Convoy Notebook entitled 'S.O. Book 129' covering between 1 March 1945 and 30 June 1945.
Notebook related to the WWII Atlantic convoy section.
Detailed information relating to the location and movements of 'E' Boats, Mining boats, boats that had been mined and those attacked by aircraft, stating vessel names and convoy numbers. Also includes loose typed notes relating to:
a) Areas of U- Boat attacks, April 1945 - 31st May 1945.
b) Two loose papers relating to statistical information about vessels sunk or damaged, with dates.
c) 'Most Secret' typed paper, containing provisional allocations for November convoys dated 28th October, 1943.
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)
Detailed information relating to the location and movements of 'E' Boats, Mining boats, boats that had been mined and those attacked by aircraft, stating vessel names and convoy numbers. Also includes loose typed notes relating to:
a) Areas of U- Boat attacks, April 1945 - 31st May 1945.
b) Two loose papers relating to statistical information about vessels sunk or damaged, with dates.
c) 'Most Secret' typed paper, containing provisional allocations for November convoys dated 28th October, 1943.
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/11/3 |
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| Catalogue section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | volume |
| Date made: | 1943 - 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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