Merchant and warships bullions transports during WWII
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| 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
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- 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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