A convoy quiz question

[Ping Panther]

Quiz question d'jour:

What was the largest Atlantic convoy of all time? :hmm:
I know the answer, who else knows?
Code letters, dates, number of ships?

[richardphat]

J'en ai aucune idee!:hmm:

[_Seth_]

If you`r thinking about WWII, could it be HXS-300? 167 Merchant ships, one frigate, six corvettes and four MAC's? Arrived in the UK August 3rd, 1944, after a 17 days crossing?:hmm:

[richardphat]

I think the person above got the answer:p

[Jimbuna]

If you`r thinking about WWII, could it be HXS-300? 167 Merchant ships, one frigate, six corvettes and four MAC's? Arrived in the UK August 3rd, 1944, after a 17 days crossing?:hmm:

Spot on Seth mate http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Ping Panther]

Seth, you won! A gold medal finish! Congrats! :up:

The documentation that is available of this convoy also describes that this size of convoy required a formation of 19 columns for their travel. As far as I could tell, this convoy seemed to have no reports of enemy encounters.

[Jimbuna]

Seth, you won! A gold medal finish! Congrats! :up:

The documentation that is available of this convoy also describes that this size of convoy required a formation of 19 columns for their travel. As far as I could tell, this convoy seemed to have no reports of enemy encounters.

The Canadian Navy assisted in escorting across the Atlantic 25,343 merchant ships carrying nearly 200 million tons of cargo. During the Normandy invasion and for many months afterwards, the Canadian Navy provided the entire close escorts for Atlantic convoys as well as providing about 30% of the striking forces in the North Atlantic. A particularly noteworthy operation was the safe escort of Convoy HXS 300 from New York, Halifax, Sydney, Nova Scotia and St. Johns, Newfoundland in July 1944. This convoy totalled 167 ships carrying over a million tons of cargo and was escorted by an all-Canadian close escort. It reached the United Kingdom without losing a single ship.

[Piggy]

Way to go Canada!

At times the contribution of the Canadian Navy in the atlantic is forgotten.

Not by me though.

Salutes :up:

[Jimbuna]

Way to go Canada!

At times the contribution of the Canadian Navy in the atlantic is forgotten.

Not by me though.

Salutes :up:

Couldn't agree more....and that is despite the fact the US and Britain often looked upon them as the poor relation.

[kranz]

find a convoy name connected with this guy: lived in 19th century, born in germany, died in london, philosopher, economist, the author of let's call it a "great idea" that involves russia, the soviets.

[Jimbuna]

Marx

[kranz]

very nice sir. now you have to recall some numbers, maybe this "Marx" guy had a name, remember that I live in Poland and we don't have letter "x"-but such a clever guy like you should find a substitution for it...

[Jimbuna]

I'm not sure what your meaning :hmm:

Karl Marx is it your referring too ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

[bookworm_020]

Way to go Canada!

At times the contribution of the Canadian Navy in the atlantic is forgotten.

Not by me though.

Salutes :up:
Couldn't agree more....and that is despite the fact the US and Britain often looked upon them as the poor relation.

I thought the US was the unwated relation of Canada?:hmm:

[_Seth_]

:D:D:D Thanx, mateys!
I`ll guess that Dönitz ripped off his hair when he heard that this convoy reached UK unharmed.. But: Did any u-boat observe this convoy? Considering the escorts, an attack wouldnt be the smartest thing to do. i`ll guess..

[kranz]

I'm not sure what your meaning :hmm:

Karl Marx is it your referring too ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

yes!(hmm, my english sux).We are talking about a convoy-"sometimes" convoys were attacked by some nasty little boats called u-b....This is step one. Step 2 is almost done-"x" in poland does not exist so find two letters that will not change the pronunciation only the spelling. Step 3=step1+step 2. Step 4:my hint:the crews were at the begining very affraid of "someone's sister"(it is not perfect word but it refers to something that you name by "she"[although not resembling a woman])Later on they knew that "the sister" is eel.(upps, ill).

[={FH}=Paddy]

For some interesting info on Atlantic convoys, this is a good link: http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/index.html

and for our Candian cousins, here is one for you guys:
http://www.canadaka.net/content/page/72-royal-canadian-navy-in-ww2

Cheers Paddy

[kranz]

ok, it seems there will be no answer so PQ-17 is what I wanted to see.

[Raptor1]

How does PQ connect with Karl Marx, exactly?

And I'm guessing you were referring to them being afraid of the Tirpitz, Bismarck's sister ship

[kranz]

Marx=Marks, coz x=ks(at least I hope so) Friedrich Karl Marks was the skipper of
U-376. About Tirpitz-yes, indeed. That's why I wrote- "eel, ill"-the soviets claimed that N.Lunin hit her with a torpedoe.

http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/788.html

[Jimbuna]

ok, it seems there will be no answer so PQ-17 is what I wanted to see.

Okay, now I follow your logic...I think :hmm: :lol:

BTW....my father sailed in PQ17.

[kranz]

ok, it seems there will be no answer so PQ-17 is what I wanted to see.

Okay, now I follow your logic...I think :hmm: :lol:


yeah, ok, I agree, it was a bit confusing...




BTW....my father sailed in PQ17.

oh, please, grandpa Jimbuna, tell us about it, pls, pls, pls.(rly-which ship, what was he doing, etc)

[Jimbuna]

He was an AB (able bodied seaman) aboard the SS Rajahstan in company with two other vessels (the names of which escape me atm) enroute to join and only a few hours from the main body of the convoy when it was ordered to scatter.

Sailor Steve actually has a full scanned set of images containing each page in his discharge book.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/363/img005lf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Sailor Steve]

And good reading it is!:rock:

[Jimbuna]

Thanks Steve http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Ping Panther]

That's some neat stuff, thanks for sharing the scan. :yep:

[_Seth_]

That`s really cool, Jim mate & Steve! :D:D Nice to have some RL history to look at! :up:

[Jimbuna]

Your all welcome mateys http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Sailor Steve]

Thanks Steve http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif
Well, I think I mentioned in private the things I've learned from it concerning how often they changed ships, and time-in-port and such. I'm crazy - I love to read boring records.:rock:

[Jimbuna]

I'm suprised they had the time for 'a woman in every port' :p