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CONVOY HX 336
Departed New York City on Febr. 2-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 14th.
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.
Details re. Arctic convoys were found in "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945" by Bob Ruegg and Arnold Hague.
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 336 at Ships in all HX convoys.
Crossed out ships did not sail.
For info, some of the ships listed as cancelled from this convoy had previously arrived with the westbound Convoy ON 278. See also ON 270 and ON 277.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Mahlon Pitney
American
general
(A. Hague says MT)
41
Mersey
–
John Clarke
"
general
(A. Hague says MT)
102
Mersey
–
Joseph M. Medill
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Ethelbert Nevin
"
general
–
Manchester
John Sharp Williams
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
To HX 337 - did not sail
Listed in HX 338
Montgomery City
"
general
(A. Hague adds grain)
46
Glasgow
–
Ambrose E. Burnside
"
general
–
Manchester
To HX 337 - did not sail
Joined HX 338 - returned.
Joined HX 340 - returned.
Sailed in HX 341
(see Ships in all HX convoys)
Nachman Syrkin
"
general
(A. Hague adds sulphur, MT)
24
Hull
–
Donald W. Bain
"
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Cox
"
general
(A. Hague adds tobacco)
96
London
From HX 335
Lou Gehrig
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Asa Carter
"
general
(A. Hague adds ammo)
92
Solent f. o.
–
Cyrus H. McCormick
"
general
(A. Hague adds acid, MT)
31
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
Hilary A. Herbert
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
John Trumbull
"
general
(A. Hague adds explosives, A/C)
32
Liverpool
From HX 335
Charles Tufts
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Harold I. Pratt
"
general
(A. Hague says AFV's, MT)
45
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
R. J. Reynolds
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
42
Barry Dock
–
Francis B. Ogden
"
general
(A. Hague says rations, MT)
81
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
A. Hague says arrived w/defects
William Paca
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT, AFV's)
51
Downs f. o. (Antwerp)
–
James Caldwell
"
general
(A. Hague adds MT)
84
Mersey
–
Ephraim Brevard
"
general
(A. Hague says ordnance, MT, AFV's)
85
Cardiff
–
Jane G. Swisshelm
"
general
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
33
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Samuel Johnston
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
William Dean Howells
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Clara Barton
"
general
(A. Hague adds A/C)
71
Liverpool
–
Charles A. Warfield
"
general - explosives
104
Cherbourg
–
James Swan
"
general - explosives
95
Cherbourg
–
John Chester Kendall
"
general - explosives
44
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Aram J. Pothier
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
105
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Collin McKinney
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague says AFV's, MT, engineers equipt)
43
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Oran M. Roberts
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague says rations, MT)
93
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
William Floyd
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds AFV's)
94
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
Robert L. Vann
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds MT)
62
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
–
Frank Park
"
general - explosives
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Matthew T. Goldsboro
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds grain)
35
Hull
From HX 335
Edward J. Berwind
"
general - explosives
(A. Hague adds gliders)
34
Hull
From HX 335
Florence Martus
"
rations
(A. Hague adds MT)
21
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
A. Hague says fitted w/AND
George P. Garrison
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Eugene Hale
"
general
–
Solent f. o.
Robert S. Lovett
"
general
(A. Hague says ordnance)
82
Cherbourg
–
Mark Hanna
"
rations - 5 motor boats
22
Downs f. o. (Antwerp
From HX 335
Leo J. Duster
"
general
–
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65 in March
(returned with RA 66 in Apr. - link at bottom of page)
Lawrence J. Brengle
"
general
–
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
(returned with RA 66)
Grace Abbott
"
general
–
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
(returned with RA 66)
James M. Gillis
"
general
–
Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
Listed in HX 337
Later joined Convoy JW 65
(returned with RA 66)
Dettifoss
Icelandic
lumber - general
25
Belfast for Iceland
See Notes below
Yemassee
Panamanian
lumber - general
23
Belfast for Iceland
–
Green Gables Park
Canadian
timber - metal - fish
–
London
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Sovac
British
Tanker B - planes
–
Purfleet
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Ancylus
"
Adm. tanker B - planes
–
Mersey
British Fusilier
"
Adm. tanker W
–
Mersey
–
Drupa
"
Tanker W
(oil fuel)
103
Bowling
–
Nuculana
"
Tanker W
–
Thames
Listed in HX 337
Avristan
"
metals
91
Manchester / Newport
–
Samnegros
"
general
–
Downs f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Samsacola
"
lumber - metal
–
London
Listed in HX 337
Mewata Park
Canadian
lumber - metal
–
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
Norwegian
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Listed in HX 337
"
general
(A. Hague adds locos)
101
London
–
"
general
61
Glasgow
Commodore Vessel
"
Tanker B
(USN fuel, dieso)
63
Mersey
From HX 334
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 20 depth charges
"
Adm. tanker B
–
Mersey
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
"
Adm. tanker B
(USN fuel)
52
Londonderry
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 70 depth charges
"
Tanker W
–
Stanlow
"
Tanker W
–
Bowling
To HX 337 - did not sail
(caught on fire in New York,
follow link to Vivi)
"
Tanker W
(dieso)
83
Southampton
From HX 335
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler, 59 depth charges
Leerdam
Dutch
general
–
Mersey f. o.
Tibia
"
Tanker W
(petrol, dieso, A/C)
73
Mersey
A. Hague says:
Escort Oiler
Tiba
"
general
–
London
Listed in HX 337
Roxane
French
Adm. tanker W
–
Mersey
From HX 335
Listed in HX 337
Capo Olmo
"
(Ex. Italian)
A. Hague says British
general
72
Manchester
–
Chester Valley
American
general
(A. Hague adds rations, MT)
36
Swansea
–
Joining from Halifax - Sailed Febr. 4
Samtyne
British
general
?
Downs f. o.
A. Hague says:
After repairs at Halifax after collision Jan. 8
Pacific Exporter
"
meats - metal - general - explosives
12
Liverpool
–
Wellington Park
Canadian
grain - trucks - explosives
14
Hull
From HX 335
Corrales
British
meat - general
13
London
–
Lowlander
"
grain - general
11
Manchester
Empire Maccabe
"
Tanker B
USN fuel
64
Clyde
MAC ship
From SC 166
A. Hague says Escort Oiler
Also, the Rescue Vessel Accrington (in station 47) - see Notes below.
A. Hague has included Empire Maccabe in the main portion.