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Ship Movements



DORCHESTER (Amer)   5,649 tons, built 1926

Departure Convoy Arrival
Boston, Jul 2, 1942 BX.27D (Boston - Halifax) St Johns NF, Jul 4, 1942
Sydney CB, Sep 27, 1942 SH.47 (Sydney CB - Halifax) Halifax, Sep 29, 1942
Halifax, Oct 1, 1942 ON.131 (Liverpool - NYC) New York, Oct 4, 1942
New York, Oct 18, 1942 HX.212 (NYC - Liverpool) St Johns NF, Oct 24, 1942
Kungnait Bay, Dec 21, 1942 GS.16 (Kungnait Bay - St Johns NF) St Johns NF, Dec 27, 1942
New York, Jan 22, 1943 HX.224 (NYC - Liverpool) St Johns NF, Jan 28, 1943
St Johns NF, Jan 29, 1943 SG.19 (St Johns NF - Greenland) Greenland, Feb 4, 1943
Algiers, Aug 5, 1943 GTX.5 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Malta, Aug 9, 1943
Oran, Jun 7, 1944 KMS.52 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Bizerta, Jun 10, 1944

Dorchester was lost in the N. Atlantic on Feb 3, 1943 whilst sailing as a part of convoy SG.19.
Cause of loss: U 223.

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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.