CONVOY HX-72
Departed from Halifax on 9 September 1940
Dispersed on 21 September 1940

Vessel Pdt. Tons Builtt Cargo Notes
BARON BLYTHSWOOD (Br)
94
3,668
1929
5, 450 TONS IRON ORE
SUNK BY U 99, SOLE SURVIVOR LOST IN BOAT
BLAIRANGUS (Br)
23
4,409
1930
PITPROPS
SUNK BY U 48
BROOMPARK (Br)
14
5,136
1939
LUMBER, METAL
TORPEDOED & DAMAGED BY U 48
BUR (Nor)
84
4,343
1917
IRON ORE
SD SYDNEY CB
CADILLAC (Br)
41
12,062
1917
PETROL, PARAFFIN
RETURNED
CALENDULA
ESCORT 21/09 - 21/09
CANONESA (Br)
74
8,286
1920
SUNKRAL
SD SYDNEY CB. SUNK BY U 100
COLLEGIAN (Br)
44
7,886
1923
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 72
DALCAIRN (Br)
63
4,608
1927
SD SYDNEY CB. SUNK BY U 100
DEFENDER (Br)
65
8,258
1915
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 72
EASTERN GLADE (Br)
62
5,057
1919
STEEL
EL ALETO (Br)
75
7,203
1927
CRUDE OIL
JOINED EX BHX 72
ELMBANK (Br)
95
5,156
1925
LUMBER, METAL
JOINED EX BHX 72, SUNK BY U 99
EMPIRE AIRMAN (Br)
91
6,561
1915
IRON ORE
SUNK POST DISPERSAL BY U 100
FREDERICK S FALES (Br)
42
10,525
1939
FUEL OIL
FRENCH
ESCORT 09/09 - 10/09
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
81
3,071
1919
GENERAL
HARDANGER (Nor)
93
4,000
1924
STEEL, LUMBER
HARLINGEN (Br)
21
5,415
1933
STEEL, SCRAP IRON
HEARTSEASE
ESCORT 21/09 - 21/09
INVERSHANNON (Br)
15
9,154
1938
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 72, SUNK BY U 99, TORP ON 20.9
JANETA (Br)
82
5,312
1929
LUMBER
JERVIS BAY
ESCORT 09/09 - 20/09
LA MALOUINE
ESCORT 21/09 -
LAURIER
ESCORT 09/09 - 11/09
LEADGATE (Br)
43
2,125
1925
LUMBER
SD SYDNEY CB
LEIGHTON (Br)
61
7,412
1921
STEEL, GRAIN
LOSADA (Br)
85
6,520
1921
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 72
LOWESTOFT
ESCORT 21/09 - 21/09
MAMMY (Sy)
34
1,656
1911
SULPHITE PULP
SD SYDNEY CB
MORSKA WOLA (Pol)
92
3,208
1924
PAPER
MOUNT KYLLENE (Gk)
83
3,703
1917
STEEL, LUMBER
MUNERIC (Br)
53
5,229
1919
PIG IRON
NYANZA (Br)
13
4,974
1928
PITPROPS
SD SYDNEY CB
OAKCREST (Br)
72
5,407
1929
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
PACIFIC GROVE (Br)
52
7,117
1928
GENERAL
PUTNEY HILL (Br)
24
5,215
1940
LEAD, LUMBER
JOINED EX BHX 72
REINDEER
ESCORT 09/09 - 11/09
SAGUENAY
ESCORT 09/09 - 10/09
SCHOLAR (Br)
64
3,940
1922
GENERAL
TORP BY U 100 21.9, WRECK SUNK BY SKATE
SCIMITAR
ESCORT 21/09 - 21/09
SELVISTAN (Br)
33
5,136
1924
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
SD SYDNEY CB
SHIKARI
ESCORT 21/09 -
SIMLA (Nor)
32
6,031
1917
STEEL
SKATE
ESCORT 21/09 - 21/09
SNAR (Nor)
11
3,176
1920
LUMBER
SOEMBA (Du)
12
6,718
1923
SCRAP IRON
TORINIA (Br)
55
10,364
1939
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 72, SUNK BY U 100
TREGARTHEN (Br)
51
5,201
1936
STEEL, SCRAP IRON
TRESILLIAN (Br)
71
4,743
1925
STEEL
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
31
1,914
1940
PHOSPHATES
ULLAPOOL (Br)
54
4,891
1927
STEEL, LUMBER
SD SYDNEY CB
URLA (Br)
22
5,198
1924
STEEL, LUMBER
VENETIA (Br)
56
5,728
1927
PARAFFIN
JOINED EX BHX 72
ZAGLOBA (Pol)
73
2,864
1938
PULPWOOD
SD SYDNEY CB