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ESSO HARRISBURG (Amer)   9,887 tons, built 1942

Departure Convoy Arrival
Baltimore, Oct 1, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, Oct 14, 1942 NK.506 (NYC - Key West) Key West, Oct 20, 1942
Key West, Oct 20, 1942 KH.412 (Key West - Galveston Bar) Galveston Bar, Oct 24, 1942
Baytown, Oct 26, 1942 Independent New York, Oct 31, 1942
New York, Nov 6, 1942 NK.509 (NYC - Key West) Key West, Nov 12, 1942
Key West, Nov 12, 1942 KH.418 (Key West - Galveston Bar) Sabine Bar, Nov 16, 1942
Sabine Bar, Nov 21, 1942 HK.120 (Galveston Bar - Key West) Key West, Nov 25, 1942
Key West, Nov 25, 1942 KN.210 (Key West - NYC) New York, Dec 1, 1942
New York, Dec 8, 1942 NK.513 (NYC - Key West) Texas City, Dec 18, 1942
Texas City, Dec 21, 1942 Independent New York, Dec 26, 1942
Hampton Roads, Jan 14, 1943 UGF.4 (Hampton Roads - Oran) Gibraltar, Jan 26, 1943
  not reported Casablanca, Jan 28, 1943
Gibraltar, Jan 28, 1943 not reported  
Casablanca, Feb 1, 1943 GUF.4 (Oran - Hampton Roads)  
  Independent Aruba, Feb 13, 1943
Aruba, Feb 20, 1943 OT.2/1 (Aruba - Gibraltar) Gibraltar, Mar 5, 1943
Gibraltar, Mar 10, 1943 TO.2/2 (Gibraltar - Aruba) Curacao, Mar 22, 1943
Curacao, Mar 23, 1943 Independent New York, Mar 28, 1943
New York, Apr 9, 1943 Independent Aruba, Apr 14, 1943
Aruba, Apr 17, 1943 OT.4/1 (Aruba - Gibraltar) Gibraltar, May 1, 1943
Gibraltar, May 9, 1943 TO.4/2 (Algiers - Curacao) Curacao, May 20, 1943
Curacao, May 21, 1943 CAN.SPEC (Curacao - NYC) New York, May 27, 1943
New York, May 31, 1943 Independent Curacao, Jun 5, 1943
Curacao, Jun 6, 1943 Independent Cristobal, Jun 8, 1943
Cristobal, Jun 10, 1943 Independent Aruba, Jun 12, 1943
Aruba, Jun 15, 1943 OT.6/1 (NYC - Gibraltar) Casablanca, Jun 29, 1943
Casablanca, Jul 6, 1943 TO.6/2 (Algiers - Curacao) Aruba, Jul 18, 1943
Aruba, Jul 20, 1943 TO.6A/ (Curacao - NYC) New York, Jul 26, 1943
New York, Jul 28, 1943 not reported Aruba, Aug 3, 1943
Aruba, Aug 4, 1943 TAG.76 (Trinidad - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Aug 7, 1943
Guantanamo, Aug 7, 1943 not reported Cape Henry, Aug 9, 1943
Norfolk, Aug 21, 1943 UT.1 (Norfolk Va - Liverpool) Clyde, Sep 4, 1943
Clyde, Sep 14, 1943 UC.4 (Liverpool - Curacao) Aruba, Sep 28, 1943
  Independent Curacao, Sep 28, 1943
Aruba, Sep 28, 1943 Independent  
Curacao, Oct 1, 1943 Independent New York, Oct 6, 1943
New York, Oct 21, 1943 Independent  
Aruba, Oct 29, 1943 Independent Cristobal, Oct 31, 1943
Cristobal, Nov 1, 1943 Independent Las Piedras, Nov 3, 1943
Las Piedras, Nov 4, 1943 Independent Philadelphia, Nov 10, 1943
Philadelphia, Nov 12, 1943 Independent  
Cape Henry, Nov 16, 1943 Independent Aruba, Nov 21, 1943
Aruba, Nov 22, 1943 Independent Cristobal, Nov 24, 1943
Balboa, Nov 28, 1943 Independent  
Wellington, Dec 29, 1943 Independent  
Cristobal, Jan 16, 1944 Independent Aruba, Jan 18, 1944
Aruba, Jan 19, 1944 Independent Cristobal, Jan 21, 1944
Balboa, Jan 24, 1944 Independent Milne Bay, Feb 18, 1944
Milne Bay, Mar 3, 1944 Independent Balboa, Mar 28, 1944
Cristobal, Mar 30, 1944 Independent Aruba, Apr 1, 1944
Aruba, Apr 2, 1944 Independent Cristobal, Apr 4, 1944
Balboa, Apr 6, 1944 Independent  
Tonga, Apr 24, 1944 Independent Balboa, May 12, 1944
Cristobal, May 13, 1944 Independent Aruba, May 15, 1944
Aruba, May 16, 1944 Independent Cristobal, May 18, 1944
Balboa, May 21, 1944 Independent Espiritu Santo, Jun 11, 1944
Espiritu Santo, Jun 12, 1944 Independent  
Cristobal, Jul 3, 1944 Independent Cartagena (col), Jul 4, 1944
Cartagena (col), Jul 5, 1944 Independent  

Esso Harrisburg was lost in the West Indies on Jul 7, 1944 whilst sailing independently.
Cause of loss: U 516.

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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.