Convoy HX 86 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY HX 86 (Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys. See also HX escorts).

Convoy HX 86 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Nov. 10-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th (Arnold Hague says 37 ships).

Transcribed from documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

See also Convoy HX 85.

~~Crossed out~~ ships did not sail, underlined ships left the convoy.

B = Ships joining from Bermuda
A = Ships joining from Sydney, C.B.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Gre=Greek, Du=Dutch, Da=Danish

11
Eulima
gas - oil
London
(Br)

21
Waziristan
steel - scrap
Oban
(Br)

31
Dalfram
steel
general ev.
Clyde
(Br)

41
San Ernesto
gasoline
Clyde
(Br)

51
Breedijk
general - steel
Glasgow
(Du)

61
Bodegraven
general
Liverpool
(Du)

71
Diloma
gasoline
Manchester
(Br)

81
Dromus
gasoline
Swanse
(Br)

91
Bengore Head
general
Belfast
(Br)

12
Danio
lumber
Hull
(Norw)

22
Ferncourt
fule oil
Clyde
(Norw)

Mosli

*
fuel oil
Clyde
(Norw)

Charles Racine

*
fuel oil
Clyde
(Norw)

52
Silverfir
general - general ev.
Liverpool
(Br)

62
President de Vogue
fuel oil
Mersey
(Norw)

72
Hjelmaren
pig iron
Milford Haven
(Sw)

~~Inger~~

lumber
Barry Roads
(Norw)

92
Tijuca
steel - general
Belfast
(Norw)

43
Hallanger
fuel oil
Clyde
(Norw)

83
Zouave
grain
Belfast F. O.
(Br)

93
Oilfield
gas - kerosene
Belfast
(Br)

A 11
Fowberry Tower
maize
Oban
(Br)

A 21
Dalemoor
maize
Oban
(Br)

A 31
City of Oran
general
Hull
(Br)

A 41
Ulla
lumber
King's Lynn
(Da/Br)

A 51
Delilian
general
Glasgow
(Br)

A 61
Swiftpool
iron ore
Glasgow
(Br)

A 71
Aegeon
general
Belfast
(Gr)

A 81
Empire Kittiwake
steel scrap
Milford Haven
(Br)

A 91

A 12

A 22

A 32

A 42
Friesland
pit props
Hull
(Du)

A 52
Idefjord
general - general ev.
Glasgow
(Norw)

A 62

A 72

A 82

A 92

B 11
~~Bonnington Court~~
lumber - wheat
Clyde
(Br)

B 21
Athelviking *
Admiralty fuel
Clyde
(Br)

B 31
Adellen *
Admiralty fuel
Clyde
(Br)

B 41
Statesman
general
Liverpool
(Br)

B 51
San Cipriano
kerosene
Manchester
(Br)

B 61
Indus
general
Liverpool
(Br)

B 71
~~Holmside~~
sulphur
Manchester
(Br)

B 81
Trevaylor
wheat
Milford Haven
(Br)

B 91

B 12

B 22
~~Zypenberg~~
scrap iron
Clyde
(Du)

B 32
Troja
general
Clyde
(Norw)

B 42
Mactra
fuel oil
Clyde
(Br)

B 52
Empire Confidence
general
Liverpool
(Br)

B 62
Iroquois
kerosene
Manchester
(Br)

B 72

B 82

B 92

Also scheduled, but joined Convoy SC 11 instead:
Christian Krohg, Atlantic, Roxby and Bradfyne.

Note that Empire Kittiwake had been cancelled from several previous convoys - see SC 9.

According to Arnold Hague (see this external page about Convoy HX 86) the British British Fortune may also have been in this convoy. There's also a Bermuda convoy, which left Bermuda on Nov. 3-1940, probably with the intention of joining HX 86, but returned to Bermuda on Nov. 5 - see this external page about BHX 86. Among the ships in this convoy was the Norwegian Buesten (from BHX 85), which failed to return when the convoy was ordered to do so. The same is true for the British Holmpark and the Dutch Koenjit. Other ships included in this returning Bermuda convoy are the Swedish Buenos Aires, the British Cliona, Colonial, Davila, Dolabella, Ensis, Lobos, Mataroa, Moveria, Port Huon, San Emiliano, Tasso and Vimeira, and the Norwegian Gard. Note however, that the Bermuda portion that joined Convoy HX 86, has been given the designation BHX 87 (also external link), departing Bermuda on Nov. 8-1940, joining HX 86 on the 13th. In addition to all the ships that have been given a B number above, he has also included Mataroa in this portion, and he states that Bonnington Court, Holmside and Zypenberg had joined (all crossed out in the Advance Sailing Telegram) but detached to Sydney, C.B.

Bonnington Court joined Convoy SC 12 - also, it looks like Yorkmoor, sailing in that convoy, had originally been scheduled for HX 86 (note difficult to decipher).
Holmside is listed in Convoy SC 13, while Zypenberg also cancelled from that convoy.