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ESSO CHARLESTON (Amer)   7,949 tons, built 1938

Departure Convoy Arrival
New York, Dec 7, 1941 Independent Baytown, Dec 14, 1941
Baytown, Dec 15, 1941 Independent New York, Dec 21, 1941
New York, Dec 24, 1941 Independent Baytown, Jan 1, 1942
Baytown, Jan 2, 1942 Independent New York, Jan 10, 1942
New York, Jan 14, 1942 Independent Baton Rouge, Jan 20, 1942
Baton Rouge, Jan 23, 1942 Independent Baltimore, Jan 29, 1942
Baltimore, Jan 30, 1942 Independent Baytown, Feb 6, 1942
Baytown, Feb 9, 1942 Independent New York, Feb 17, 1942
New York, Feb 19, 1942 Independent Texas City, Feb 26, 1942
Baytown, Mar 1, 1942 Independent New York, Mar 9, 1942
New York, Mar 13, 1942 Independent Baytown, Mar 22, 1942
Baytown, Mar 24, 1942 Independent New York, Mar 31, 1942
New York, Apr 30, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, May 3, 1942 Independent  
Jacksonville, May 9, 1942 Independent Baytown, May 14, 1942
Baytown, May 15, 1942 Independent Key West, May 21, 1942
Key West, May 24, 1942 KN.103 (Key West - Hampton Roads) Hampton Roads, May 29, 1942
Hampton Roads, May 31, 1942 Independent New York, Jun 1, 1942
New York, Jun 3, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, Jun 7, 1942 KS.508 (Hampton Roads - Key West)  
Baytown, Jun 20, 1942 Independent  
New Orleans, Jun 21, 1942 Independent  
Key West, Jun 25, 1942 KN.113 (Key West - Hampton Roads) Hampton Roads, Jun 29, 1942
Hampton Roads, Jun 30, 1942 Independent New York, Jul 1, 1942
New York, Jul 5, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, Jul 11, 1942 KS.519 (Hampton Roads - Key West)  
  Independent Baytown, Jul 24, 1942
Baytown, Jul 27, 1942 Independent  
Key West, Aug 5, 1942 KN.127 (Key West - NYC) New York, Aug 11, 1942
New York, Aug 14, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, Aug 19, 1942 KS.532 (Hampton Roads - Key West)  
  Independent Baytown, Sep 2, 1942
Galveston, Sep 2, 1942 Independent  
Galveston Bar, Sep 4, 1942 HK.100 (Galveston Bar - Key West)  
  Independent New York, Sep 13, 1942
New York, Sep 17, 1942 HX.208 (NYC - Liverpool) Clyde, Oct 1, 1942
Clyde, Oct 10, 1942 ON.137 (Liverpool - NYC) New York, Oct 29, 1942
New York, Nov 8, 1942 NG.320 (NYC - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Nov 15, 1942
Guantanamo, Nov 15, 1942 GAT.22 (Guantanamo - Trinidad) Trinidad, Nov 21, 1942
Trinidad, Nov 30, 1942 TAG.25 (Trinidad - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Dec 4, 1942
Guantanamo, Dec 4, 1942 GN.25 (Guantanamo - NYC) New York, Dec 10, 1942
Hampton Roads, Dec 12, 1942 UGS.3 (Hampton Rds - Oran) Casablanca, Dec 30, 1942
  not reported Gibraltar, Jan 5, 1943
Gibraltar, Jan 5, 1943 KMS.6G (Clyde - Bone) Oran, Jan 6, 1943
Oran, Jan 15, 1943 ET.9 (Bone - Gibraltar) Gibraltar, Jan 16, 1943
Gibraltar, Jan 19, 1943 GUS.3 (Oran - Hampton Rds) New York, Feb 7, 1943
New York, Feb 12, 1943 NG.343 (NYC - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Feb 19, 1943
Guantanamo, Feb 19, 1943 GAT.45 (Guantanamo - Trinidad) Trinidad, Feb 25, 1943
Trinidad, Feb 28, 1943 TAG.45 (Trinidad - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Mar 5, 1943
Guantanamo, Mar 5, 1943 GN.45 (Guantanamo - NYC) New York, Mar 13, 1943
New York, Mar 18, 1943 HX.230 (NYC - Liverpool) Londonderry, Apr 1, 1943
Londonderry, Apr 4, 1943 Independent Belfast Lough, Apr 5, 1943
Belfast Lough, Apr 7, 1943 ON.177 (Liverpool - NYC) New York, Apr 23, 1943
New York, Apr 28, 1943 UGS.8 (Hampton Rds - Algiers) Oran, May 18, 1943
Oran, Jun 3, 1943 KMS.15 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Port Said, Jun 14, 1943
Suez, Jun 16, 1943 Independent Aden, Jun 20, 1943
Aden, Jun 21, 1943 AP.34 (Aden - Khor Kwai) Khor Kwai, Jun 28, 1943
Abadan, Jun 30, 1943 Independent  
Khasab Bay, Jul 4, 1943 PA.44 (Khasab Bay - Aden) Aden, Jul 13, 1943
