Convoy HX 222 - warsailors.com
CONVOY HX 222
Departed New York on Jan. 6-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 22nd.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 34 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships are listed in the order in which they appear on the various documents. Crossed out ships did not sail For info, some of the ships in this convoy are listed in the westbound convoy ON 164 , leaving Liverpool on Febr. 1-1943 (see also ON 153 and later ON convoys). |
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Ship |
Nationality |
Cargo |
Destination |
Remarks |
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Texas Sun |
American |
Tanker B |
Avonmouth |
– |
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Gulfhawk |
" |
Tanker B |
Clyde |
To Convoy SC 116 |
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Ruahine |
British |
general - dairy - passengers - mail |
Glasgow |
– |
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Trojan Star |
" |
refrig. - passengers |
Liverpool |
– |
|
Governor |
" |
general - mail |
Liverpool |
– |
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City of Canberra |
" |
tea - rubber |
Liverpool |
– |
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Hoperidge |
" |
wheat - concentrates |
Belfast Dock |
– |
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City of Adelaide |
" |
tea - mail |
Hull |
– |
|
City of Sydney |
" |
general |
Glasgow |
– |
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Rangitata |
" |
refrig. - passengers - mail |
Avonmouth |
– |
|
Eastgate |
" |
general |
Liverpool |
From Convoy SC 115 |
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Tetela |
" |
refrig. |
Liverpool |
Commodore Vessel |
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Laurelwood |
" |
Admiralty tanker B |
Clyde |
From Convoy SC 115 |
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Eros |
" |
refrig. - passengers |
Liverpool |
Vice Commodore |
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Empire Puma |
" |
general |
Hull |
From HX 221 |
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Luculus |
" |
Tanker B |
Manchester |
From HX 221 |
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F. J. Wolfe |
" |
Admiralty tanker B |
Clyde |
From HX 221 |
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Glittre |
Norwegian |
Tanker B |
Manchester |
– |
|
Morgenen |
" |
Tanker B |
Birkenhead |
To HX 223 - did not sail |
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Thorhild |
" |
Tanker B |
Mersey |
– |
|
Solør |
" |
Tanker W |
Not for U.K. |
– |
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Molda |
" |
general |
Liverpool |
– |
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Lynghaug |
" |
none given |
Newport |
From HX 221 |
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Belgian Gulf |
Panamanian |
Tanker B |
Manchester |
– |
|
Winkler |
" |
Tanker B |
Dingle |
Sailed in HX 223 |
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Artigas |
" |
general |
Mersey f. o. |
To Convoy SC 117 |
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Nueva Granada |
Norwegian |
Tanker B |
Clyde |
– |
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Leerdam |
Dutch |
general |
Holyhead / Liverpool |
From HX 221 |
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Aruba |
" |
general |
Liverpool |
From HX 221 |
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Delftdijk |
" |
general - passengers - mail |
Avonmouth |
– |
|
Djambi |
" |
general |
Liverpool |
To HX 223 |
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Stuyvesant |
" |
African produce |
Liverpool |
– |
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Boskoop |
" |
general - mail |
Liverpool |
Sailed in HX 223 |
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Thysville |
Belgian |
none given |
Liverpool |
Sailed in HX 223 |
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Darien |
Panamanian |
refrig. |
Liverpool |
From HX 221 |
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Narwik |
Polish |
none given |
Not for U.K. |
– |
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Lechistan |
" |
general |
Preston |
From HX 221 |
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Joining from Halifax |
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Ulysses |
Dutch |
general |
Swansea |
– |
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Tortuguero |
British |
general |
Avonmouth |
– |
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Tucurinca |
" |
general |
Liverpool |
– |
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Atlantian |
" |
tea |
Avonmouth |
– |
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Vestfold |
Panamanian |
tanker - passengers |
Clyde |
Norwegian managers |
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Tai Shan |
Norwegian |
general - passengers |
Belfast Dock / Cardiff |
– |
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Esso Augusta |
American |
Tanker |
Iceland |
– |
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Madoera |
Dutch |
steel - general |
Cardiff |
– |
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Joining from St. John's |
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Marwarri |
British |
general |
Mersey / Manchester |
– |
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MMS 141 |
– |
– |
Humber |
To SC 116 |
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MMS 142 |
– |
– |
Humber |
To SC 116 |
Notes:
Commodore Rear Admiral E. Manners was in Tetela, Vice Commodore in Eros.
Rathlin was the rescue ship for this convoy (not listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram). Requisitioned on July 28-1941, she was on her 10th voayge as rescue vessel, having started this voyage in Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 152 on Dec. 10-1942 (to Halifax Dec. 26), and returning with HX 222, Jan. 8 to Jan. 22-1943. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hauge).
The Commodore says:
Belgian Gulf - Poor at flag signalling. Kept a poor lookout for signals and has bad flashing lamp but is ? at flashing. On three nights flaming and sparking from the funnel.
F. J. Wolfe has kept convoy back. Signalled one cylinder had to be cut out. This should not have reduced her speed from 11 knots as given to about 9 1/4 knots. Kept straggling several days but after ship was torpedoed near her, she managed to find extra speed and keep close in to convoy!!! Continually smoking. Suggest she is noted for 9 1/2 knots. She is a bad selection for escort oiler with fast convoy having no reserve of speed to get ahead of convoy.
Trojan Star - smoking all voyage. Reported bad oil from New York Standard Oil Company.
Names of escorts not available.
To the next HX convoy in my list HX 223
