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Ship Movements



JESSIE MAERSK (Br)   1,972 tons, built 1920

Departure Convoy Arrival
  Independent Avonmouth, Apr 18, 1940
Cardiff, Apr 18, 1940 Independent Barry, May 28, 1940
Avonmouth, May 28, 1940 Independent  
Barry, Jun 2, 1940 Independent  
Milford Haven, Jun 4, 1940 OB.161 (LIVERPOOL - FORMED OG 32)  
  Independent Bathurst, Jun 19, 1940
Bathurst, Jun 21, 1940 Independent Dakar, Jun 22, 1940
Dakar, Jun 26, 1940 Independent Freetown, Jun 29, 1940
Freetown, Aug 15, 1940 Independent Workington, Sep 9, 1940
Workington, Sep 14, 1940 Independent Cardiff, Sep 16, 1940
Cardiff, Oct 10, 1940 Independent Milford Haven, Oct 11, 1940
Milford Haven, Oct 12, 1940 OB.228 (LIVERPOOL - DISPERSED) Belfast Lough, Oct 14, 1940
Belfast Lough, Oct 21, 1940 OB.232 (LIVERPOOL - DISPERSED 56.30N 26.50W)  
  Independent St Anne des Montes, Nov 10, 1940
St Anne des Montes, Nov 22, 1940 Independent Sydney CB, Nov 24, 1940
Sydney CB, Nov 30, 1940 SC.14 (SYDNEY CB - LIVERPOOL) Clyde, Dec 16, 1940
Clyde, Jan 9, 1941 WN.67 (CLYDE - METHIL) Aberdeen, Jan 13, 1941
  not reported Loch Ewe, Jan 20, 1941
Aberdeen, Feb 4, 1941 Independent Halifax, Feb 7, 1941
  Independent Methil, Feb 7, 1941
Methil Roads, Feb 17, 1941 not reported  
  Independent Demerara, Mar 15, 1941
Demerara, Mar 23, 1941 Independent Trinidad, Mar 24, 1941
Trinidad, Mar 26, 1941 Independent  
Halifax, Apr 19, 1941 SC.29 (HALIFAX - LIVERPOOL) Loch Ewe, May 8, 1941
  WN.126 (CLYDE - METHIL) Methil, May 15, 1941
Methil, May 16, 1941 FS.491 (METHIL - SOUTHEND) Southend, May 18, 1941
Southend, May 24, 1941 EC.24 (SOUTHEND - CLYDE) Tyne, May 26, 1941
Tyne, Jun 11, 1941 FN.478 (SOUTHEND - METHIL) Methil, Jun 12, 1941
Methil, Jun 14, 1941 EC.32 (SOUTHEND - CLYDE) Oban, Jun 16, 1941
Oban, Jun 21, 1941 OB.337 (LIVERPOOL - DISPERSED 48.17N 20.40W)  
  Independent Montreal, Jul 14, 1941
  Independent Sydney CB, Jul 29, 1941
Sydney CB, Aug 1, 1941 SC.39 (SYDNEY CB - LIVERPOOL) Sydney CB, Aug 2, 1941
Sydney CB, Aug 10, 1941 SC.40 (SYDNEY CB - LIVERPOOL) Oban, Aug 29, 1941
Oban, Aug 31, 1941 WN.175 (OBAN - METHIL) Methil, Sep 3, 1941
Methil Roads, Sep 13, 1941 EC.72 (SOUTHEND - CLYDE) Loch Ewe, Sep 15, 1941
  Independent Reykjavik, Sep 30, 1941
Reykjavik, May 9, 1942 In tow Scrabster, May 14, 1942
Scrabster, May 14, 1942 In tow West Hartlepool, May 16, 1942
  not reported Blyth, Sep 25, 1942
Blyth, Sep 28, 1942 FS.920 (METHIL - SOUTHEND) Southend, Sep 30, 1942
Southend, Oct 6, 1942 FN.832 (SOUTHEND - METHIL)  

JESSIE MAERSK was lost in the East Coast UK on Oct 7, 1942 whilst sailing as a part of convoy FN.832.
Cause of loss: S BOOTE 2nd 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.