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ESSO GETTYSBURG (Amer)   10,173 tons, built 1931

Departure Convoy Arrival
New Orleans, Mar 13, 1942 Independent Boston, Mar 20, 1942
New York, Mar 26, 1942 Independent  
Charleston Sc, Mar 30, 1942 Independent New Orleans, Apr 2, 1942
New Orleans, Apr 3, 1942 Independent Port Everglades, Apr 6, 1942
Port Everglades, Apr 8, 1942 Independent Texas City, Apr 10, 1942
Texas City, Apr 13, 1942 Independent Port Everglades, Apr 17, 1942
Miami, Apr 26, 1942 Independent Corpus Christi, Apr 30, 1942
Corpus Christi, May 2, 1942 Independent Port Everglades, May 6, 1942
Port Everglades, May 10, 1942 Independent Baltimore, May 20, 1942
Baltimore, May 21, 1942 Independent  
Hampton Roads, May 23, 1942 KS.503 (Hampton Roads - Key West)  
  Independent Corpus Christi, May 31, 1942
Galveston, Jun 5, 1942 Independent  
Key West, Jun 14, 1942 KN.110 (Key West - NYC) New York, Jun 19, 1942
New York, Jun 21, 1942 Independent Tampa, Jul 3, 1942
Tampa, Jul 4, 1942 Independent  
Baytown, Jul 11, 1942 Independent Belfast Lough, Jul 27, 1942
  Independent Holyhead, Jul 27, 1942
Belfast Lough, Jul 27, 1942 Independent  
Holyhead, Jul 28, 1942 HM.16 (Holyhead - M Haven) Avonmouth, Jul 29, 1942
Avonmouth, Jul 31, 1942 Independent Curacao, Aug 15, 1942
Curacao, Aug 16, 1942 Independent Gibraltar, Aug 29, 1942
Gibraltar, Aug 31, 1942 Independent Gibraltar, Sep 1, 1942
Gibraltar, Sep 1, 1942 Independent Curacao, Sep 13, 1942
Curacao, Sep 15, 1942 Independent Gibraltar, Sep 28, 1942
Gibraltar, Oct 1, 1942 Escorted Trinidad, Oct 13, 1942
Curacao, Oct 15, 1942 Independent Gibraltar, Oct 29, 1942
Gibraltar, Nov 6, 1942 Escorted Curacao, Nov 18, 1942
Aruba, Nov 20, 1942 Independent New York, Nov 26, 1942
New York, Dec 15, 1942 Independent Aruba, Dec 20, 1942
Aruba, Dec 22, 1942 Independent Cristobal, Dec 24, 1942
Cristobal, Dec 28, 1942 Independent Curacao, Dec 30, 1942
Curacao, Jan 10, 1943 TMF.2 (Curacao - Gibraltar) St Michaels, Jan 25, 1943
St Michaels, Jan 28, 1943 Independent St Michaels, Jan 30, 1943
St Michaels, Feb 2, 1943 GUF.4 (Oran - Hampton Roads)  
  Independent Aruba, Feb 15, 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 24, 1943 Independent New York, Mar 30, 1943
New York, Apr 6, 1943 Independent Aruba, Apr 12, 1943
Aruba, Apr 17, 1943 OT.4/1 (Aruba - Gibraltar) Oran, May 1, 1943
  Escorted Gibraltar, May 6, 1943
Oran, May 6, 1943 Escorted  
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 30, 1943 Independent Port Arthur, Jun 5, 1943
Port Arthur, Jun 6, 1943 Independent  

Esso Gettysburg was lost in the Coastal Canada/USA on Jun 10, 1943 whilst sailing independently.
Cause of loss: U 66.

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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.