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Subject: Re: dunnottar castle

Author:
Billy McGee

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Date Posted: 12/11/07 5:52pm
In reply to: Jim Smith R395326 's message, "Re: dunnottar castle" on 12/11/07 5:08pm

In August 1939 the Dunnottar Castle was requisitioned by the Admiralty for commission as an Armed Merchant Cruiser and served with the South Atlantic patrols covering the homeward bound SL/KMS series of convoys from Freetown. In 1942 she was converted into a troopship and was involved in the KMF series and initially carried troops and equipment to North Africa in support of Operation Torch.

Her surviving war time Log Books & Crew Agreements are avaible at Kew in the following BT files.

1939 BT 381/498
1940 Missing
1941 Missing
1942 BT 381/2089
1943 BT 381/2531
1944 BT 381/2991
1945 BT 381/3515

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Re: dunnottar castle	john strange (Dunnottar)	13/11/07 5:56am