Convoy JW 56A
Ships In The Convoy

Convoy JW 56A

Section Title: Ships In The Convoy
Table Section Text: None

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes

Aert Van Der Neer (1942)	Netherlands	7,170	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan 44

Andrew G Curtin (1943)	United States	7,200	Sunk by U-716 at Akureyri 18 to 21 Jan 44

HMS Bermuda (52)	Royal Navy	Escort 23 Jan - 26 Jan. Crown Colony-class light cruiser

HMS Berwick (65)	Royal Navy	Escort 23 Jan - 23 Jan. County-class heavy cruiser

HMS Borage (K120)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 18 Jan. Corvette

Charles Bulfinch (1943)	United States	7,176	Returned

Charles Scribner (1943)	United States	7,176

HMS Cygnet (U38)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 15 Jan. Sloop

HMS Dianella (K07)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 27 Jan

Edwin L Drake (1943)	United States	7,176	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

Empire Ploughman (1943)	United Kingdom	7,049	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

Fort Bellingham (1942)	United Kingdom	7,153	Damaged by U-360 & finally sunk by U-957. Akureyri 18-21 Jan

Fort Slave (1942)	United Kingdom	7,134	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

Gremyaschiy	Soviet Navy	Escort 27 Jan - 28 Jan

Grozni	Soviet Navy	Escort 27 Jan - 28 Jan

HMS Hardy (R08)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Inconstant (H49)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

Jefferson Davis (1942)	United States	7,176	Returned

John A Quitman (1943)	United States	7,176	Returned

Joseph N Nicollet (1943)	United States	7,176	Returned

HMS Kent (54)	Royal Navy	Escort 23 Jan - 26 Jan. County-class heavy cruiser

Nathaniel Alexander (1942)	United States	7,177	Returned

Noreg (1931)	Norway	7,605	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

HMS Obdurate (G39)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 25 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Offa (G29)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Orestes (J277)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 22 Jan. Minesweeper

Penelope Barker (1942)	United States	7,177	Sunk by U-278

HMS Poppy (K213)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 27 Jan

Razumny	Soviet Navy	Escort 27 Jan - 28 Jan

HMS Ready (J223)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 22 Jan. Minesweeper

Richard H Alvey (1942)	United States	7,191	Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

San Adolfo (1935)	United Kingdom	7,365	Escort Oiler Via Akureyri 18-21 Jan

San Cirilo (1937)	United Kingdom	8,012

San Cirilo (1937)	United Kingdom	8,012

HMS Savage (G20)	Royal Navy	Escort 16 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HNoMS Stord (G26)	Royal Norwegian Navy	Escort 16 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

Thorstein Veblen (1943)	United States	7,176

HMS Venus (R50)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Vigilant (R93)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Virago (R75)	Royal Navy	Escort 21 Jan - 27 Jan. Destroyer

HMS Wallflower (K44)	Royal Navy	Escort 12 Jan - 18 Jan. Corvette

William Tyler Page (1943)	United States	7,176

Woodbridge N Ferris (1943)	United States	7,200

Sentence(s)

Fort Bellingham was sunk by U-957.

final_sentence: Fort Bellingham was sunk by U-957.