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CONVOY HX 334
Departed New York City on Jan. 23-1945 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 6.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 74 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 334 at Ships in all HX convoys.
Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined).
See also westbound Convoy ON 270
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
James T. Fields
American
general
(A. Hague adds A/C)
91
Liverpool
–
Anson Mills
"
general
(A. Hague adds A/C)
62
Liverpool
–
Charles A. Dana
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Grover C. Hutcherson
"
general
–
London
Listed in HX 335
Robert Treat Paine
"
general
122
Liverpool
–
Fred C. Stebbins
"
general
(A. Hague adds boats, machinery)
65
London
–
William W. Seaton
"
general
165
Leith
–
Duncan L. Clinch
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's, MT)
152
Downs f. o.
–
Santa Marta
"
general
(A. Hague says frig.)
82
Solent f. o.
–
Robert Ellis Lewis
"
general
141
Swansea
–
Benjamin Silliman
"
general
(A. Hague adds explosives)
112
Liverpool
–
Milton J. Foreman
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
102
Downs f. o.
–
John Gallup
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
61
Downs f. o.
–
Milan R. Stefanik
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
71
Downs f. o.
–
Anniston City
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
124
Downs f. o.
–
Benjamin H. Bristow
"
general
145
Downs f. o.
–
C. H. M. Jones
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
76
Downs f. o.
–
John Wise
"
general
(A. Hague adds locos)
174
Downs f. o.
–
George E. Poindexter*
"
general
146
Cherbourg
*Should probably be
George Poindexter.
(A. Hague says fitted w/AND)
Lucien B. Maxwell
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
166
Downs f. o.
–
Benjamin Rush
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 335
Arthur Riggs
"
general
172
Downs f. o.
–
William H. Jackson
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
The above ship is listed as W. E. Jackson in the Advance Sailing Telegram for this convoy, as William H. Jackson in next convoy.
Filipp Mazzei
"
general
(A. Hague adds explosives)
155
Solent f. o.
–
Robert E. Peary
"
general
(A. Hague says rations, MT)
126
Solent f. o.
–
Louis D. Brandeis
"
general
171
Cardiff
–
Frederick H. Newell
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 335
Cardinal Gibbons
"
general - explosives
–
Liverpool
Listed in HX 335
Samuel Chase
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds MT)
142
Cherbourg
–
Alfred J. Evans
"
general - explosives
143
Cherbourg
–
Robert Eden
"
general - explosives
144
Cherbourg
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Margaret Brent
"
sugar
(A. Hague adds A/C)
63
Clyde / Greenock
–
Richard K. Call
"
sugar
(A. Hague adds A/C)
132
Liverpool
–
Frederic Remington
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
85
Downs f. o.
–
Arizonan
"
general
(A. Hague says food, MT)
111
Downs f. o.
–
Mark Hanna
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Oliver Hazard Perry
"
general - gas
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 335
Christopher S. Flanagan
"
general - lub. oil
(A. Hague says cased oil, rations, MT)
173
Downs f. o .
–
Francis Amasa Walker
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
175
Barry Dock
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
John E. Sweet
"
general
(A. Hague adds locos)
135
Downs f. o.
James Gunn
"
general
(A. Hague says lumber)
164
Solent f. o.
From HX 333
Returned to New York
Listed in HX 335
B. Charney Vladeck
"
general
(A. Hague says ordnance, MT)
134
Cherbourg
From HX 333
Wynn Seale
"
general
–
Liverpool
From HX 333
Listed in HX 337
Samblade
British
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
156
Downs f. o.
From HX 333
Orient City
"
lumber
161
Tyne
From HX 333
Empire Lankester
"
general
154
Downs f. o.
–
Cochrane
"
general
(A. Hague adds A/C)
74
Manchester
–
Samderry
"
general
162
Liverpool
British Confidence
"
Tanker B
(petrol)
113
Heysham
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler
Tetela
"
refrig.
131
Liverpool
–
Empire Voice
"
sugar - rum - general
121
London
–
Empire Rangoon
"
zinc concentrates - ammunition
123
Immingham
–
Diplodon
"
Tanker B
(dieso)
125
Mersey / Heysham
–
Empire Jupiter
"
Tanker B
(petrol)
153
Avonmouth
–
Roxane
French
Tanker W
–
Mersey
Lavoro
Italian
Tanker W
–
Isle of Grain
–
Cistula
Dutch
Tanker W
–
Stanlow
Listed in HX 335
Norwegian
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds gliders)
101
Hull
–
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds ploughs)
72
Hull
From HX 333
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds frig., A/C)
163
Hull
"
general - explosives
83
Hull
From HX 333
"
Listed as "Tanker B"
but this was not a tanker
–
Liverpool
"
Tanker B
–
Mersey
See UGS 70
(external link)
"
Tanker B
(USN fuel, A/C)
93
Clyde / Ardrossan
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 60 depth charges
"
Tanker B
(USN fuel)
92
Belfast Dock
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 60 depth charges
"
Tanker B
(dieso, A/C)
103
Southampton / Swansea
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler
"
grain
(A. Hague adds locos, gliders)
151
London
–
"
Tanker B
–
Heysham
"
Tanker W
(petrol)
133
Stanlow
Ex Empire Diamond
Follow link to Norsol
Comanchee
British
Tanker B
(lub oil, A/C, 60 depth charges)
81
Birkenhead / Preston(?) / Modewheel
–
James J. Maguire
"
Tanker W
(petrol)
73
Avonmouth
–
Peter V. Daniel
American
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds MT)
75
Cherbourg
Empire Bombardier
British
Tanker W
(petrol)
84
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Port Fremantle
"
refrig. - lead
64
Liverpool
–
A. Hague has also included the British Beresford Park (station 66 - for Halifax with salt) and Sibley Park (station 176 - in ballast for Halifax) in this convoy. These ships are not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram.
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Jan. 25
Geologist
British
grain - general - explosives
43
Manchester
From HX 333
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
Lochmonar
"
grain - general - refrig. - explosives
42
Mersey / Manchester
–
Samvannah
"
general - flour - ammunition
–
Downs f. o.
Listed in HX 335
Lowlander
"
grain - general
–
Mersey f. o.
Empire Ray
"
grain
32
Downs f. o.
–
Ariguani
"
meat
51
London
–
Empire Macandrew
"
grain
104
Liverpool
MAC ship
Katla
Icelandic
general - lumber
–
Belfast for Iceland
To HX 335 - did not sail
Listed in SC 166
Alcedo
Panamanian
general
(A. Hague adds explosives)
54
Belfast for Iceland
–
George Gipp
American
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
52
Cherbourg
–
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
"
explosives
53
Newport
From HX 333
John Sargent*
"
general
(A. Hague says stores)
66
Downs f. o.
–
* There was a Liberty Ship John S. Sargent, and a John Sergeant. A. Hague lists the latter (but was it the former?).
Moveria
British
general
(A. Hague adds ammo)
41
Manchester
–
Pachesham
"
paper
34
Glasgow
–
William H. Edwards
American
general
(A. Hague says rations, locos)
33
Downs f. o.
From HX 333
William Rawle
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
45
Liverpool
–
Yamaska Park
Canadian
general
35
Tyne
Fort Maurepas
British
general
55
London
–
Manchester Division
"
general
(A. Hague adds steel)
31
Manchester
Also, the Rescue Vessel Gothland (station 87) - see Notes below.
A. Hague has also included the British Fort Townshend in the Halifax portion - station 44, bound for St. John's, N.F. with general cargo - again, see his listing for Convoy HX 334 at Ships in all HX convoys. This ship is not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram.