Ship Movements SS "Amsterdam" in Convoy, during WW 2

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Amsterdam - (1922-1942)

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SS "AMSTERDAM" (Dutch) 7,329 tons, built 1922

Departure	Convoy	Arrival
Norwegian waters, Feb 16, 1940	HN.12 ( Norwegian waters - Methil )	Methil, Feb 19, 1940
Halifax, Aug 8, 1940	HX.64 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Aug 23, 1940
Methil, Sep 3, 1940	FS.271 ( Methil - Southend )	Southend, Sep 5, 1940
Southend, Sep 17, 1940	FN.283 ( Southend - Methil )	Methil, Sep 19, 1940
Methil, Oct 29, 1940	EN.14 - (Series 1 ) ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Nov 2, 1940
Methil, Nov 2, 1940	EN.17 - (Series 1 ) ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Nov 7, 1940
Liverpool, Nov 8, 1940	OB.240 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Liverpool, Nov 8, 1940
Bermuda, Dec 13, 1940	BHX.96 ( Bermuda - Halifax)	Joined HX.96 on Dec 18, 1940
Halifax, Dec 8, 1940	HX.64 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Dec 30, 1940
Methil, Jan 3, 1941	FS.378 ( Methil - Southend )	Southend, Jan 5, 1941
Methil, Jan 23, 1941	EN.60 - (Series 1 ) ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Jan 27, 1941
Liverpool, Jan 28, 1941	OB.279 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed at 62 N 23.10 W, Feb 2, 1941 to Aruba
Bermuda, Mar 3, 1941	BHX.113 ( Bermuda - Halifax)	Joined HX.113 on Mar 8, 1940
Halifax, Mar 5, 1941	HX.113 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Mar 21, 1941
Clyde, Mar 20,1941	WN.102( Clyde - Methil )	Methil, Mar 23, 1941
Southend, Apr 7, 1941	EC.4 ( Southend - Clyde )	Clyde, Apr 12, 1941
Liverpool, Apr 13, 1941	OB.310 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed, Apr 18, 1941 to Aruba
Bermuda, May 18, 1941	BHX.128 ( Bermuda - Halifax)	Joined HX.113 on May 27, 1941
Halifax, May 20, 1941	HX.128 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Jun 6, 1941
Belfast Lough, Jun 6, 1941	BB.30 (Belfast Lough - M Haven)	Milford Haven, Jun, 7, 1941
Liverpool, Jun 20, 1941	OB.337 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed at 48.17 N 20.40 W, Jun 28, 1941 to Beaumont
Halifax, Aug 1, 1941	HX.142 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Aug 18, 1941
Liverpool, Aug 27, 1941	ON.10 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed, Sep 11, 1941 to New York
Southend, Oct 5, 1941	EC.46 ( Southend - Clyde )	Clyde, Oct 11, 1941
Halifax, Oct 16, 1941	HX.155 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Oct 31, 1941
Loch Ewe, Oct 29, 1941	WN.199 (Loch Ewe - Methil )	Methil, Nov 1, 1941
Southend, Jul 15, 1941	EC.82 ( Southend - Clyde )	Clyde, Jul 20, 1941
Liverpool, Sep 19, 1941	ON.18 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed at 45.25 N 50.25 W, Oct 2, 1941
Methil, Nov 18, 1941	EN.8 ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Nov 21, 1941
Liverpool, Nov 19, 1941	ON.38 ( Liverpool - Halifax )	Dispersed at 54.30 N 51.00 W, Nov 30, 1941 to New York
Halifax, Jan 2, 1942	HX.168 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Returned to Halifax - joined HX 169, but returned again, joined SC 66.
Halifax, Jan 8, 1942	HX.169 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Jan 22, 1942
Halifax, Jan 23, 1942	SC.66 ( Halifax - Liverpool )	Liverpool, Feb 9, 1942, for Grangemouth
Oban, Feb 8,1942	WN.243 (Oban - Methil )	Methil, Feb 11, 1942
Methil, Feb 22, 1942	EN.50 - (Series 2 ) ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Feb 23, 1942
Methil, Feb 27, 1942	EN.52 - (Series 2 ) ( Methil - Oban )	Oban, Mar 2, 1942
Liverpool, Mar 4, 1942	OS.21 ( Liverpool - Freetown )	Freetown, Mar 24, 1942 to Port Arthur
Amsterdam was lost in the West Indies on Apr 16, 1942 whilst sailing independently.	Cause of loss: U 66 / TORPEDOED.	Torpedoed and lost on 16.04.1942

Convoys codes during the Battle of the Atlantic ( July 1940 )

BB - Belfast to Bristol Channel (The BB series of convoy ran from Belfast Lough to Milford Haven.)

