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Ship Movements



BIRGITTE (Br)   1,595 tons, built 1930

Departure Convoy Arrival
Liverpool, Jan 4, 1940 OB.65 (Liverpool - to OG 13)  
  OG.13 (to AT SEA - Gibraltar) Passed Gibraltar, Jan 9, 1940
Passed Gibraltar, Jan 9, 1940 Independent  
Valencia, Jan 19, 1940 Independent Gibraltar, Jan 23, 1940
Gibraltar, Jan 23, 1940 Independent Falmouth, Jan 29, 1940
Falmouth, Feb 2, 1940 Independent Antwerp, Feb 8, 1940
Antwerp, Feb 14, 1940 Independent Lisbon, Feb 22, 1940
Lisbon, Mar 6, 1940 Independent Istambul, Mar 26, 1940
Izmir, Mar 27, 1940 Independent  
Port Said, Apr 5, 1940 Independent Alexandria, Apr 6, 1940
Alexandria, Apr 11, 1940 Independent Marseilles, Apr 18, 1940
Marseilles, May 8, 1940 Independent Malta, May 12, 1940
Malta, May 18, 1940 Independent Gibraltar, May 24, 1940
Gibraltar, May 29, 1940 Independent Casablanca, May 30, 1940
Casablanca, May 30, 1940 Independent  
Safi, Jun 6, 1940 K.3 (Casablanca - Brest)  
  Independent Falmouth, Jun 18, 1940
  Independent London, Jun 19, 1940
Falmouth, Jun 19, 1940 Independent  
Weymouth Bay, Jun 28, 1940 Independent  
Southend, Jul 12, 1940 FN.220 (Southend - Methil)  
  Independent Sydney CB, Jul 26, 1940
Sydney CB, Jul 27, 1940 Independent Sydney CB, Aug 9, 1940
Sydney CB, Aug 15, 1940 SC.1 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Clyde, Aug 31, 1940
Clyde, Sep 5, 1940 WN.13 (Clyde - Methil) Methil, Sep 8, 1940
Methil, Sep 11, 1940 FS.278 (Methil - Southend)  
  Independent Hull, Sep 28, 1940
Hull, Oct 13, 1940 FN.307 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Oct 16, 1940
Methil, Oct 18, 1940 OA.231 (Methil - Dispersed)  
Astle, Nov 11, 1940 Independent Sydney CB, Nov 12, 1940
Sydney CB, Nov 13, 1940 SC.12 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Clyde, Nov 30, 1940
Clyde, Dec 13, 1940 WN.53 (Clyde - Methil) Methil, Dec 17, 1940
Methil, Dec 24, 1940 FS.369 (Methil - Southend)  
  Independent Hull, Jan 6, 1941
  FN.386 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Jan 19, 1941
  Independent Demerara, Jan 21, 1941
Methil, Jan 26, 1941 EN.62/1 (Methil - Oban) Loch Ewe, Jan 28, 1941
Demerara, Mar 2, 1941 Independent St. Lucia, Mar 4, 1941
St. Lucia, Mar 5, 1941 Independent Bermuda, Mar 11, 1941
Bermuda, Mar 11, 1941 Independent Halifax, Mar 15, 1941
Halifax, Mar 21, 1941 HX.116 (Halifax - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Apr 7, 1941
  WN.111 (Clyde - Methil) Methil, Apr 10, 1941
Methil, Apr 10, 1941 FS.460 (Methil - Southend) Tyne, Apr 11, 1941
Tyne, Apr 25, 1941 EC.11 (Southend - Clyde) Loch Ewe, Apr 28, 1941
  Independent Curacao, May 23, 1941
Curacao, Jun 3, 1941 Independent Sydney CB, Jun 15, 1941
Sydney CB, Jun 20, 1941 SC.35 (Sydney CB - Clyde) Loch Ewe, Jul 9, 1941
  WN.151 (Oban - Methil) Methil, Jul 13, 1941
Methil, Jul 14, 1941 FS.541 (Methil - Southend) Southend, Jul 16, 1941
