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Ex
USS AULICK
(Type A - BELMONT-Class) built
by Bethlehem Steel,
Quincy.
The
ship was laid down on 3rd February 1918 and
launched on 11th April 1919- Commissioned on
23rd July 1919 for US naval service she was
held
in Reserve in 1939. The ship transferred to
the RN under the UK/US Lend Lease
Agreement on 26th November 1940 and
commissioned as HMS BURNHAM
on 8th October 1940 at Halifax in Canada. This
name was common to a town
in Maine, USA and one in Somerset. It had
previously been used
for WW1 minesweeper which was renamed
BLACKBURN in 1918. After a successful WARSHIP
WEEK
National Savings campaign in March 1942 she
was adopted by the civil
community of Burnham on Sea, Somerset.
B a t t
l e H o n o u r s
ATLANTIC
1941-43
H e r a l
d i
c D a t a
Badge: On a Field per fess wavy Blue and White
in base a bar
wavy also blue.
Three torches Gold enflamed proper
charged with a hurt thereon a mullet
White.
D e t a i
l s o f W a
r
S e r v i c e
(for more
ship information,
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1 9 4 0
October
8th
Commissioned as HMS RICHMOND at Halifax.
16th
Took passage for Plymouth via Newfoundland.
On arrival taken in hand for modifications to
suit RN use as a convoy escort.
November
Passage to Scapa Flow
12th
Began work-up with ships of Home Fleet
Escorted HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE from
Belfast to Clyde.
December
Joined escort of Convoy SL76 from Freetown and sustained
structural weather
17th
Taken in hand for repair at Belfast.
1 9 4 1
January
Under repair
30th
On completion of post repair trials took
passage to join 12th Escort Group
February
Joined HM Destroyers BURWELL and SHERWOOD for
Atlantic convoy defence.
March
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation with
Group.
3rd
Damaged in collision with HM Destroyer
MALCOLM.
5th
Under repair at Liverpool.
April
Under repair.
Nominated for service with Group in the Royal
Canadian Navy Newfoundland Escort
Force.
27th
On completion of post refit trials took
passage to join Group in Iceland.
May
Deployed with Group for Atlantic convoy
defence based in Iceland.
Transferred with Group to St Johns,
Newfoundland.
June
Western Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation
to
July
August
Part of escort for Atlantic Convoy HX143.
September
Sustained damage in collision with HM
Destroyer CHESTERFIELD (sister ship).
Taken in hand for repair at Boston, Mass.
(Note: 12th Escort Group re-designated as
119th Escort Group, RCN.)
October
Under repair.
23rd
On completion took passage to rejoin
re-designated Group at St Johns.
November
Deployed for western Atlantic convoy defence
with Group.
Part of escort for Convoy SC53.
December
Part of escort for Convoys SC59 and CNS50
1 9 4 2
January
Western Atlantic convoy defence based at St
Johns in continuation.
to
February
March
Under refit at Charlestown, SC.
April
On completion of post refit trials detached
for convoy defence based at Bermuda.
May
Rejoined Group at St Johns.
June
Western Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
July
Part of escort for Convoy ON113 with ships of
2nd Canadian-Escort Group.
(Note: For details of dates see ALLIED CONVOY
SYSTEM IN WW2 by A Hague.)
August
Part of escort for Convoy SC97 with ships of
Group.
September
Part of escort for Convoy ON129 with ships of
Group.
October
Nominated for return to
UK for refit.
Passage to UK.
November
Under refit at Thames commercial shipyard.
to
December
1 9 4 3
January
On completion of post refit trials worked-up
for operational service.
Took passage to St Johns to join 3rd Canadian
Escort Group.
February
Rejoined Group and deployed for western
Atlantic convoy defence.
Part of escort of Convoys HX221 and ONS163
with Group.
March
Atlantic deployment with Group in
continuation.
April
Part of escort for Convoy ON160 with Group.
May
Part of escort for Convoy HX238 with Group.
June
Western Atlantic convoy escort duty in
continuation.
to
August
September
Part of escort for Convoy HX255 with Group.
October
Nominated for return to
UK.
Withdrawn from operational service on arrival
in Western Approaches Command.
Deployment as an Air Target Vessel approved
after conversion
November
Taken in hand for conversion..
to
(Note: Ship was disarmed and modified for new
role.)
December
1 9 4 4
January
Under conversion.
to
February
March
Deployed at station in Irish Sea as Air Target
Ship for training of aircrew.
to
October
November
Withdrawn from service and to be reduced to
Reserve status at Milford Haven.
December
Paid off and de-stored.
