Convoy Notebook: convoys' 'secret' book.
Notes relating to convoy locations and movements.
Administrative / biographical background
More than 200 convoy-routes existed in World War II. Each convoy was known by two or more codes. The convoys received a number when they left the harbour, eg. BA-2 or HX-348, some convoys ended up with a number over 100 for example; the HX, SC, ON and OB convoys. These notebooks were acquired by Harry Collis, a member of the Baltic Exchange, who was seconded into the Convoy Section of the Ministry of War's Transport division. The convoy routes in this collection include: ON - outward northbound (North Atlantic and UK coastal waters) ONS - Outward, Northbound, Slow (North Atlantic) HX- Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic) SC - Sydney CB to UK (North Atlantic)
Administrative / biographical background
More than 200 convoy-routes existed in World War II. Each convoy was known by two or more codes. The convoys received a number when they left the harbour, eg. BA-2 or HX-348, some convoys ended up with a number over 100 for example; the HX, SC, ON and OB convoys. These notebooks were acquired by Harry Collis, a member of the Baltic Exchange, who was seconded into the Convoy Section of the Ministry of War's Transport division. The convoy routes in this collection include: ON - outward northbound (North Atlantic and UK coastal waters) ONS - Outward, Northbound, Slow (North Atlantic) HX- Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic) SC - Sydney CB to UK (North Atlantic)
Record details
| Item reference: | GBK/11/2 |
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| Catalogue section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | volume |
| Date made: | 1939-1945 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Convoy Notebook detailing convoy statistics (ON, ONS, HX and SC). (Manuscript) (GBK/11/1)
- Convoy Notebook: convoys' 'secret' book. (Manuscript) (GBK/11/2)
- Convoy Notebook entitled 'S.O. Book 129' covering between 1 March 1945 and 30 June 1945. (Manuscript) (GBK/11/3)
- Convoy Movements and Exemptions Notebook. (Manuscript) (GBK/11/4)
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