Aden, Jul 21, 1943 AP.37 (Aden - Bandar Abbas) Bandar Abbas, Jul 26, 1943
Bandar Abbas, Jul 26, 1943 Independent Abadan, Jul 29, 1943
Abadan, Jul 31, 1943 Independent  
Bandar Abbas, Aug 5, 1943 PA.48 (Bandar Abbas - Aden)  
  Independent Durban, Aug 25, 1943
Durban, Sep 2, 1943 DN.59 (Durban - Dispersed)  
  Independent Abadan, Sep 22, 1943
Abadan, Sep 24, 1943 Independent  
Bandar Abbas, Sep 30, 1943 PA.55 (Bandar Abbas - Aden) Aden, Oct 6, 1943
Aden, Oct 6, 1943 Independent Suez, Oct 11, 1943
Port Said, Oct 12, 1943 Independent  
Alexandria, Oct 14, 1943 MKS.28 (Alexandria - Gibraltar) Malta, Oct 19, 1943
Malta, Oct 19, 1943 AH.5 (Malta - Bari) Taranto, Oct 21, 1943
Taranto, Oct 29, 1943 HA.6 (Augusta - Bari) Augusta, Oct 31, 1943
Augusta, Nov 2, 1943 GUS.20 (Alexandria - Hampton Rds)  
Hampton Roads, Dec 15, 1943 UGS.27 (Hampton Rds - Port Said) Algiers, Jan 4, 1944
Algiers, Jan 14, 1944 GUS.27 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) New York, Feb 4, 1944
New York, Feb 10, 1944 Independent Hampton Roads, Feb 11, 1944
Hampton Roads, Feb 13, 1944 UGS.33 (Hampton Rds - Port Said) Gibraltar, Mar 2, 1944
Casablanca, Mar 17, 1944 GUS.33 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) New York, Apr 3, 1944
New York, Apr 10, 1944 Independent Hampton Roads, Apr 11, 1944
Hampton Roads, Apr 13, 1944 UGS.39 (Hampton Rds - Port Said) Oran, Apr 30, 1944
Oran, May 21, 1944 UGS.41 (Hampton Rds - Port Said) Port Said, May 30, 1944
Port Said, May 30, 1944 Independent Haifa, May 31, 1944
Haifa, Jun 2, 1944 Independent Port Said, Jun 3, 1944
Port Said, Jun 3, 1944 GUS.42 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) Augusta, Jun 9, 1944
Augusta, Jun 12, 1944 AH.48A (Augusta - Bari) Taranto, Jun 13, 1944
Taranto, Jun 17, 1944 HA.49 (Bari - Augusta) Augusta, Jun 19, 1944
Augusta, Jun 19, 1944 KMS.53 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Port Said, Jun 23, 1944
Suez, Jun 24, 1944 Independent Aden, Jun 29, 1944
Aden, Jun 29, 1944 Independent Abadan, Jul 7, 1944
Abadan, Jul 9, 1944 Independent Colombo, Jul 19, 1944
Colombo, Jul 28, 1944 MB.77 (Colombo - Bombay)  
  Independent Abadan, Aug 9, 1944
Abadan, Aug 11, 1944 Independent Karachi, Aug 16, 1944
Karachi, Aug 21, 1944 Independent Abadan, Aug 26, 1944
Abadan, Sep 2, 1944 Independent Colombo, Sep 11, 1944
Colombo, Sep 14, 1944 Independent  
Abadan, Sep 25, 1944 Independent  
Aden, Oct 4, 1944 Independent Aden, Oct 5, 1944
  Independent Suez, Oct 9, 1944
Port Said, Oct 13, 1944 Independent Haifa, Oct 14, 1944
Haifa, Mar 19, 1945 Independent Oran, Mar 27, 1945
Oran, Apr 2, 1945 GUS.81 (Oran - Hampton Rds) New York, Apr 22, 1945
New York, May 10, 1945 NK.686 (NYC - Key West)  
  Independent Corpus Christi, May 19, 1945
Corpus Christi, May 20, 1945 Independent New York, May 26, 1945
New York, May 28, 1945 Independent Caripito, Jun 2, 1945
Caripito, Jun 4, 1945 Independent Trinidad, Jun 5, 1945
Trinidad, Jun 6, 1945 Independent Aruba, Jun 8, 1945
  Independent Las Piedras, Jun 9, 1945
Aruba, Jun 9, 1945 Independent  
Las Piedras, Jun 10, 1945 Independent Charleston Sc, Jun 16, 1945
Charleston Sc, Jun 17, 1945 Independent Puerto La Cruz, Jun 23, 1945
Puerto La Cruz, Jun 24, 1945 Independent Halifax, Jul 2, 1945
Halifax, Jul 2, 1945 Independent Portland Me, Jul 3, 1945
Boston, Jul 6, 1945 Independent New York, Jul 20, 1945
New York, Jul 24, 1945 Independent  
New York, Aug 8, 1945 Independent  
Baltimore, Aug 22, 1945 Independent Aruba, Aug 28, 1945
Aruba, Aug 29, 1945 Independent Buenos Aires, Sep 16, 1945
Buenos Aires, Sep 18, 1945 Independent Trinidad, Oct 2, 1945
Trinidad, Oct 3, 1945 Independent Puerto La Cruz, Oct 4, 1945
Puerto La Cruz, Oct 4, 1945 Independent Boston, Oct 11, 1945

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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.