1 9 4 5
January
Laid up in Reserve at Milford Haven.
to
August
P o s t W a r N
o t e s
HMS BURNHAM was placed on the Disposal
List in March 1947 and
sold to BISCO for demolition by R S Hayes at
Pembroke Dock The ship arrived there in
tow at the
breaker’s yard on 2nd December 1948.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS BURNHAM
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked
with the text above
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Date
convoy sailed
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Joined
convoy as escort
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Convoy No.
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Left
convoy
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Date
convoy arrived
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21/11/40
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10/12/40
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SL
056
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12/12/40
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12/12/40
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08/02/41
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09/02/41
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OB
283
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11/02/41
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12/02/41
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30/01/41
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12/02/41
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HX
106
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15/02/41
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18/02/41
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20/02/41
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20/02/41
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OB
289
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24/02/41
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24/02/41
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13/02/41
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26/02/41
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HX
109
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03/03/41
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04/03/41
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07/05/41
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08/05/41
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OB
319
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12/05/41
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13/05/41
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30/04/41
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15/05/41
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HX
124
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unknown
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20/05/41
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12/05/41
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18/05/41
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OB
322
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20/05/41
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20/05/41
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10/05/41
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21/05/41
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HX
126
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22/05/41
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28/05/41
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01/06/41
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07/06/41
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HX
130
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14/06/41
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20/06/41
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01/06/41
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07/06/41
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SC
033
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14/06/41
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21/06/41
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11/06/41
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17/06/41
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OB
334
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20/06/41
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25/06/41
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30/06/41
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04/07/41
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HX
136
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13/07/41
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18/07/41
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16/07/41
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22/07/41
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OB
347
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31/07/41
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31/07/41
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05/08/41
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08/08/41
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HX
143
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17/08/41
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20/08/41
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16/08/41
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21/08/41
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ON
008
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23/08/41
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25/08/41
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10/08/41
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24/08/41
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HX
144
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unknown
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30/08/41
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04/11/41
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06/11/41
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SC
053
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20/11/41
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24/11/41
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19/11/41
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26/11/41
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ON
038
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20/11/41
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30/11/41
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10/12/41
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12/12/41
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SC
059
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21/12/41
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27/12/41
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24/12/41
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28/12/41
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ON
050
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03/01/42
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03/01/42
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23/01/42
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27/01/42
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SC
066
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04/02/42
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09/02/42
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20/02/42
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22/03/42
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ON
069
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03/03/42
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06/03/42
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18/05/42
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18/05/42
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TH
NN2
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28/05/42
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28/05/42
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07/06/42
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07/06/42
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HX
193
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10/06/42
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19/06/42
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02/06/42
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14/06/42
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ON
100
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19/06/42
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19/06/42
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26/06/42
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01/07/42
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SC
089
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10/07/42
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11/07/42
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17/07/42
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18/07/42
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ON
113
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26/07/42
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31/07/42
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02/08/42
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05/08/42
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HX
201
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09/08/42
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14/08/42
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06/08/42
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10/08/42
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ON
119
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15/08/42
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20/08/42
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22/08/42
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26/08/42
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SC
097
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05/09/42
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07/09/42
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11/09/42
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12/09/42
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ON
129
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20/09/42
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25/09/42
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19/09/42
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26/09/42
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SC
102
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06/10/42
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06/10/42
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09/12/42
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10/12/42
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ON
152
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21/12/42
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31/12/42
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29/12/42
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05/01/43
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HX
221
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14/01/43
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14/01/43
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24/01/43
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25/01/43
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ON
163
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08/02/43
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16/02/43
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08/02/43
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14/02/43
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HX
226
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23/02/43
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24/02/43
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09/03/43
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10/03/43
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ON
172
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21/03/43
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27/03/43
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20/03/43
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31/03/43
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SC
124
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07/04/43
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09/04/43
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24/04/43
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25/04/43
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ON
180
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07/05/43
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14/05/43
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07/05/43
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14/05/43
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HX
238
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21/05/43
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22/05/43
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01/06/43
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02/06/43
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ON
187
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10/06/43
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15/06/43
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15/06/43
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20/06/43
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HX
244
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29/06/43
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30/06/43
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09/07/43
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10/07/43
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ON
192
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18/07/43
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22/07/43
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23/07/43
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29/07/43
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HX
249
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05/08/43
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06/08/43
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20/08/43
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23/08/43
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ONS
016
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29/08/43
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01/09/43
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02/09/43
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08/09/43
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HX
255
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15/09/43
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16/09/43
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26/09/43
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27/09/43
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ONS
019
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09/10/43
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14/10/43
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18/10/43
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24/10/43
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HX
262
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02/11/43
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02/11/43
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(Note
on Convoys)
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