Merchant and warships bullions transports during WWII

A selected list of bullion transports
from Russia during World War II

from the PRO in London and compiled by Pascal Kainic

HMS Adventure	06/08/1941	2 boxes of platinum
HMS Cheschire	27/09/1941	3 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Cecilia	04/10/1941	3 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Eagle	05/10/1941	3 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Suffolk	14/10/1941	10 tons of gold bullion
HMS Hawkins	26/11/1941	3 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs) + £ 3M bullion
HMS Dauntless	19/01/1942	1 parcels of diamonds + £ 3M bullion
HMS Cairo	18/02/1942	200 boxes of gold
HMS Ajax	06/04/1942	2 parcels of diamonds
HMS Abdiel	28/06/1942	442 boxes of gold bars
HMS Georgetown	20/08/1942	11 chests of valuables
Narkomvneshtorg	14/03/1942	10 tons of gold
HMS Menja	24/03/1942	10 tons of gold
HMS Churchill	09/04/1942	10 tons of gold
HMS Harvester	25/03/1942	99 boxes of gold
HMS Somali	18/05/1942	28 boxes of gold
Philadelphian	16/07/1942	Bullions
HMS Liverpool	12/04/1942	21 tons of gold in 349 boxes
HMS Edimburgh	29/04/1942	5½ tons of gold in 93 boxes
Alymbank	28/06/1942	1539 boxes of bullions + 120 tons of silver
HMS Inglefield	27/06/1942	1½ tons of gold in 28 boxes
HMS Intrepid	07/07/1942	500 gold sovereigns
HMS Pelican	13/10/1943	Bullions
HMS Jed	15/10/1943	51 boxes of bullions
HMS Rother	15/10/1943	51 boxes of bullions
HMS Everlade	15/10/1943	51 boxes of bullions
HMS Wolwerine	15/12/1943	63 boxes of bullions
HMS Arethuse	23/12/1943	643 gold bars (263/184 troy ounces)
HMS Bellwort	14/01/1944	37 boxes of bullions
HMS Prince Robert	02/02/1944	63 boxes of bullions
HMS Aberdeen	04/04/1944	44 boxes of bullions
HMS Diadem	10/04/1944	20.000 ounces of platinum
HMS Indomptable	21/04/1944	20 tons of gold in bars
HMS Prince Robert	22/05/1944	67 boxes of bullions + 3 chests of valuables
HMS Exe	09/06/1944	70 boxes of bullions
Kilmartin	12/06/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Sandwich	12/06/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Leith	12/06/1944	30 boxes of Polish gold
Khandalia	04/03/1944	37 boxes of bullions
Easten Prince	15/07/1944	125 boxes of bullions from Takoradi
Khandalia	26 /09/ 1944	37 boxes of bullions
Cowslip	04/03/1944	130 boxes of bullions
Black Prince	08/03/1944	10½ tons of bullions
St. Ninian	08/03/1944	10½ tons of bullions
Kilmarton	31/08/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Shirala	13/06/1944	76 parcels of £ 460.716
Cotton	21/06/1944	35 boxes of bullions
Gardiner	21/06/1944	35 boxes of bullions
Flint Castle	21/06/1944	40 boxes of bullions
Rushen Castle	28/06/1944	40 boxes of bullions + 3 parcels of valuables
Karagola	13/06/1944	73 parcels of £ 484.065
Lowesoft	01/07/1944	112 boxes of bullions
Kilvide	02/07/1944	10 boxes of bullions
Odzani	02/07/1944	30 boxes of bullions
Aire	02/07/1944	30 boxes of bullions
Kutsaing	12/07/1944	74 parcels of bullions
Kandhalia	25/07/1944	71 parcels of bullions
Hadleigh Castle	25/07/1944	10 boxes of bullions
Odzani	10/08/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Aire	10/08/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Ballinderry	18/08/1944	30 boxes of Polish gold
Leith	31 /08/ 1944	30 boxes of Polish gold
Inner	18/08/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Kilmelford	18/08/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
HMS Foley	27/06/1944	20 boxes of bullions
HMS Elmsdale	25/04/1945	447 boxes of gold
Kilmarnoch	31/08/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Amaranthus	31/08/1944	50 boxes of Polish gold
Hadleigh Castle	31/08/1944	50 boxes of Polish gold
Amaranthus	01/09/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Ascension	01/09/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Goodall	01/09/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Nairana	12/09/1944	92 boxes of bullions + Valuables
Amaranthus	31/08/1944	50 boxes of Polish gold
hadleigh Castle	01/09/1944	20 boxes of Polish gold
Ascension	01/09/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Goodall	01/09/1944	25 boxes of Polish gold
Nairana	12/09/1944	92 boxes of bullions + valuables
Prince Ruppert	13/09/1944	40 boxes of bullions
HMS Ettrick	13/09/1944	40 boxes of bullions
Thomas	13/09/1944	24 boxes of bullions + 10 chests of valuables
Forest Hill	13/09/1944	23 boxes of bullions + 9 chests of valuables
Morpeth Castle	20/09/1944	20 boxes of bullions
Oxford Castle	20/09/1944	20 boxes of bullions
Cotton	20/09/1944	30 boxes of bullions
HMS Rotter	24/09/1944	50 boxes of Polish gold
Kilmerfort	28/09/1944	23 boxes of gold
Inner	28/09/1944	24 boxes of gold
Enchantress	10/10/1944	14 boxes of gold
Kilmarnoch	10/10/1944	14 boxes of gold
Kilmartin	10/10/1944	14 boxes of gold
Rajah	26/10/1944	2 boxes of bullions (6 tons)
Tortola	29/10/1944	28 boxes of gold
Bahamas	29/10/1944	14 boxes of gold
Mauretania	22/05/1945	298 boxes of gold (£ 2.500.000)
Blankney	10/10/1945	144 boxes of gold (£ 1.000.000)
Maidstone	10/10/1945	450 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Newcastle	24/11/1945	432 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Trouncer	28/11/1945	433 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Enterprise	31/12/1945	434 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Unicorn	31/12/1945	432 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)

Comments

1 Damon On 13/11/2022

only HMS Edimburgh (blue) sunk, other were only in voyage with this cargo
2 Andy - a grandson of the Master of the Aire On 02/05/2010

Mostly they didn't sink - at least during the documented voyages.
The Aire, for example, was still working into the 1960s.
3 Ralph Sharpe On 16/03/2009

Where did all those ships sink ?????????
4 TIM SHERRILL On 21/02/2009

WHERE DID THE SHIPS GO DOWN,WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE SHIPS,WERE THEY SUNK,.

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