W | – | Barry Roads f. o. | – | |
| Lucellum | " | Tanker W (dieso) | 73 | Southampton | From HX 331 A. Hague says: Escort Oiler |
| Niso | " | Tanker W (petrol) | 44 | Stanlow | – |
| Trevanion | " | steel - lumber | 107 | Immingham | From HX 331 |
| American | general | – | Solent | From HX 331 Listed in HX 333 | |
| Andrew Hamilton | " | general (A. Hague adds MT) | 83 | Downs f. o. | From HX 331 |
| Walter M. Christiansen | " | general | 86 | Liverpool | From HX 331 |
| Ben F. Dixon | " | general (A. Hague adds locos) | 51 | Clyde f. o. | From HX 331 Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| Marie M. Meloney | " | general (A. Hague adds locos) | 33 | Clyde f. o. | Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| Townsend Harris | " | general (A. Hague adds locos) | 31 | Clyde f. o. | Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| Arunah S. Abell | " | general | 32 | Clyde f. o. | Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| John Wanamaker | " | general (A. Hague adds locos) | 41 | Clyde f. o. | Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| F. T. Frelinghuysen | " | general - explosives (A. Hague adds locos) | 42 | Clyde f. o. | From HX 331 Listed in Convoy JW 64 Febr. 3, returning with RA 65 in March |
| Benjamin Brown French | " | explosives | 37 | Cherbourg | – |
| Gyda | British (Ex. Da.) | general - lumber | 46 | Belfast for Iceland | Returned - unable to keep speed Listed in SC 166 |
| Frans Hals | Dutch | general | 53 | Avonmouth | (Ex. Empire Rennie) |
| Ruben Dario | American | general - grain (A. Hague adds gliders) | 96 | Liverpool | Torpedoed - See Notes |
| A. Hague has also included the British Australia Star and Port Wyndham in this convoy, but gives no station number. Again, see his listing for Convoy HX 332 at Ships in all HX convoys. These ships are not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram. | |||||
| Joining from Halifax - Sailed Jan. 15 | |||||
| British | general | – | Mersey | Listed in HX 333 | |
| American | explosives | – | Solent f. o. | Listed in section above | |
| Joshua Slocum | " | none given | 25 | Solent f. o. | – |
| " | vehicles - rations | – | Solent f. o. | Listed in HX 333 | |
| Erria | Danish / MoWT 1940 | general | 21 | Liverpool | – |
| Empire MacMahon | British | Navy fuel | 64 | Clyde | MAC ship |
| Dutch | Navy fuel | – | Clyde | MAC ship Listed in HX 333 | |
| British | meats - general | – | Mersey | Listed in HX 333 | |
| " | flour - ammunition | – | Mersey | Listed in HX 333 | |
| William McKinley | American | Army general | 24 | Downs f. o. | From HX 331 |
| Loammi Baldwin | " | trucks - rations (A. Hague adds MT) | 23 | Cherbourg | – |
| Lot M. Morrill | " | oil - cigarettes | 22 | Downs f. o. | – |
| " | general - rations | – | Solent f. o. | Torpedoed Jan. 14 - See Notes | |
| " | grain - gliders | – | Hull | Listed in HX 333 | |
| Additionally, the rescue vessel Zamalek joined from Halifax, taking station 74 - not listed in Advance Sailing Telegram - See Notes below. |
Notes:
Commodore Captain F. H. Taylor, R.N. was in Norwegian Abraham Lincoln. Commodore's notes are not available.
According to A. Hague, Vice Commodore was the captain of Erin.
The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was on her 28th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Dec. 14-1944 with the westbound Convoy ONS 38, to Halifax Jan. 1-1945. She returned with Convoy HX 332 on Jan. 15-1945, to Swansea Jan. 29, then travelled to Clyde with HX 332A, arriving Clyde on Jan. 31-1945. Her previous voyage had been with Convoy ON 261 / Convoy HX 319. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
The Norwegian Solør was torpedoed and damaged by U-825 on Jan. 27-1945; survivors were picked up by Zamalek - my page about this ship has more details.
Ruben Dario, on a voyage from New York to Manchester with 8026 tons of grain as well as gliders on deck was also hit in U-825's attack, but could continue her voyage. There were no casualties.
Martin van Buren, on a voyage from Boston for Halifax and N.W. France with 6100 tons general, trucks, Army rations and 2 locomotives on deck and 1000 tons ballast, was torpedoed on Jan. 14-1945 by U-1232. She had a crew of 41, 1 U.S. Army and 27 Armed Guard - 3 Armed Guard died. She later drifted ashore in the vicinity of Sambro and broke in two, becoming a total loss. ("Lloyd's War Losses" Vol. I). The British Athelviking and British Freedom, both en route to join the slow Convoy SC 165, were also torpedoed by U-1232 that day - follow the link for details.
A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Arrowhead - From 13/01/45 to 17/01/45
Arvida - 13/01/45 to 17/01/45
Baddeck - From 26/01/45 to 29/01/45
Barrie - From 09/02/45 to 13/02/45
Border Cities - From 15/01/45 to 18/01/45
Conn - From 27/01/45 to 30/01/45
Coppercliff - From 18/01/45 to 28/01/45
Fitzroy - From 27/01/45 to 30/01/45
Hawkesbury - From 18/01/45 to 28/01/45
Holmes - From 26/01/45 to 28/01/45
Kempthorne - From 27/01/45 to 30/01/45
Kenogami - From 13/01/45 to 17/01/45
Lanark - From 18/01/45 to 28/01/45
Louisburg - From 26/01/45 to 29/01/45
Midland - From 15/01/45 to 18/01/45
Napanee - From 15/01/45 to 18/01/45
Orillia - From 15/01/45 to 18/01/45
Owen Sound - From 18/01/45 to 28/01/45
Parry Sound - From 18/01/45 to 19/01/45
Redmill - From 27/01/45 to 30/01/45
Related external links:
Eastbound convoys 1944 & 1945 - This page shows all the other eastbound convoys sailing in 1944 and 1945 in chronological order.
The attack on Ruben Dario
The attack on Martin van Buren
Liberty Ships - Most of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website listed them alphabetically (included "Sam" ships). Unfortunately, the list no longer appears to be included at this site (unfortunate, because I have 100's of links to it from my website). If I remember correctly, that particular section was hosted by Peter Thompson, who has now moved to a different site, but I cannot find his list of Liberty Ships. I'll leave the link up for now until I can find out whether it's still available somewhere. I did find an identical page here, but as will be seen, the alphabetical links receive an error.
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).
The Empire Ships website has a section listing the "Sam"-ships, and other Liberty ships.
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 333
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| 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 |
