Convoy HX 67 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY BHX 67 (Bermuda portion) and HX 67
| Convoy BHX 67 Cruising Order Departed Bermuda on Aug. 19-1940 | |||||||
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| Transcribed from A 1 form and Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 Merchant Prince grain - lumberLondon(Br) | 21 Lochkatrine refrig. - general Methil / London (Br) | 31 Mactra fuel - diesel oil Clyde (Br) | 41 Rimutaka refrig. Methil / London (Br) | 51 Dromus aviation & motor spirit Clyde (Br) | 61 Mamura fuel oil Clyde (Du) | 71Kedoe general Liverpool (Du) | 81 Titus bauxite - pitch Milford Haven / Newport (Du) |
| 12 | 22 | 32 |
42 | 52 Capsa Clyde (Br) | 62 | 72 Solstad lub. oil Mersey (Norw) | 82 |
| Chesapeake was also cancelled from the next convoy, BHX 68 (see also HX 60). She does not show up again until (B)HX 72 on Sept. 8, though went into Halifax, later joining HX 80 from there on Oct. 12. |
| Convoy HX 67 Cruising Order Departed Halifax on Aug. 20-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 4 (Arnold Hague gives 37 ships for the combined convoy in his "The Allied Convoy System"). | ||||||||
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| Transcribed from a document received from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database (see ships in all HX convoys). Underlined ships returned to port (except for those that are links). B = Ships joining from Bermuda S = Ships joining from Sydney, C.B. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Du=Dutch, Gr=Greek MoWT= Ministry of War Transport | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 Lancaster Casstle lumber (Br) | 21 Saltersgate* steel (Br) | 31 Javanse Prince steel (Br) | 41 Drupa petrol (Br) | 51Auretta** steel - scrap iron (Br) | 61 Nova Scotia general (Br) | 71 Dalcross steel (Br) | 81 Pacific Pioneer general (Br) | 91 Basil general (Br) |
| 12 Hjalmar Wessel lumber (Norw) | 22 Pacific Shipper general (Br) | 32 Chelatros steel - scrap iron (Gr) | 42 Pandias scrap iron (Gr) | 52 Tolosa* pig iron (American / MoWT 1940) | 62 Bradford City steel rails (Br) | 72 Kolsnaren steel (Sw) | 82 Appledore steel (Br) | 92 Belita* fuel oil (Norw) |
| 13 S Zeeland pit props (Du) | 23 Baron Cawdor** steel (Br) | 33 S Oberon wood pulp (Du) | 43 S Briarwood pit props (Br) | 53 B Dromus aviation gas - petrol (Br) | 63 S Manchester Brigade general (Br) | 73 S Lyra pulp - aluminium (Norw) | 83 S Harpagon steel (Br) | 93 S Llanashe steel - lumber (Br) |
| 14 B Merchant Prince grain - lumber (Br) | 24 S Trelissick pit props (Br) | 34 S City of Oran general (Br) | 44 B Rimutaka refrig. (Br) | 54 B Capsa fuel oil (Br) | 64 B Mamura fuel oil (Du) | 74 S Point Clear paper (Gr) | 84 B Titus* bauxite (Du) | 94 |
| 15 | 25 B Lochkatrine refrig. - general (Br) | 35 B Mactra fuel oil - dieso (Br) | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 B Kedoe general (Du) | 85 | 95 |
| 16 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 B Solstad lub. oil (Norw) | 86 | 96 |
| Also, Laconia - as AMC Escort.*Titus had originally been scheduled for the Bermuda portion of HX 66. Also from HX 66 (main portion): Tolosa (later Empire Dorado), Belita and Saltersgate. (Solstad had been cancelled from BHX 64). **Baron Cawdor and Auretta were detached on Aug. 22 and returned to port - both are listed in Convoy SC 2 from Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 25 Additionally, according to notes for Convoy SC 2, Lanark, sailing in that convoy, came from HX 67. Other ships may have been scheduled but did not sail, see "Remarks" column for HX 66. |
Notes - Bermuda portion:
The following ships were also scheduled for the Bermuda portion, but did not sail:
Caledonia - Norwegian tanker, for Clyde (from previous convoy). There's a note saying, "To be sent to Halifax to await orders". According to a document showing her voyages in this period, she sailed from Bermuda (Aug. 19) to Halifax, with arrival Aug. 22, and does not show up again until Convoy HX 82 from Halifax on Oct. 20.
Californian - steel, scrap iron, general, motor boats, for Glasgow. Sailed in BHX 68.
Corbis - tanker, for Clyde, "To be sent to Halifax to await orders" (see HX 69)
Diplomat - steel, general, explosives, for Liverpool. Sailed in BHX 68.
Industria - lead, lumber for Belfast, had already sailed in HX 66.
Pagasitikos - scrap iron, for Belfast f. o.
President de Vogue - Norwegian tanker, for Clyde (also from Bermuda portion of previous convoy), "To be sent to Halifax to await orders". This document listing her 1940 voyages shows that she arrived Halifax from Bermuda on Aug. 21, and she does not show up again until Convoy HX 86 from Halifax on Nov. 10.
The convoy arrived rendezvous on Sept. 1.
Escort (Bermuda portion): HMS Emerald (which also acted as Commodore vessel, sailing between columns 4 and 5 - Vice Commodore for the Bermuda convoy was in Rimutaka).
A. Hague names the following escorts for Convoy HX 67 (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Arabis - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Assiniboine - From 20/08/40 to 20/08/40
Bluebell - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
French - From 20/08/40 to 21/08/40
Laconia - From 20/08/40 to 31/08/40
Mallow - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Rochester - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Saguenay - From 20/08/40 to 22/08/40
Walker - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
Warwick - From 31/08/40 to 04/09/40
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 68
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
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| E | F | G | Ha | He | Hi–Hy | Hø | I | J | K |
| 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 |
