USAT Fairfax

US Army Transport


USAT Fairfax at Frobisher Bay 23th Aug. 1942.

Call sign

Name

Built

Service

Owner

?

Fairfax

1926

1942-44

Merchants & Miners Transportation Company

1 ? March 1942 Convoy SG ?? New York (Mar. 42) - St. Johns - BW1
1 ? May 1942 Convoy GS ?? BW7 - St. Johns - Halifax - Boston (May 42)
2 June 1942 Convoy SG 2 Sydney NS - BW1 (21.6.42)
2 1942 Convoy GS ??  
3 ? July 1942 Convoy SG ?? Boston (4.7.42) - Halifax - St. Johns - Fort Chimo - Kungniat Bay - Frobisher Bay
3 Aug.-Sept. 1942   Frobisher Bay, Canada. (23.8. - 13.9.42)
3 ? Sept. 1942 Convoy GS ?? Greenland - ? - Boston
4 Nov. 1942 Convoy SG 12 St. Johns - BW1 (4.11. - 11.11.42)
4 1942 Convoy GS ??  
5 1943 Convoy SG ??  
5 June 1943 Convoy GS 24 BW1 (10.6.1943) - St. Johns
? July 1943   Grounded (Kungnat Bay, Greenland)
- floated by Mohawk and Tahoma
6 December 1943 Convoy SG 37 St. Johns (13.12.1943) - Grondal
6 1944 Convoy GS ??  
7 June-July 1944 Convoy SG ?? Boston - St. Johns - BW1 - BW8 - BW7 - Kungnat Bay.
7 1944 Convoy GS ??  



Incoming letter from GODTHAAB (30.3.1942) to USAT Fairfax, Camp Bluie West No. 7 = Ivigtut.
Transit on back: APO 859 (6.6.1942) = Sondre Stromfjord.

Ship

Postmark

Date

Sender

Note

USAT Fairfax

Godthaab

30.3.1942

Dr. Lee H. Sherwin, SURGEON
U.S.ARMY TRANSPORT FAIRFAX
Camp Bluie West No. 7
IVIGTUT, Greenland
(Please Hold)

PR

 

Link to selection of

USAT Fairfax photos

 


Front of the FAIRFAX LOG - ship newspaper on USAT FAIRFAX.


From the FAIRFAX LOG (July 11, 1944 - Vol. I No. 2)

 

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