Convoy HX 333 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY HX 333
Departed New York City on Jan. 18-1945 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 1.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 52 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 333 at Ships in all HX convoys.
See also westbound Convoy ON 270.
Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Louis Kossuth
American
general
25
Downs f. o.
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Morris C. Feinstone
"
general
63
Downs f. o.
–
Tarakan
Dutch
general
43
Downs f. o.
–
John H. B. Latrobe
American
general
26
Cherbourg
–
Julia P. Shaw
"
general
(A. Hague adds rations, MT)
32
Cherbourg
William H. Edwards
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Morris Sigman
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Jonathan Elmer
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT, bridges)
36
Solent f. o.
–
Rulus (Rufus?) C. Dawes
"
general
(A. Hague adds locos, MT)
95
Cherbourg
–
Walter Wellman
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
52
Solent f. o.
–
George Walton
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT, wreckers)
86
Cherbourg
–
Aldebaran
French
(A. Hague says Panamanian)
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
91
Cherbourg
(Ex. Leopold L-D 1941)
Robert J. Collier
American
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
81
Swansea
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Nicholas Gilman
"
general
75
Downs f. o.
–
Samuel F. B. Morse
"
general
(A. Hague adds locos, boats, MT)
93
Downs f. o.
–
Thomas Sim Lee
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
94
Downs f. o.
–
Robert Luckenbach
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
61
Solent f. o.
–
John E. Sweet
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
B. Charney Vladeck
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 334
Francis Vigo
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's, MT, small arms)
74
Downs f. o.
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Levi Woodbury
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
77
Downs f. o.
–
Jacob H. Gallinger
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
73
Newport
–
Norwegian
general
(A. Hague adds acid)
83
Liverpool
Ex Liberty Ship William Hodson
Noah Brown
American
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
92
Solent f. o.
–
Paul Buck
"
general
(A. Hague gives grain)
72
Hull
William A. Dobson
"
general
(A. Hague gives grain, gliders))
23
London
–
Eugene T. Chamberlain
"
general
(A. Hague adds gliders)
84
Glasgow
–
Charles A. McCue
"
general - explosives
76
Cherbourg
–
William Thornton
"
general - explosives
35
Cherbourg
–
Richard J. Hopkins
"
general - explosives
85
Hull
–
Peter V. Daniel
"
general - explosives
–
Solent f. o.
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
"
general - explosives
–
Sothend f. o.
Listed in HX 334
William Sturgis
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds MT)
62
Solent f. o.
From HX 329
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Norwegian
general - explosives
–
Liverpool
Listed in HX 334
"
general - explosives
–
Liverpool
Listed in HX 334
"
general - explosives
–
Liverpool
From HX 332
Listed in HX 334
"
Tanker B
(USN fuel)
44
Portsmouth
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 60 depth charges
"
Tanker B
(USN fuel)
64
Milford Haven
From HX 331
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 60 depth charges
"
Tanker W
–
Heysham
Meerkerk
Dutch
general
41
Liverpool / Avonmouth
From HX 332
Backhuysen
"
Tanker W
(benzole, polymers, petrol)
33
Stanlow
–
Greystoke Castle
British
general
71
Liverpool
From HX 332
Samblade
"
general
–
Downs f. o.
Samderry
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
From HX 332
Listed in HX 334
Orient City
"
lumber
–
Tyne
Listed in HX 334
Laurelwood
"
Tanker W
(USN fuel - A/C)
42
Clyde
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 72 depth charges
Port Darwin
"
refrig. - general
51
Avonmouth
–
Fanad Head
"
general
34
Belfast Dock / Liverpool
–
Theodore Foster
American
general
(A. Hague adds tugs, locos)
54
Liverpool / Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Wynn Seale
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
James Gunn
"
lumber
–
Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Joined HX 334 - returned
Listed in HX 335
Ida Straus
"
general
(A. Hague says lumber)
31
Downs f. o.
From HX 332
James Eagan Layne
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds MT)
82
Solent f. o.
From HX 332
Thomas U. Walter
"
sugar
21
Liverpool
–
El Oceano
Panamanian
grain
(A. Hague says sugar)
22
Liverpool
–
George W. Alther
American
sugar
24
London
–
Edward L. Grant
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
53
Downs f. o.
–
William C. Endicott
"
general
(A. Hague gives rations, MT)
87
Downs f. o.
–
John W. Brown
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in UGS 70
(external link).
Still exists - see link at end of page
I believe the following joined from Halifax
Corner Brook
British
newsprint
12
Manchester
–
Empire Moulmein
"
general
–
Mersey
Eurybates
"
general - mail
(A. Hague adds explosives)
14
Liverpool
–
Yamaska Park
Canadian
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Hillcrest Park
"
general
(A. Hague adds explosives)
16
Liverpool
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Geologist
British
grain - general
–
Manchester
Listed in HX 334
Gadila
Dutch
Tanker B
(USN fuel)
56
Clyde
MAC ship
From HX 332
Jamaica Producer
British
meats - general
13
Swansea
Empire MacDermott
"
grain
55
Liverpool
MAC ship
Empire Grey
"
flour
(A. Hague adds ammo)
37
Downs f. o.
From HX 332
Manchester Port
"
general
(A. Hague adds explosives)
11
Manchester
From HX 332
Norwegian
grain
(A. Hague adds 8 AFV's)
15
London
(Ex. Empire Latimer)
Also, the Rescue Vessel Copeland - see Notes below (A. Hague has this ship in station 78).