Southend, Jul 24, 1941 FN.497 (Southend - Methil) Tyne, Jul 26, 1941
Tyne, Aug 15, 1941 EC.60 (Southend - Clyde) Loch Ewe, Aug 18, 1941
  Independent Sydney CB, Sep 1, 1941
Sydney CB, Sep 1, 1941 Independent Sydney CB, Sep 12, 1941
Sydney CB, Sep 18, 1941 SC.45 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Oct 4, 1941
  WN.188 (Oban - Methil) Methil, Oct 6, 1941
Methil, Oct 7, 1941 FS.614 (Methil - Southend) Southend, Oct 11, 1941
Southend, Oct 22, 1941 EC.89 (Southend - Clyde) Tyne, Oct 24, 1941
  not reported Methil Roads, Nov 2, 1941
Tyne, Nov 2, 1941 not reported  
Methil, Nov 3, 1941 EN.1 (Methil - Oban) Loch Ewe, Nov 5, 1941
  Independent Clarenville, Nov 23, 1941
Clarenville, Nov 27, 1941 Independent Corner Brook, Dec 1, 1941
Corner Brook, Dec 3, 1941 Independent Halifax, Dec 5, 1941
Halifax, Dec 9, 1941 Independent Sydney CB, Dec 11, 1941
Sydney CB, Dec 16, 1941 SC.60 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Clyde, Dec 31, 1941
Clyde, Jan 21, 1942 ON.58 (Liverpool - Returned) Clyde, Jan 22, 1942
Clyde, Jan 27, 1942 ON.60 (Liverpool - Halifax)  
  Independent Demerara, Feb 22, 1942
Demerara, Mar 5, 1942 Independent Trinidad, Mar 7, 1942
Trinidad, Mar 8, 1942 Independent Halifax, Mar 19, 1942
Halifax, Mar 24, 1942 SC.76 (Halifax - Liverpool) Liverpool, Apr 11, 1942
Liverpool, Apr 28, 1942 ON.90 (Liverpool - Halifax)  
  Independent Port Alfred, May 17, 1942
Port Alfred, May 24, 1942 Independent  
Father Point, May 25, 1942 QS.3 (Father Pt - Sydney CB) Sydney CB, May 29, 1942
Sydney CB, May 29, 1942 SC.85 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Clyde, Jun 12, 1942
Clyde, Jun 24, 1942 ON.106 (Liverpool - Halifax)  
  Independent New York, Jul 11, 1942
New York, Jul 14, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, Jul 23, 1942 KS.523 (Hampton Roads - Key West) Key West, Jul 31, 1942
Key West, Aug 1, 1942 WAT.11 (Key West - Trinidad) Trinidad, Aug 11, 1942
Trinidad, Aug 13, 1942 Independent Demerara, Aug 15, 1942
Demerara, Aug 24, 1942 Independent Trinidad, Aug 26, 1942
Trinidad, Aug 29, 1942 TAG.1 (Trinidad - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Sep 5, 1942
Guantanamo, Sep 5, 1942 GN.1 (Guantanamo - NYC) New York, Sep 12, 1942
New York, Sep 20, 1942 SC.102 (NYC - Liverpool) Larne, Oct 5, 1942
Larne, Oct 10, 1942 Independent Holyhead, Oct 11, 1942
Holyhead, Oct 11, 1942 HM.38 (Holyhead - M Haven) Barry, Oct 12, 1942
Barry, Oct 27, 1942 WP.240 (M Haven - Portsmouth) Southampton, Oct 31, 1942
Southampton, Nov 4, 1942 PW.243 (Portsmouth - M Haven) Barry, Nov 7, 1942
Barry, Nov 10, 1942 WP.247 (M Haven - Portsmouth) Southampton, Nov 14, 1942
Solent, Nov 18, 1942 PW.250 (Portsmouth - M Haven)  

Birgitte was lost in the Channel UK on Nov 19, 1942 whilst sailing as a part of convoy PW.250.
Cause of loss: S BOOTE 5th FLOTILLA.

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Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.