BHX - Bermuda Joiner to HX (The BHX series carried traffic from Bermuda to join the HX convoy of the same number at sea which was sailing from Halifax to the UK.)

EC - Southend to Oban via Firth of Forth (The EC series sailed from Southampton to the Clyde.)

EN - Methil to Oban via Loch Ewe (The EN series ran from Methil, on the east coast of Scotland, to Oban (later Loch Ewe) on the west coast.)

FS - Forth South, Firth of Forth to Thames (The FS series of convoy ran from Methil or the Tyne (mainly Nov. 1939 - Aug. 1940) to the Thames (Southend).)

FN - Forth North, Thames to Firth of Forth (The FN series of convoy ran from the Thames (Southend) to the Firth of Forth (Methil).)

HN - Norway to United Kingdom (The HN series sailed from Norwegian waters to Methil from October 1939 to April 1940 when it ceased due to the occupation of Norway.)

HX - Halifax to United Kingdom (From September 1939 until September 1942, the HX series carried traffic from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool. Subsequent to September 1942, and until the end of the war, this series departed from New York. Slower vessels were routed in the SC series while faster vessels sailed in the short lived HXF series. Additionally, the BHX series sailed from Bermuda and rendezvoused with the HX convoy of the same number. )

KS - Hampton Roads - Key West (The first KS series sailed from Casablanca mainly to various French ports until June 1940. The second series started at KS.500 sailing from Hampton Roads to Key West between May and September 1942.

OB - Liverpool outward (The OB series of convoy sailed from Liverpool and catered for vessels sailing transatlantic to North and South America; for the South Atlantic to Freetown, the Cape and beyond together with coastal traffic. En route, vessels sailing from the Bristol Channel ports (Avonmouth, Barry, Newport and Cardiff) would join the convoy at a designated position, usually a few miles south of the Smalls Lighthouse (51.43N, 5.40W). The OB series ran from September 7, 1939 (OB.1) to July 21, 1941 (OB.349) when two new convoy series were formed. The OS series to Freetown, Sierra Leone, for ships bound for the South Atlantic (later sailing with the KMS series to Gibraltar) and the ON series sailing west to Halifax although initially these were still dispersed before reaching their destination. The OA series ceased on October 24, 1940 (OA.234).

ON - Liverpool to New York Fast (The ON series of mercantile convoy replaced the OB series in July 1941 and continued until May 1945. Initially it sailed from Liverpool and was dispersed about 750 nautical miles west of Lands End as the OB convoys were. Later, as escorts became available (March 1942), it was escorted all the way to ports in Canada or the USA. From October 1944 sailings also started from Southend with the Liverpool section joining at sea.)

OS - Liverpool Freetown (Outward Southbound, Liverpool etc. to Freetown 1941 onwards.)

SC - Halifax Slow to United Kingdom (The SC series of convoy sailed from Sydney CB (later Halifax or New York, depending on the season) to the UK and accomodated older and slower vessels. The series ran from August 1940 until May 1945.)

SL - Freetown - Liverpool (The SL series of convoy catered for vessels returning to the UK from the South Atlantic commencing from the collection point of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The first SL convoy was in September 1939 and some forty SL convoys had been escorted before the complementary OS series (UK - Freetown) began in July 1941. Initially, the series alternated between fast (SLF) and slow (SL) convoys and from January 1940 (SL.15) the fast convoys would rendezvous with the preceding slow convoy, somewhere within European waters, in order to economise on escort vessels. This practice was in force intermittently until January 1941 (SL.65) when the fast and slow sections were combined. Initially, the fast convoy was designated SLF (SL being SLOW) and later the slow convoy was designated SLS (SL being FAST).)

WN - Clyde, Oban & Loch Ewe to Firth of Forth (The WN series of coastal convoy carried local traffic from the Clyde to Methil on the Firth of Forth. The series ran from July 1940 until the end of the war.)

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