William Barclay Armit, RCNR
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Warship Commands listed for William Barclay Armit, RCNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Prince David (F 89) | T/Cdr. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 28 Dec 1940 | 24 Mar 1941 |
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Armed Merchant Cruiser HMCS Prince David (F 89)
3 Mar 1941
Convoy BHX 113.
This convoy departed Bermuda on 3 March 1941.
On departure from Bermuda the convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Acavus (British (tanker), 8010 GRT, built 1935), Amsterdam (Dutch (tanker), 7329 GRT, built 1922), British Prestige (British (tanker), 7106 GRT, built 1931), British Yeoman (British, (tanker), 6990 GRT, built 1923), Bronnoy (Norwegian, 4791 GRT, built 1926), Oporto (British, 2352 GRT, built 1928), Solsten (Norwegian (tanker), 5379 GRT, built 1929), Surrey (British, 8581 GRT, built 1919) and Tigre (Norwegian, 5498 GRT, built 1926).
On departure from Bermuda the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMCS Prince David (T/Cdr. W.B. Armit, RCNR).
Around 0845Z/8, the convoy was joined by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt.(Retd.) H.J. Woodward, DSO and Bar, RN) which was to guide the convoy to the main convoy (HX 113), coming from Halifax.
HMCS Prince David then parted company. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1215
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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